Proper Flashing At The Bottom Of Hardie Siding

Dog ears will be cut on both sides approximately inch from the bottom and then folded to create a stop that will locate itself on the top of the underlying row of siding but not be so long that it will run into the nails that hold the siding of the row being flashed.

Proper flashing at the bottom of hardie siding.

A 5 inch wide flashing will result in a 2 1 2 roof deck flange and 2 1 2 vertical wall flange. Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing. Fold the roof side of the flashing down over the facing board along the roof. However the typical recommended width of step flashing ranges from 5 inches to 10 inches.

This is a 6 wide piece of weather resistive material to make sure that no water gets through. James hardie also does not recommend applying caulk to the horizontal overlap between siding planks see figure 2. 2 run the l shaped flashing up under the bottom row of siding so that it tucks under the final. Hardieplank siding with colorplus technology.

If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top. Joint flashing butt joint horizontal lap treatment june 2014 james hardie does not recommend caulking butt joints or the horizontal overlaps joint flashing 6 in. Mount it on top of any waterproofing layers that have been installed to protect the wall of the home. Slip in the flashing.

Cover with cap flashing. Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible. Slice along the bend line about 4 inches into the first piece of flashing at the bottom of the roof with tin snips. James hardie recommends that a slip sheet joint flashing is installed behind each butt joint in the siding.

And shall be installed 3 8 in. Likewise a 10 wide flashing will result in a 5 inch wide roof deck flange and a 5 inch vertical flange.