Full Product Manual

General
Product
Information
Working
Safely
Tools for
Cutting and
Fastening
General
Installation
Requirements
General
Fastener
Requirements
Finishing and
Maintenance
HardieTrim
®
Boards/Battens
HardieWrap
®
Weather Barrier
HardieSoffit
®
Panels
HardiePlank
®
Lap Siding
HardieShingle
®
Siding
HardiePanel
®
Vertical Siding
ESR-1844 &
2290 Report
Appendix/
Glossary
98
For HardieShingle
®
panels start at one
end and work across the wall.
1. Measure and trim the first panel
to make sure the end of the panel
falls over framing.
2. Using the chalk line as a guide along
the panel top edge. For straight
edge panels align bottom panel
edges to maintain a uniform straight
line carefully position the panels
and secure with suitable fasteners
and spacing for your particular
application as noted in the ESR
1844 & 2290 Report.
3. Align the bottom edges of the
trim and the siding for the best
appearance. Where the panel
begins at a corner board or at door
or window casings, cut the upper
portion of the panel back even with
the edge of the keyway.
4. Where the siding meets the
HardieTrim
®
board, leave a 1/8 in.
gap between the siding and trim.
When installing panels
over minimum
7
/16 in. OSB
rated sheathing, drive
nails no more than 13
3
/4
in apart.
Starter strip starts shingles at the proper angle.
Sheathed wall
Starter course covers
keyways on rst shingle course.
Keep nails at least
3
/8 in in
from the shingle edges.
Drive nails into framing
wherever possible.
Stagger panels
so that keyways
do not align on
successive courses
Water resistive barrier
Snapped chalk
lines help guide
installation, use a
straight edge on
bottom of Straight
Edge panels if
uniform straight
edge is desired
HARDIESHINGLE
®
PANELS
Align bottom
of the panel
with bottom of
the trim.
6 in
Snapped chalk lines
guide the installation.
TIP: A straight edge panel can be used on the
bottom course if desired
Install HardieShingle panels with joints in moderate contact.
5. Measure and cut the first panel for the second course of
HardieShingle panel so that it lands on the stud before the panel on
the first course. Use the cut end to abut the trim.
6. Start the third course with the end of the panel landing on the stud before
the second course. Save the cut pieces to use on the other end of the
wall.
7. Continue alternating these three lengths up the wall to establish
proper positioning of the shingle keyways.
When installing HardieShingle Staggered Edge panel, measure up 6
in. from the top of the installed panel and make a mark. Make another
mark at an equal height on the opposite end of the wall and snap a chalk line between the marks. Align the top of the
next course of panel with the chalk line to maintain proper exposures.
Keep the bottom of the siding even with the bottom of the trim. If desired, the trim may extend below the bottom of
the siding, but the siding should not hang below the trim. Make sure that clearances above the ground, roof lines and
hard surfaces are in accordance with the General Requirements on pages 13-26.
11.2
11.3
Installation of HardieShingle
®
Siding (cont.)