Hardie Siding Starter Strip

You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.

Hardie siding starter strip.

Hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course. Install a starter strip hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course to set it on the proper angle and to create a proper drip edge at the bottom of the siding. Install the first course of siding. Made of low maintenance vinyl.

Resists fungus mildew and wood boring insects. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. Helps keep the siding installation level. Place the starter strip a minimum of six inches from a finished graded ground surface and two inches from steps.

Vinyl starter strip useful for locking the first course of siding in place. The thin starter strip is installed level with the roof of the building but installed at the foundation to serve as a guide to keep subsequent strips horizontally level. Georgia pacific 3 5 in x 10 ft galvanized steel galvanized steel vinyl siding starter strip. Then cut and nail the first course of siding along the layout line.

Thd sku 438401. Treated starter strip along the bottom of the wall. Down from the top edge. From starter strips to correct gap length its important to know the basics for siding installation.

Cellwood 150 in. Install the starter strip for the hardie board siding. Starter strips are easily made by ripping 1 in. Pieces of hardieplank siding from full or partial planks.

Gap at the end and nail at each stud with a single 8d galvanized box nail held 1 in.