Installation Guide

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Installation of HardieTrim
®
Battens
GETTING STARTED
HardieTrim
®
Battens are intended to be
used with HardiePanel
®
vertical siding
to achieve a board and batten look.
HardieTrim Battens must be attached to
wood or steel backing using an approved
fastener from the table below. When
installing HardieTrim Battens, determine
layout and mark where battens will be
attached. To ensure that HardieTrim
Battens are installed vertically and parallel
to each other, either snap chalk lines
or use a level. When attaching battens
ensure that fasteners are a minimum of
3/4 in. from edges, 1 in. from ends, and
a maximum of 16 in. o.c.
Snapped chalk
line guides the
installation
HardiePanel®
Siding
Water resistive
barrier
HardieTrim®
Boards
HardieTrim®
Battens
wood studs
over minimum
7/16 in. OSB
steel studs
6d
Indicates recommended fasteners. Required for ColorPlus
®
Products.
7
Trim Screw, 2 in.
screw
10
16 gauge, 2 in.
finish
nail
11
AST-075-0200G
ET&F
finish nail
[AKN100-0150NA] .100 in. x .25 in. x 1.5 in.
12
ET&F
7
12
11
Fastening Substrate Fastener Types Approved Fastener
ColorPlus
®
TIP:
HardieTrim
®
Battens with
ColorPlus
®
Technology are shipped
with a protective laminate slip
sheet. James Hardie recommends
keeping the protective sheet in
place during cutting and fastening
to reduce damage to the boards.
Remove the protective sheet only
after installing the boards and
filling the nail holes with a colored
touch-up
pen. Finish
nails are
required for
ColorPlus
products.
TIP: James Hardie recommends using stainless steel finish nails when installing
HardieTrim (Trim, Battens, Fascia, etc.) products.
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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
Appendix/
Glossary
ESR-1844 &
2290 Report
HARDIETRIM BATTENS FASTENING SPECIFICATIONS
The Fastener Specifications table shows fastener options for a variety of different nailing
substrates. Please refer to the applicable ESR report online (see back page) to determine
which fastener meets your wind load design criteria.
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