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
FRIEZE FROM HARDIETRIM BOARDS
When using HardieTrim boards as frieze boards, install the trim after the siding is installed. Install a shim strip to provide
a flat, solid nailing surface for the frieze board and to give the frieze an even appearance. Another option is to build
out the frieze area with a flat shim strip the same thickness as the lap siding. The siding then butts to the shim and the
frieze board laps over the top of the siding.
Frieze board
Shim strip
Siding
Frieze board
Shim strip
Siding
Frieze board
Siding
8.24 8.25 8.26
INSTALLING RAKE AND FASCIA BOARD
For fascia and rake board applications, James Hardie requires that all
HardieTrim
®
products be nailed over a wood or steel subfascia. James
Hardie recommends that the fascia be no more than 2 in. larger than
the subfascia, e.g. over a nominal 2x6 subfascia, install an 8-in. fascia
board (7
1
/4-in. actual) fascia. On longer fascia runs, join
HardieTrim
®
boards with weather/bevel cuts. Nail fascia and rake trim
with fasteners spaced no greater than 16 in. o.c.
Ledger
Fascia
Subfascia
Rafter tails
Sheathed wall
8.27
DRIP EDGE
After the fascia is installed, a vinyl, coated
aluminum or galvanized drip-edge flash-
ing must be installed to the roof sheath-
ing overlapping the fascia board. The drip
edge helps protect the top edge of the
fascia board and it minimizes water in-
gress into the soffit and/or cornice cavity.
Choose a drip edge design that effec-
tively channels water away from the face
of the fascia and into gutters if present.
Subfascia
Ledger
Rafter tail
Sheathed wall
Soft
Drip edge
Roof sheathing
Fascia
Blocking
8.28