Starter Strip For Hardie Siding

Vinyl starter strip useful for locking the first course of siding in place.

Starter strip for hardie siding.

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. Pieces of hardieplank siding from full or partial planks. Helps keep the siding installation level. Anyone have any experience with this p.

Install the first course of siding. Can a vinyl utility undersill trim be used. Made of low maintenance vinyl. Cellwood 150 in.

And while we re talking about starter strips over windows and doors do you leave some gaps for drainage. Then cut and nail the first course of siding along the layout line. Hardieplank lap siding requires a starter strip beneath the first course. I m not keen to rip hardiplanks into 1 5 starter strips.

Down from the top edge. Place the starter strip a minimum of six inches from a finished graded ground surface and two inches from steps. P hey all newbie to this forum. You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips.

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. Starter strips are easily made by ripping 1 in. Thd sku 438401. Resists fungus mildew and wood boring insects.

Georgia pacific 3 5 in x 10 ft galvanized steel galvanized steel vinyl siding starter strip. I m about to do my first hardi siding job. Install the starter strip for the hardie board siding. 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.

It s roughly the same width of hardiplank. Hardie lap siding instructions require a 1 1 4 starter strip for the first course. 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.