Installation Guide

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TIP: It is common practice to mark
panels for cutting with a chalk
line. Blue chalk is recommended
because it washes off. Red chalk
is considered permanent and
may bleed through lighter colored
paints.
TIP: For Sierra 8
panels, double
studs at each
panel joint
allows fasten-
ers to be placed
outside of
panel grooves.
TIP: Install flashing over
the footing/foundation
and extend the panel
over the flashing just
below the sill plate.
Do not extend siding
beyond the required
grade clearances.
Water resistive
barrier
Panel edges land in the
middle of a stud.
Installation of HardiePanel
®
Vertical Siding
GETTING STARTED
First locate the lowest point of the
sheathing or sill plate, and begin
installation on that wall.
1) Measure up from the sill plate
the height of the panels at either
end of the wall and snap a
straight, level chalk line between
the marks as a reference line.
That line is for guidance in
positioning the top edge of the
panels. Check the reference line
with a 4-ft. level.
2) Starting on one end and working
across the wall, measure and
trim the first panel making sure
that the edge falls in the middle
of a stud.
3) Using the chalk line as a guide
along the panel’s top edge,
carefully position the panel and
secure it with suitable fasteners
and fastener spacing for the
particular application as noted in
the ESR-1844 Report.
4) As installation continues, check
the vertical edge of each panel
with a 4-ft. level.
Check each panel
with a 4-ft. level
12.1
12.2
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
Note: James Hardie has a capillary break requirement when installing HardiePanel on a Multi-Family/
Commercial project. Please visit www.jameshardiecommercial.com for further information.