Installing Hardie Siding Over Foam

We put 2 x 4 furring studs laid flat over the foam and attached to the wall studs with 1 5 inch foam between the furring studs rain screen over everything and finally the lp siding.

Installing hardie siding over foam.

These discussions will be quite common. Our company plans on removing old siding installing new 1 foam then new hardi plank siding. Installing hardie over 1 quot. The walls are 2x4 stud filled with guessing r 2 fiberglass batts with foil backed drywall inside and 1 2 crumbly yellow foam outside and vinyl siding over that.

I think there s tar paper in there somewhere but they were pretty casual about putting it on at least 4 of the bottom of the walls exposed in most places. We re building a new home sw virginia with 2x6 studs on 24 inch centers. Insulation is everyone having as much hell as i am installing fiber cement siding over 1 2 foam. Gypsum sheathing up to 1 inch thick the foam sheathing and other non nailable substrates do not have nail holding capacity.

Things are going to get interesting when iecc 2012 is adopted which requires exterior foam zones 6 and up. Installing fiber cement siding over rigid foam sheathing i think the hardie instructions only allow for 1 foam like sailboat said sounds like mark s house is just fine however. When applying james hardie siding directly over the combined thickness of foam sheathing continuous insulation and other non nailable substrates e g. My entire house is hardie over 3 4 foam that was gun nailed.

I seam to be blowing out the back side of the siding. Then i discovered that lp s installation instructions specify 1 5 inch x. I have tried several different air setings for my compressor. Becouse the foam compresses.

Lower the pressure on the gun and make sure the gun has depth of drive. We will be leaving in the old windows. We knew we had to use the 76 series smartside product for the 24 inch centers. Siding over rigid foam view all 5 photos play slideshow.

Or directly to minimum 7 16 thick osb sheathing. How to install rigid foam under siding. We had hoped to use 1 5 to 2 inches of eps rigid foam to the exterior of the sheathing then 3 4 inch x 4 inch plywood furring strips then lp smartside lap siding. It then pops the nail right through the siding.

Hardiplank lap siding can be installed over braced wood or steel studs spaced a maximum of 24 o c. Hardiplank lap siding can also be installed over foam insulation up to 1 thick irregularities in framing sheathing and or foam insulation can mirror through the finished application.