Whats The Difference Between Blind Nailing & Face Nailing James Hardie Siding?

James Hardie recommends Blind nailing every type of HardiePlank®lap siding.

What is Blind nailing? With blind nailing, each course of HardiPlank Lap Siding covers the fasteners on the course below, which provides the best looking siding installation.

To make the installation easier, James Hardie HardiePlank®HZ5™ Lap Siding is manufactured with a nail line. This nail line should be used as a guide for proper nail placement when blind nailing.

Face Nailing James Hardie Siding

Although James Hardie recommends blind nailing, face nailing may
be required for certain types of lap siding installations including: installations in high wind areas, fastening into OSB or equivalent sheathing without penetrating a stud, or when dictated by specific building codes.

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Western Construction, Inc. is a local Minneapolis St Paul Garage Contractor. We specialize in garage construction and serve the entire Twin Cities metro area.

Western Construction was founded by my father in 1949 on two basic principals.

  "Give people what they want, and don't charge too much." - Milton Chazin

Almost seven decades and three generations later we still operate using these simple and basic principles. Times may have changed but our company's vision set forth by my father remains untouched.

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Whats The Difference Between Blind Nailing & Face Nailing James Hardie Siding?

James Hardie recommends Blind nailing every type of HardiePlank®lap siding.

Face Nailing James Hardie Siding

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