Hardie siding requires a minimum 2 gap from all hard surfaces like decks or rooflines and at least 8 from any soft surfaces like grass dirt or gravel.
Gap between light and siding.
Wet your finger and gently wipe the caulk in the gap to give it a smooth rounded appearance.
Fill any low spots or remaining gaps with additional caulking until the gap.
Always caulk between the siding and the trim.
What s the best way to fill that gap.
In all about a 10 day project with some cycling and swimming in between.
Threw up the shelves secured with screws.
Twist the black wire from the light fixture to the black wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
I let my oldest spray the primer for practice and then the bottoms of the shelves.
Use a wire cap to secure the two white wires together.
Do not caulk between siding and any built in receiving channels located at or around windows.
Now when it comes through the wall there probably in the old window design was a brick mold or a trim that went around the outside of that window that was wider.
Always prime or paint any cut edges that are inserted into a window j channel.
It s called brick mold and it s a type of wood trim that s about 2 to 2.
Twist your wire cap on to secure the two wires.
The gap between the wall and the trim is fairly large at least 1 2 inch.
Wipe away any excess caulk.
Light channels were stapled underneath ran the lights and soldered the wires.
Vertical trim gap caulking.
Twist the white wire from the light fixture to the white wire coming from the wall using a clockwise motion.
During my time working for james hardie i very rarely got calls from homeowners that wanted to submit a warranty claim for their hardie siding.
That s what actually when i say brick mold that s what it s called.
Two coats of primer and two finish coats with sanding in between.
In the course of repairs some of the caulk weatherstripping between the trim and the house came off.
I have a stucco sided house that i am repairing repainting.