Installing Hardiplank
Hardiplank should be installed after the trim for your doors and windows. When installing hardiplank, your first row is your most important. Using a level, a water level will work the best for long runs, and a 4 ft level will work in shorter spans, level off your first line. Chalk a line for your first row. It is important that your hardiplank hangs down past the top of your foundation about 1/2″. This allows rain and water to run down, and not run in the house.
Using your level chalked line, install your first row of hardiplank. Go from left to right, or right to left. Do not start in the middle and work out both directions. On the top of the hardiplank there is an area with no texture, this area is about 2-3″ wide. This is the area that you will nail or screw into. This un textured area of Hardie Plank is also where the next peice will over lap. So make sure your screws and nails stay within the designated area.
The fastest way to install hardie is with a spacer. If your hardiplanks are going to be spaced 6″ apart, then build a 6″ spacer that will catch on the bottom of the lower hardie board and allow the next piece to lay on top of it and rest on the spacer. You need two of these spacers, one for each end. The best way to describe a spacer without a picture is with the letter “L”.
Using Hardie Sheers, or a circular saw, cut the hardiplank to the right lengths and work your way up each wall of your house. It is good to check every row for level. Spacers will help keep the hardiplank level, but it is still a good idea to stop and check every so often. Make sure that each row of hardiplank from one wall matches all walls that it touches, to give your house a uniform look all the way around.
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