Installation Instructions

TRIM & FASCIA 190, 440, 540 & 2000 SERIES

APPLICATION

INSTRUCTIONS

• Properly installed ashing materials will help direct water away from

common water collecting areas.

• All ashing material shall be metal or another durable material that

under normal outdoor environmental conditions will last for a period of

not less than 50 years.

• All ashing materials must have a minimum 4 inch upper leg. Add a

4 inch wide adhesive ashing to ashing legs less than 4 inches.

• Properly integrate ashing with the secondary WRB. Use housewrap,

ashing tape, kick-out ashing, step ashing, Z-ashing, drip edge, gutters

or other items as needed to maintain the counter-ashing principle.

• Install kick-out ashing to direct the water into the gutter.

(See diagram 3a)

• Install step ashing that has a minimum 4 inch upper leg.

(See diagram 3a)

• Maintain a minimum 1 inch clearance between the end of the gutter

and the adjoining wall to allow for proper maintenance of the siding.

(See diagram 3b)

• Do not extend the siding or trim into the kick-out ashing or gutter.

• Prime and paint ALL exposed cut edges of siding and trim.

PREPARATION

WATER RUN-OFF CONTROL

• FASTENERS: Minimum 8d (0.113 inch diameter shank), hot-dipped galvanized nail with a 0.270 inch diameter head. Apply and treat

nailing errors as specied by these instructions. (See diagram 3c)

• SEALANT: Use an exterior-quality, non-hardening, paintable sealant. Use Class 25 or higher exterior sealant meeting the ASTM C920 Stan-

dard for Specication for Elastomeric Joint Sealants. Follow the sealant manufacturer’s instructions for application.

• PAINT: Exterior-quality 100% acrylic latex paint, specially formulated for use on wood and engineered wood substrates, is highly

recommended. Semi-gloss or satin nish oil or alkyd paints are acceptable. For at alkyd paint, please check with the coating manufacturer

for their recommendations for use on composite wood siding.

GENERAL APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

1” min.

clearance

Kick-out

ashing

1” min.

clearance

4” min.

step ashing