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Caulking hardie board siding.
Deterioration of the caulking in the joint has become a maintenance issue for home owners over time.
Caulking around windows doors eaves and trim edges gives added insurance that leaks will not occur.
Apparently no one here read the technical bulletin 9 that james hardie released in 2008.
James hardie also does not recommend applying caulk to the horizontal overlap between siding planks see figure 2.
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Bottom of siding boards should not be caulked water is meant to exit through the bottom of each board.
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Joint flashing butt joint horizontal lap treatment june 2014 james hardie does not recommend caulking butt joints or the horizontal overlaps joint flashing 6 in.
152 4 mm wide 1 in.
When james hardie siding products butt into wood based materials a 1 8 gap will allow for expansion and contraction of the wood based product.
While paint does tend to somewhat glue these pieces together caulking them is never advised and can cause permanent damage.
When james hardie siding products butt into wood based materials a 1 8 gap will allow for expansion and contraction of the wood based product.
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Caulking around windows doors eaves and trim edges gives added insurance that leaks will not occur.
Joint flashing is recommended for all hardie lap siding now.
James hardie color match caulk osi quad caulk for exterior door window and siding applications color matched to james hardie colors uv water resistant will not crack or yellow 1 tube covers 29 lineal feet at 1 4 bead width or 13 lineal feet at a 3 8 bead width paintable.
Caulking them is a mistake and the caulking is likely to fail prematurely.
Because almost all of the james hardie product installed in edmonton is prefinished colorplus siding the caulking will be available in.