Full Product Manual

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General
Product
Information
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
Working
Safely
Joint Flashing - An additional weather resistive barrier placed behind a butt joint.
Lap - To over lap a course of siding with another course of siding.
Level - A position of measurement truly and exactly horizontal, 90° from a plumb surface.
Light Block - Decorative trim item placed under light fixtures and other exterior fixtures.
Miter - To make a diagonal cut, beveled to a specific angle 45° and 22 1/2 ° are common.
Mud Sill - A building member resting and normally attached to the foundation of a building running around the perim-
eter of the building. Also known as sill plate.
OSB - Oriented Strand Board. A common type of structural panel sheathing.
PEL - Personal Permisible Exposure Limit. The maximum daily exposure level to respirable silica. OSHA’s Personal
Exposure Limit is 0.1 mg/m3.
Plumb - A position of measurement truly and exactly vertical, 90° from a level surface.
Plunge Cut - The act of driving a saw into the body of a material.
Rafter Tail - The end of a rafter extending past the wall assembly.
Rain Screen Wall - Consists of an exterior cladding, a cavity behind the cladding
typically created through the use of furring strips for the purpose of drainage and
venting to the outside; an innerwall plane incorporating a weather resistive barrier.
Rake Board - Decorative trim placed at an angle.
Rigid Sheathing - Plywood or OSB.
Rim Joist - The board that the rest of the joists are nailed to. It runs the entire perimeter of the house.
Rip Cut - Cut along the grain, usually lengthwise on a board.
Scroll Work - Decorative trim work.
Sheathing - Sheets of plywood, gypsum board, or other material nailed to the outside face of studs as a base for
exterior siding.
Shim - A building material, usually wood, used to even a surface.
Silica - Mineral that is composed of silicon dioxide, SiO2.
Speed Square - Triangle shaped measuring device used in a variety of framing and siding applications.
Stage - To deliver, stack, or store material in a specific location.
Starter Strip - An accessory used under the first course of siding to provide a consistent plank angle.
Sub-Fascia - Framing member attached to the rafter tails used to support the fascia or used to pad out the fascia.
T-Shed – A shed with a single vertical wall and a roof that hangs off that wall on either side. The cross section of the
shed is shaped like a ‘T’.
Vertical - Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
Weather Cut- 15° to 45° cut used to join two boards.
Weather-Resistive Barrier- A building paper that protects building materials from exterior water penetration.
Z-Flashing- A piece of flashing bent into the shape of a “z”. Used over window trim, band boards, panel intersec-
tions, and other vertical surfaces.