Starter Strip For Hardie Siding

Install the first course of siding.

Starter strip for hardie siding. Hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course. Treated starter strip along the bottom of the wall. Thd sku 438401. It s roughly the same width of hardiplank.

Georgia pacific 3 5 in x 10 ft galvanized steel galvanized steel vinyl siding starter strip. Resists fungus mildew and wood boring insects. 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. You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase.

I m about to do my first hardi siding job. Vinyl starter strip useful for locking the first course of siding in place. 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. Cellwood 150 in.

I m not keen to rip hardiplanks into 1 5 starter strips. Made of low maintenance vinyl. Hardie lap siding instructions require a 1 1 4 starter strip for the first course. And while we re talking about starter strips over windows and doors do you leave some gaps for drainage.

Place the starter strip a minimum of six inches from a finished graded ground surface and two inches from steps. Starter strips are easily made by ripping 1 in. Down from the top edge. Pieces of hardieplank siding from full or partial planks.

You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips. Helps keep the siding installation level. They say to rip it from a plank but this seems inane to me since i m doing all the other cuts with shears i would need a special blade for a table saw or circular saw just to make a starter. That s what hardie recommends for the starter strips at the base of the wall but i don t want to invite the wasps and yellow jackets over for an easy access comfy home.

Can a vinyl utility undersill trim be used. Then cut and nail the first course of siding along the layout line. Gap at the end and nail at each stud with a single 8d galvanized box nail held 1 in.