Starter Strip For Fiber Cement Siding

Sturdi starter is a 4 foot long x 1 1 4 wide x5 16 thick 8 mm profile extruded polypropylene plastic strip used as a starter strip behind the first course of fiber cement siding.

Starter strip for fiber cement siding.

You can make your own fiber cement starter strip by ripping a piece of hardieplank lap siding into 1 1 4 inch strips. Use this 3 4 board as a starter strip with other kleer konceal products. How to stagger lap siding for walls longer than 12 feet you ll need to butt additional lengths of siding together. Start your siding projects with the toughness of kleerstart.

These strips installed at the bottom will make your first row of siding angle out to match the rest of the rows. You will begin with a starter strip with weep holes that will allow moisture to readily escape. Vinyl siding institute 109 398 views. This makes kleerstart a prefered choice as a starter board for fiber cement siding.

Like most siding you will install the fiber cement boards from the bottom up when using a traditional horizontal lap application. Vsi best practices installing a starter strip duration. You have two options here you can make your own or you may be able to find acceptable prefabricated third party starter strips available for purchase. Install these fragile starter strips with a 15 gauge trim gun.

Our starter strips are based on a concept developed by siding installers to combine two important siding accessories a lip edge for the starter course of siding and perforations to create a bug screen for rainscreen cavities. The ez 60 starter strip keeps bugs out and allows ventilation into the rainscreen cavity while saving labor and material costs. Made with innovative cellular pvc kleerstart offers the durability to tackle tough exterior applications where the board may be exposed to masonry or moisture. Snap a line 1 in.

Fiber cement lap siding beveled starter strips. Sturdi starter replaces strips ripped from good planks of siding saving the installer money and materials time on the job and extra labor.