Fastening Requirements For Vinyl Siding

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Fastening requirements for vinyl siding.

Requirements for individual wall covering systems which are contained in other sections. Fastening tips for hardieplank lap siding technical bulletin september 2014 17 scope. Siding products vinyl is attractive durable easy to maintain and cost effective. 21 products in vinyl siding nails.

On center that were fastened to the underlying studs. Fasteners must be corrosion. Find my store. To ensure proper quality vinyl siding must meet or exceed the requirements of.

Face nailing the action of fastening directly onto the face side of a panel instead of using the nail hem slot. Georgia pacific 15 gauge stainless steel siding nails 1 lb item 89145. Use nails to fasten lp smartside panel siding to structural framing. At gable end walls it is recommended that vinyl siding be installed over wood sheathing rather than over plastic foam sheathing as was done at the house shown in figure 7.

A siding accessory that joins two soffit panels or used as transition between two siding sections. That said i ve nailed vinyl to furring strips set 24 in. The thickness of wood sheathing counts toward the total thickness that the fasteners must penetrate into nailable material usually 1 1 4 32mm. Section r703 1 contains general.

Like the ibc the irc contains general requirements for all exterior systems as well as more specific. The use of alternate fasteners such as staples is permissible only when allowed by i codes and where the size embedment placement and number of alternate fasteners is designed by a licensed design professional and approved by local building offi cial. Siding panels directly beneath a window figure 6. Install vinyl siding in accordance with manufacturer s installation.

This technical bulletin addresses approved fastening techniques when using hardieplank lap siding. Hardieplank lap siding may be used with fasteners approved by icc es esr 2290 spaced in accordance with the wind load tables. Vinyl siding can be installed over common wood sheathings such as plywood oriented strand board osb or other materials e g foam plastic insulating sheathing. Vinyl siding is available in a variety of architectural styles eye catching colors and design enhancing profiles finishes and textures.

Fasteners nails siding nails. Such as vinyl siding may have additional requirements concerning backing material and fastening.