Get at least 3 5 estimates before hiring a hardie board siding contractor estimates are typically free unless it s a service call for a repair.
How to install hardie board siding trim.
Siding and trim then caulk.
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Follow your window door manufacturer s installation instructions for caulking guidance between window and trim.
This is to allow any water that may have gotten behind the siding to weep out.
Follow these instructions for a long lasting installation.
Wherever hardie siding meets a trim board the company recommends you leave a 1 8 gap between the siding and the trim and apply a 3 8 bead of approved caulking to protect and seal the edge of the siding.
Whether or not you re installing trim boards around your windows you ll need to install a drip cap over the window.
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Figure 14 flashing over trim do not caulk along top edge hardietrim board water resistive barrier siding 16 in.
The siding is tucked into the j trim leaving the same 1 8 clearance to the inside edge of the trim.
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Gap no caulking between the top of the window and the plank or trim board directly above it.
You ll also need to leave a 1 4 in.
Butt to siding trim the opening prior to the installation of the siding.