Full Product Manual

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
110
12.1
TIP: It is common practice to mark panels
for cutting with a chalk line. Blue chalk is
recommended because it washes off. Red
chalk is considered permanent and may
bleed through lighter colored paints.
TIP: For Sierra 8
panels, double
studs at each
panel joint
allows fasten-
ers to be placed
outside of
panel grooves.
Water resistive
barrier
Panel edges land in the
middle of a stud.
GETTING STARTED
First locate the lowest point of the
sheathing or sill plate, and begin.
installation on that wall.
1. Measure up from the sill plate
the height of the panels at either
end of the wall and snap a
straight, level chalk line between
the marks as a reference line.
That line is for guidance in
positioning the top edge of the
panels. Check the reference line
with a 4 ft. level.
2. Starting on one end and working
across the wall, measure and
trim the first panel making sure
that the edge falls in the middle
of a stud.
3. Using the chalk line as a guide
along the panel’s top edge,
carefully position the panel and
secure it with suitable fasteners
and fastener spacing for the
particular application as noted in
the ESR-1844.
4. As installation continues, check
the vertical edge of each panel
with a 4 ft. level.
Note: James Hardie has a capillary break requirement when installing HardiePanel on a Multi-Family/
Commercial project. Please visit: www.jameshardiepros.com for further information.
Check each panel
with a 4 ft. level
Installation of HardiePanel
®
Vertical Siding
TIP: Install flashing over the
footing/foundation and extend
the panel over the flashing
just below the sill plate. Do
not extend siding beyond the
required grade clearances.
12.2