Installation Guide

installation
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Securing Panels Around
Windows
Measure and cut panels around
windows, allowing 1/4" into all
window channels for movement.
(Fig. 1).
Make sure to install water diverters
at the bottom corners of the window
(refer to Basic Accessory Installation
Section Installing J-Channel, Flex-J
and Flashing).
Use a nail slot punch to create nail
slots every 8" on the cut edge of the
panel.
Furr as needed.
Slide panel into window channel.
Pull up tight and nail according to
“NAILING PROCEDURES.”
Installation Tip: A nail set can be
used to ease installation.
Installing Final Course
NOTE: A crown molding, J-Channel
or wide window casing can be used
in eaves and gables to receive the
final course (Fig. 2).
Measure the required width for last
course less 1/4" to allow for panel
movement.
Cut panel height as required.
Punch nail slots every 8".
Nail through center of slots.
NOTE: Furring may also be
required.
Alternative Method:
Cut 2" wide piece of utility trim.
Nail into the eave J-Channel, making
sure to locate them at the flat areas
of the shakes. Using the snaplock
punch, install a lug at each utility trim
location.
Cedar Finish Trim
The Cedar Finish Trim can also
be used to help provide a finished
appearance and to help secure cedar
products around windows and at
the last course of siding. The Cedar
Finish Trim has a wider opening that
allows for the extra material thickness.
Secure the panel with a finish trim
nail.
1/4"
Furring if
Required
J-Channel
Window
Sill
Nail as Shown,
16" on Center
(If Needed)
Water
Diverter
1/4"
Furring if
Required
J-Channel
Nail as Shown,
8" on Center
(Required)
Wide Window
Casing Trim
Snap-In Crown
and Mount
Snap-In Crown
and Mount with
J-Channel
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
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