Using Screws For Fiber Cement Siding

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Using screws for fiber cement siding.

If a homeowner intends to install his own siding the importance of using the correct nails can not be expressed enough. This technical bulletin addresses approved fastening techniques when using hardieplank lap siding. Fasteners must be corrosion. It can also be attached using corrosion resistant screws.

These fiber cement screws feature a wafer head with self countersinking nibs type 17 point for fast starts and full length course thread. Drill pilot holes at each mark one quarter to one half inch deep to make it easier to insert screws and prevent cracking the siding. 6 align the bracket holes with the pilot holes in the siding. Great for binding fiber cement siding to stress skin panels or to wood.

The manufacturer does not list an appropriate wood stud screw. Nails should penetrate through the sheathing and at least 1 into studs. If you ve ever looked at the exterior of the building and noticed that the nails or screws were starting to rust this. Jaime prefers to use the vinyl mounting blocks typically used with vinyl siding.

Hardiplank fiber cement siding can enhance the beauty of any home but if the installer uses the wrong nails it will ruin the exterior look of your home with potential rust stains especially in humid climates. Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc. Three screw threads must penetrate the steel stud. They re cheaper and easy to install and you can cut the proper size hole in a plastic mounting block with a utility knife or a snips.

Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs. Fiber cement siding can be nailed by hand or with a pneumatic nailer. The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners.