Attaching Hardie Siding To Metal Studs

Step 2 position the backerboard sheet against the wall surface and use a builders level to level the panel.

Attaching hardie siding to metal studs.

Framing or one bay for 24 inch o c. Or directly to minimum 7 16 in thick osb sheathing. Fastening to a stud is not required. Hardie board siding is a cement board siding that can be installed over braced wood or steel studs on the exterior of a building to provide a strong durable covering that creates the look of wood siding without the expense or maintenance requirements.

From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. The hardienail features paslode s patented tetragrip fastening technology which allows siding installers to fasten directly to osb sheathing. From the ends of the plank. The hardienail studless siding fastening system is a new innovative method for quickly and securely installing james hardie fiber cement siding.

Cut the sheet if necessary using a circular saw mounted with a carborundum masonry blade to ensure that both vertical edges of the backerboard align with a metal stud for stable backing. For metal studs with knurled shank hardened pins. Butt joints in adjacent courses should be spaced apart by at least two stud bays for 16 inch o c. It s best to stagger the joints in each successive course to avoid noticeable patterns.

Hardie plank siding is almost always installed with air nailers which are the best tool for quick installation. 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. You may have to get the metal building company to make some custom eave and corner flashing to lap over the siding at the corner at the roof. The length of the pin shall increased as necessary to ensure it will penetrate through the minimum 20 gauge metal studs by at least inch when applying james hardie siding directly over max 1 inch thick non nailable substrates pin head diameter shall be as required by step 5.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.