Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs.
Installing hardiplank siding with screws.
Optionally install the lap siding with a maximum 1 8 gap and caulk the joint see detail at right.
The only downside of pneumatic tools is that sometimes the installer will get going a little bit too quickly and will lose track of where the nails are going.
Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie.
For information on installations above 60 feet please contact jh technical support.
Install hardiplank siding with joints butted in moderate contact.
Keep fasteners between 3 8 and 3 4 from sheet edges and 2 in from sheet corners.
Blind nailing is the preferred installation method for hardieplank.
Minimum standard panel design size is 12 x 16.
8 18 x 0 323 hd x 1 5 8.
James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.
From the ends of the plank.
Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.
The first course of any wall.
Hardie plank siding is almost always installed with air nailers which are the best tool for quick installation.
Fasten hardiebacker sheets with proper nails or screws as listed in materials required in the backer installation instructions every 8 around the perimeter and all supporting studs.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.
Corrosion resistant screws ribbed bugle head or equivalent no.