Use galvanized siding nails and make sure that the nails penetrate a minimum of 1 1 4 inches into the framing.
Allure siding flashing.
Allura fiber cement siding offers a 50 year limited transferable product warranty on all products listed in this document with the exception of lap siding products branded as multimax.
Xxapply siding over a weather resistant barrier in accordance with local building code.
Homeowners who had allura siding installed that cracked split warped or fell off may be eligible to participate.
Keep the nails flush to the siding.
Making the material difference.
The slip fit positioning lip insures quick and.
The lawsuit complaint says that the cracked siding allows water and moisture to penetrate the siding causing thousands of dollars of water damage.
Allura s fiber cement shingles shakes and half rounds are designed to give you a wide range of looks for your home s exterior.
Installation must comply with the requirements of all applicable local state and national code jurisdictions.
Do not caulk the top 1 4 gap.
An allura siding cracking lawsuit has been filed alleging that allura fiber cement siding cracks within five years of installation.
Allura fiber cement siding is tested in accordance with astm1186 in the u s.
These testing standards include a stringent review of more than a dozen properties such as flexural strength moisture movement frost resistance transversal loading and water.
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Install a starter strip over the top of the z flashing and the trim block when required to shim gap.
And ccmc technical guide requirements as required by the national building code of canada.
Junction flashing is made of 0 015 primed aluminum with an epoxy backer to protect from corrosion.
Multimax lap siding products offer.
The allura fiber cement siding should be cut and installed around the trim block leaving a 1 8 gap at the bottom and sides and a 1 4 gap at the top.
Do caulk bottom and side 1 8 gaps.
This has proven problematic over time as caulking the joint results in unsightly surface appearances due to the different textures as well as resulted.
Position your first course of siding inch below the starter strip and nail the siding into the studs 1 inch down from the top of the siding.
Junction flashing is manufactured specifically for fiber cement siding as a weather resistant barrier.
Get the look of hand hewn cedar shingles with multishake.
Xxinstall individual shakes over wall construction with framing spaced no more than 24 o c.
Do not overdrive the nails.
A common problem with cement board siding products and some other types of horizontal lap siding is that older installation guidelines called for caulking the joint instead of flashing the joint.