Installation Guide

18 | Diamond Kote Building Products Application Guide 6.18
RIGIDSHAKE™ | STAGGERED EDGE
APPLICATION 7", 9" & 12"
• Apply the siding over properly prepared
walls. (see general guidelines on page 2)
• It is REQUIRED to use nailable structural
sheathing.
• Diamond Kote
®
RigidShakes can be
installed blind fastened.
• Work installations left to right. Start
installation by overlapping the previous
course of lap siding.
(see Figure 4)
• If not installing over lap siding the
preferred way to begin is to rst
install a row of straight shakes then all
subsequent rows of staggered shakes.
(See page 15 for starting Straight RigidShakes).
• DO NOT CUT OFF THE BOTTOM FACTORY
END OF STAGGERED SHAKES TO START
A 'STRAIGHT' ROW! THIS PRACTICE
WILL VOID SUBSTRATE WARRANTY.
• An optional starting method is to use
a 3/8" x 2-1/16" piece of same color
lap siding as a starter shim, as this will
partially show because of the staggered
bottom edge.
• Cut this at a 30 degree bevel and paint all
cut edges. Install keeping the factory
painted edge down.
(see Figure 4a)
• Trim left edge so that siding section ts
against the corner board, with a 3/16"
gap.
(see Figure 4b)
• Butt joint seams are not required to land
on studs.
• Starting from left, level and install the rst
course of Diamond Kote
®
RigidShake™
so the bottom edge is ush with the shim.
Do NOT place fasteners into bottoms of
grooves or shiplaps.
• Fasten 3/4" down from the top of the
panel, into sheathing and/or framing
with one of the below options.
• For screws, fasten 12" on center using a
minimum #8 corrosion resistant tapered
head wood screw.
(see Figure 4c)
• For nails, fasten 8" on center using a
minimum of 6d
(0.09" shank diameter)
corrosion resistant ring shank nail.
(see
Figure 4d)
• Continue row, working left to right.
Overlap shiplap butt ends without any
gap.
(see Figure 4e)
• Start subsequent courses in same
manner but trim each course to create
the eect of staggered joints.
• Best appearance is obtained by trimming
second course starter piece 16" shorter
than the rst course and trimming the
third course starter piece 32" shorter
than the rst. Repeat this same sequence
every three courses.
(see Figure 4)
• Shim siding at studs, as needed, to avoid
drawing siding against uneven walls.
• Then install subsequent courses of
siding so that the plastic spline ts over
the top edge of the previously installed
piece of siding.
(see Figure 4f)
Bottom Course Detail
Figure 4a
Outside Corner
Figure 4b
GAP 3/16"
AND SEAL
Shiplap butt ends
Figure 4e
Minimum Overlap
Figure 4f
2-1/8"
HOUSE WRAP
Staggered Edge Application Figure 4
2
1
/16" Siding
Mark Stud Locations
16" or 24" o.c. Framing
Nailable
Structural
Sheathing
16"
Oset
16"
Oset
16"
Oset
Nail Placement 8" o.c. Detail
Figure 4d
3/4"
1"1"
1"
Screw Placement 12" o.c. Detail
Figure 4c
3/4"
1"
2-1/8”Siding
-or-
MetalStarterStrip
NailableStructural
Sheathing
markstudlocations
9-5/8”exposure
16”offset
16”offset
16”offset
Trimboard
1”
¾”
1-¼”
16” or 24” o.c. framing
2-1/8”
¾”
1-¼”
1”
Trim Board