Fastening Requirements For Vinyl Siding

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Fastening requirements for vinyl siding. For pricing and availability. 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. On center that were fastened to the underlying studs. Section r703 1 contains general.

Both fastenmaster and simpson strong tie have these details on their websites. Fasteners must be corrosion. A siding accessory that joins two soffit panels or used as transition between two siding sections. In these cases you must follow a screw manufacturer fastening schedule for attaching the furring strips.

Face refers to the side of a siding or soffit panel that is showing once the panel has been installed. This technical bulletin addresses approved fastening techniques when using hardieplank lap siding. Fasteners nails siding nails. Such as vinyl siding may have additional requirements concerning backing material and fastening.

Vinyl siding is available in a variety of architectural styles eye catching colors and design enhancing profiles finishes and textures. Fastening tips for hardieplank lap siding technical bulletin september 2014 17 scope. That said i ve nailed vinyl to furring strips set 24 in. Install vinyl siding in accordance with manufacturer s installation.

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. To ensure proper quality vinyl siding must meet or exceed the requirements of. Hardieplank lap siding may be used with fasteners approved by icc es esr 2290 spaced in accordance with the wind load tables. The thickness of wood sheathing counts toward the total thickness that the fasteners must penetrate into nailable material usually 1 1 4 32mm.

Siding products vinyl is attractive durable easy to maintain and cost effective. Requirements for individual wall covering systems which are contained in other sections. Face nailing the action of fastening directly onto the face side of a panel instead of using the nail hem slot. Siding panels directly beneath a window figure 6.

Georgia pacific 15 gauge stainless steel siding nails 1 lb item 89145. 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.