H Flashing Siding

This color matched 7 1 4 inch h molding joint covers and protects butt joints and elegantly provides an expansion joint to help prevent buckling or distortion.

H flashing siding.

Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall. There s no need to worry about gaps between your siding h molding s provide a complete finished look. James hardie does not recommend using caulk or h jointers for the butt joints of hardieplank siding with colorplus technology. Install the first length of z flashing.

Critical component to protect your home s structure from water. This h molding joint eliminates the need for caulk and has an authentic woodgrain appearance with the durability of fiber cement. We tried a sample h flashing product too short for actual use and found it was difficult to install and risked cosmetic damage to the siding. This has proven problematic over time as caulking the joint results in unsightly surface appearances due to the different textures as well as resulted in failure of the caulk joint and associated.

Joint flashing butt joint horizontal lap treatment june 2014 james hardie does not. A common problem with cement board siding products and some other types of horizontal lap siding is that older installation guidelines called for caulking the joint instead of flashing the joint. Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing.