Fiber Cement Siding Fastening

Self drilling fiber cement screw use this screw for fastening fiber cement through furring strips to steel studs.
Fiber cement siding fastening. Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc. This technical bulletin addresses approved fastening techniques when using hardieplank lap siding. Features include wafer head square drive self contained nibs under the head 3 drill point and 2 square drive. Fastening siding fiber cement siding can be nailed by hand or with a pneumatic nailer.
10 products in fiber cement siding nails. The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners. Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs. Great for binding fiber cement siding to stress skin panels or to wood.
Hardieplank lap siding may be used with fasteners approved by icc es esr 2290 spaced in accordance. Fasteners nails siding nails. Hitachi 1 3 4 in full round head hot dipped galvanized siding nail. The hardienail studless siding fastening system is a new innovative method for quickly and securely installing james hardie fiber cement siding.
For pricing and availability. The fiber cement screw is designed for use in all fiber cement siding and is ansi a108 compliant for installation of cement backer boards. James hardie direct to concrete block. The hardienail features paslode s patented tetragrip fastening technology which allows siding installers to fasten directly to osb sheathing.
Fastening to a stud is not required. They re cheaper and easy to install and you can cut the proper size hole in a plastic mounting block with a utility knife or a snips. Find my store. Use hot dipped galvanized or stainless steel nails.
Surepin fasteners are driven hardened steel pins used to attach cement fiber siding i e. It can also be attached using corrosion resistant screws. This report issued by pei evaluation service covers the use of aerosmith 145 series pins for cement fiber siding direct to concrete block cmu.