Jaime prefers to use the vinyl mounting blocks typically used with vinyl siding.
How to install hardie board siding over concrete block.
Any lower and you might see a few nail heads poking through the bottom of the next board any higher and your siding is likely to be loose and.
Installing siding wet or saturated may result in shrinkage at butt.
Has anyone had a project like this.
Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc.
New air coil nailer designed for installing hardie plank to concrete block with 1 1 4 x 145 ballistic pins no need for costly high pressure tools or compres.
Store flat and keep dry prior to installation.
James hardie recommends the use of building paper type weather resistive barriers with all siding products.
James hardie will assume no responsibility for water infiltration within the wall.
Hardie plank siding has a nail line across the top of the board that is 1 down from the top and nails are supposed to fall between and 1 from the top of the board to give the best hold.
A better solution is to prepare and resurface the concrete slab so that it can accept thin set adhesive or a mortar base onto which to lay tile.
Installing hardie siding over concrete block.
20 gauge galvanized metal hat strips over the masonry on a maximum of 24 centers we recommend 16 centers to help avoid warping.
Method 1 over furring method 2 direct to block hardieplank lap siding and xld trim with masonry construction james hardie products contain respirable crystalline silica which is known to the state of california to cause cancer and is considered by iarc and niosh to be a cause of cancer from some occupational sources.
When installing hardiplank lap siding over concrete or masonry surfaces the company recommends that you first install vertical furring strips either 2x2 wood strips or min.
Technically cement board can be laid over a concrete slab as the base for a tile installation.