Full Product Manual

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General
Product
Information
Working
Safely
Tools for
Cutting and
Fastening
General
Installation
Requirements
General
Fastener
Requirements
Finishing and
Maintenance
HardieTrim®
Boards/Battens
HardieWrap®
Weather Barrier
HardieSoffit®
Panels
HardiePlank®
Lap Siding
HardieShingle®
Siding
HardiePanel®
Vertical Siding
ESR-1844 &
2290 Report
Appendix/
Glossary
Appendix C
Glossary of Building Terms
Back Roll - To roll over a freshly spray painted surface with a roller.
Back Sealing/Priming - Back sealing and back priming are used interchangeably in the field and refer to the act of
applying a sealer or primer to the back of a cladding material to minimize the potential for water absorption through
the backside of the product.
Band Board - A decorative piece of trim placed between two floors along the rim joist.
Bevel Cut - See weather cut
Blind Nailing - The action of placing a fastener through the top edge of lap siding that will be covered by the next
course of siding.
Bump Out - A built out protrusion from a building.
Butt Joint - To place materials end-to-end or end-to-edge without
overlapping. Also known as a field joint.
Caulk - A compound used to fill cracks, gaps, seams and joints.
Chase - A framed enclosed space around a flue pipe or a channel in a wall, or
through a ceiling for something to lie in or pass through.
Course - A row of planks, one plank wide running the length of the house.
Dormer - A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate
a vertical window.
Drip Cap - A molding or metal flashing placed on the exterior topside of a door or window frame to cause water to
drip beyond the outside of the frame.
Drip Edge - A metal or vinyl flashing placed on the top edge of the roof sheathing which directs water away from the
structure to prevent seepage under or behind the exterior trim or fascia.
Eave - The lower part of the roof that projects over the exterior wall assembly.
Electro-Galvanized - Covered with zinc using a plating process.
Face - The side of the siding, trim, or soffit showing once the product has been installed.
Face Nailing - The action of placing a fastener through the overlap of a plank. The fastener will be visible.
Fascia Board - A trim board attached to the ends of the rafters.
Finished Grade - The level at which the ground surface meets the foundation of a building.
Flashing - A thin flat metal positioned under/behind roofing, windows, doors, corner posts, etc. to keep draining
water from penetrating the house.
Frieze Board - A horizontal member connecting the top of the siding with the soffit
Furring/Furring Strip - Furring strips are long, thin strips of wood, metal or Fiber Cement used to make backing
surfaces to support the finished surfaces.
Gable - The end of a wall that is created when a roof line is pitched and slopes in two directions.
Galvanized - Covered with zinc. Either hot-dipped or electro-plated.
Grade - The height of the ground on which something stands.
Horizontal - Parallel to the horizon; on a level.