For starters even though there are not a lot of basements in this part of the country some folks do have parts of their homes that are below ground level.
Attaching gutters to hardiplank.
Discover how to ensure correct gutter placement on fascia when using james hardie siding products.
Locate your studs with a stud finder and fasten your gutters at those points with screws long enough to go through the siding and at.
The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners.
Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs.
At the square cut end of the gutter attach a spherical end cap with aluminum pop rivets.
If the gutter doesn t turn a corner fasten an end cap to each end to do this hold the end cap in place temporarily with a single sheet metal screw then drill a 1 8 inch diameter hole and install one pop rivet above.
Installing siding wet or saturated may result in shrinkage at butt.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in.
James hardie recommends installing a rainscreen an air gap between the hardiepanel siding and the water resistive barrier as a best practice.
From the ends of the plank.
Store flat and keep dry prior to installation.
Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.
Cut the gutter to length with a hack saw or a miter saw with a carbide tip blade.
Typically you ll need a.
James hardie will assume no responsibility for water infiltration within the wall.
Blind nailing is the preferred installation method for hardieplank.
James hardie recommends the use of building paper type weather resistive barriers with all siding products.
The hardiplank is fastened to framing members such as studs.
Cut the downspout hole at the bottom end of the gutter and attach the gutter end caps.