At any rate their instructions specifically state.
Can hardie board be installed over wood siding.
More than 50 years.
Where hardiebacker board is being installed directly to wood or metal framing the use of a structural adhesive in addition to mechanical fastening can be used.
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.
Something you will want to keep in mind when making this decision is how long hardieplank will be on your home.
Vinyl siding must be installed against a flat surface.
Hardieplank lap siding may be installed on flat vertical wall applications only.
One of the most common questions homeowners ask us is whether hardie board can be installed over stucco or if the stucco must always be removed.
The term wood siding is kind of generic.
The best place to start is to closely examine the existing siding to get a good understanding of what condition it is actually in.
Or is your wood siding one of the 303 plywood profiles.
Replacing stucco with james hardie international s hardiplank siding on the exterior of your home dramatically changes the styling of the home.
According to the best practices manual from james hardie existing siding can be used as a substrate as long as it is in good condition meaning that it is not warped bowed curling delaminated or rotting.
This siding is completely rot and insect resistant and can even handle salt spray from the ocean.
Hardie board siding can be made to mimic just about any other siding material including wood lap boards cedar shingles and wood shake siding.
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.
The best method involves installing strapping structural wood framing fastened through the existing stucco to the studs.
A case study in how it can go horribly wrong 10 total shares recent comments nerg admin on painting hardie board siding a custom color before installation.
Are you talking about going over wood lap siding.
Unfortunately it isn t a good idea to try to install hardiplank siding over the top of surfaces that aren t flat and even.
Most hardie board siding comes with a 50 year limited transferable warranty.
Installing siding over siding.
The short answer is that yes we can install hardie over stucco.