Install water table boards all around the house install a 1x6 or wider water table with its bottom edge 2 inches below the sill plate.
Installing a siding water table.
Siding and trim that extends down to a roof dormers second floors etc and decks requires a minimum of a 2 inch gap to avoid wicking.
Trim such as water table or skirt boards must be a minimum of 6 inches above the grade.
But before we slap up some hardie cement siding we have to get the water table trim on.
Snap level chalk lines to help you keep the water table boards straight and attach them by driving two or three nails at each stud.
The water table should overlap the foundation by about 1 in.
Since the weather has been decent i ve started the siding project.
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