Great video an incredibly informative as per usual. Thanks for sharing and we are excited to help you on your journey of getting you license in Oregon.
I install James Hardie siding for a living up in Canada. For board and batten we always strap out the walls with 1x4 straps so that condensation doesn’t build up between the sheets and the wall. We use colour matched James Hardie battens so that they match the sheet colour perfectly and use colour match aluminum for all the flashings.
When you do your layout for battens I’ve heard that you have to nail though the studs but many times on gables studs are not centered in the peak so what is more important the looks or to nails in the studs even if you know that batten are not gonna look good and it also happen with windows
@@maynorgantenbein4510 there should be osb sheeting so that you can put your battens where you need. No need to nail into studs. Or if you have to nail into studs you can run strapping horizontally
@@maynorgantenbein4510Did you find an answer to your question? I am wondering the same thing and am considering centering the framing on the gable walls so that studs, strapping, and battens all align and are centered on the peak.
Another well explained on every detail that is needed and should be noted. As a Certified Home Inspector I was happy to see your explanation between the siding nail and a finishing nail. As there are a lot of times you won't see nail head sizes due to the over lay. One thing I see a lot is that builder don't switch between the nail guns and I find after looking closely a ton of finishing nail heads. All ask, well "what's the problem with that, besides a lazy builder not changing to the proper sliding nail gun and nail head size." Answer is simple, as I said before If installed correctly you shouldnt find many head nail exposed in the first place. But the biggest reason why you are to use a sliding nail with a head is to keep the wind from slamming against the outside structure and lifting the James Hardie or LP siding w and ripping it off the wall. As Matt said the ring shanks they're pretty tough to pull out at that with a big diameter head keeps it in place rather using finishing nail the wind would be able to just pull the sliding right off that tiny nail head.
I’ve found out that a dewalt nibbler does a great job cutting the hardie board. There’s literally minimum to no extreme dust and the cuts are very clean. You just have to look at your cut line & make sure that the sides of the nibbler is on it. Do a little practice on a scrap piece and I think you’ll enjoy using it, instead of using a saw with a hardie-blade.
I'm planning on GCing my personal house build and was hoping to do the B&B myself. You always put out top notch (informative) content. Really appreciate it.
Thank you for a very informative video. We have very old vinyl siding and live in the high desert of Nevada, where the wind and sun take it's toll. We are also rural, so we are considering having our contractor friend come help us do this. Thank you again!
Preparing to have my siding done on my new construction home and wanted to know more about the process. This video was so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing.
He said he wasn't concerned about moisture there, but yeah, you're supposed to. Some installers caulk that gap and make it tight like Matt. Not correct per mfg., but they want a seamless look. This is also the reason that board and batten is still installed with 1x12x16' boards because they want it seamless from top to bottom.
Wow, you're an amazing instructor. And I just saw saw in the comments you do work in the Oregon area, very cool. I'm from Oregon. I'll be watching all your board and batten videos in the days to come. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks Matt, that was SUPER informative. Going to be installing EXACTLY what you just explained in a few weeks on my dream workshop project and now I am confident I will do a superlative job.
LONG TIME! I can't wait for the Oregon series of builds to come!!! I would love to move to Oregon/Washington in the north west... I am in Phoenix and the older I get (37) the more I want to start to get away from the heat and the hussle and bussle. Turn into a snow bird and come down to a winter home and summer home up north....
@@johnyeary6695 106 is a nice cool day, lol. but the monsoon hit hard this year thankfully and cooled down the the low/mid 100's, just brings a shyt ton of humidity too... better then last year where we broke records of most days of 115+ in a summer and hit 120+ multiple times.
@@johnyeary6695 north Peoria (by lake pleasent) out in the open desert 🏜️ so away from the heat island of Phoenix metro where I grew up in and the open desert air is so much nicer and cooler.
Got you lined up for work if you need it. I’m working with a contractor whose building 143 houses in snowflake. It’s been 1 month and we’re on our third house
Question, You built this super bomber envelope using zipsystems 👍. You liquid flashed for air tightness and water intrusion 👍. Used concrete products for longevity👍. Wheres the air gap for your rain screen?
Hurry up getting Oregon license, cuz soon it'll be difficult finding new crew members there. They won't learn math in high school anymore 😊 Keep the good job. Guys like you are our hope for the future of this country🇺🇸
Hi great video I’m about to use this same material it do a ship lap design for a old mobile home I’m restoring to have a modern tiny house look . Very helpful information! When you look up hardy board it’s misleading so this video was very helpful to me ! I instantly subscribed thank you
Huge thanks to Upstrye for working with me as I get licensed in OR.. Surprisingly, there is a ton of differences in CA to OR licensing. If you're interested in getting licensed for yourself, or just want resources to gain knowledge in the industry.. upstryve.com/
@@ALRob288 They do, but there is much different licenses for regular residential to commercial. Where as California, I can build smaller commercial with the same license, along with Multi Family.
@@MattBangsWood dude I know the feeling the wife and I are prego with our first one right now. Just know that Oregon is far liberal than california if that doesn’t bother you. I was actually born in Oregon and live in big bear now
The one bummer about board and Batton and this particular method is that the trim pieces on top of doors and windows don’t get flashed, which is a common place for water to sit. The only solution really is to trim the windows and doors first, than flash the trim and then cut your panels to butt onto the outside of the trim, which is a hard cut to get looking nice. Any other suggestions?
This JH product is durable and reliable. In the desert southwest on most spec houses the siding is basically a pressed textured cardboard that when it does rain on occasion gets wet swells and then can't keep it painted fast enough- finally a contractor friend told me about JH, put it up, painted with high quality paint elastomeric, decade down and it hasn't ever come close to having any water issues or any other issues. Yes the product is messy dusty but worth the effort in every way!
Hey Matt do trim everything last, like over all the sheets. Corners, belly band , bottom starter band , trim around doors windows etc. I’m using 5/4 trim idk if i need to trim first then install 4x8 sheets thanks
Great videos Matt , they’re very helpful . 2 questions. Do the painters usually caulk both sides of the batten before painting ? Do you notch out the bottom of the belly band a bit to slide the panels up or just Butt up and caulk the line
Question, if batten is placed on top of the Z flashing on say a 17 ft high wall, how do you prevent water dripping down the flashing from finding its way behind the boards and battens at the 4 foot joints. Would you use a good quality caulk? Also when rain water is driven by the wind, its logical that water will get behind the batten and hence board at the joints., how do you prevent that? Video is very informative, thank you. Art
I will run James Hardie horizontal planks and I want my gable to be vertical plank. The trim piece that goes in between, does it need a z bar flashing above it or below it?
I live in Southeast Louisiana and I was thinking about doing board and batten siding on the exterior of my home. What are your suggestions for protecting it from rotting? Especially with the rain and heat that we get. Will paint protect it from that?
Can you show how it looks when it's a 100% done ? I would like to see how the doors, windows and and the bottom looks like when is all done. Thanks for sharing your skills!!
Thanks Matt, Great point on Flashing. What do you think of just using finish nails with nail head depth flush, for fastening all panels ? Instead of large nail head ring shank. your feedback greatly appreciated.
Don’t use finish nailer shooting clipped headed nails for the hardi board,use galvanized ring shank with the bigger heads…helps hold panels from expansion/contraction and ring shanks don’t wiggle out of the framing
If you are already using the LP SmartSide boards for the battens and window trims, have you considered using the LP SmartSide panel siding instead of the fiber cement panels? Because you are right, it is nasty stuff to work with until it is up on the wall...
Hey Matt you do know that there is a very effective tool to cut hardie board without dust!! It works like a metal snip. I would only use it if I had a lot of it to install. I think makita makes it.
Hi Matt, great video....I just have a question for you. I'm considering putting this up and just wanted to know a couple of things. 1) Is it necessary to caulk each one of the battings after install? 2) Can I use wood firing strips as opposed to the James Hardie ones, or where can I get the ones you use? Thanx, Donna
Hey Donna! 1) No, you don't need to, we just prefer it as it gives it a cleaner look, better finish. It's not necessarily for waterproofing as we have ZIP sheathing and aren't worried about a bit of water. 2) You can! That's the joy of board and batten and originally where it came from, was wood siding. 1x12" boards, with small 1x4" covering the joints. You can absolutely use a 1x2 or 1x3 as a replacement to the James Hardie Battens. This building was done with AdvantagePLUS trim and battens, but the product has since been replaced as they had a major issue with their glues back in COVID days.. They're not supplied to us anymore.
Currently siding a house that should be pretty easy: most walls are 9 fit and the 2 gables are only 14 ft. However, our investor for the flip refused to put osb and tyvek onto the exterior after we tore off the old siding. Long story short, we have to find each study to mail the batting to. Horrible job, but the way I look at it is however bad this job is, the next one will be better. Doing the best we can but it’s infuriating both because of the difficulty, and the fact it’s come play unnecessary and we don’t have to do such a shabby job.
Great vid. I have no flange, European style windows. They sit flush with the sheathing. You got any pointers on how to finish off the edge of the Hardie panel before I install the window trim?
@ryansilagi3228 you're right it was only 10 to 15 years ago. We got the house 20 years ago but didn't do the siding/windows until later. The point remains the same though. It worked great on my home. We painted it and never touched it again since. The paint di fade though so we would have needed to paint it again.
I enjoy your videos. I'm a owner/builder. Going to install Board & Batten. Do I need to consider framing so that the 4X8 hardi sheets break on studs in order for me to start my Bats on center of gable walls. Or in other words does the hardi sheets and bats need to be nailed through studs or just install the sheets in order to get my joints/bats where I want them an not worry about them falling on studs.
Hey Matt, I'm guessing so correct me if i'm wrong Are you trying to hit studs when nailing the sheets or does it not matter? Since you're focused on bat layout the studs may not match that layout.
Wouldnt it be better to put flashing over bottom of siding before putting channel over . And then flash the channel before putting top piece of siding over that ?
I thought the Zip panels were designed to repel water. I noticed that in the demo of the Z flashing that the water appeared to soak into the Zip panel.
Matt, building a house and also doing bnb . Where your piece didn’t reach all the way to the go of the gable and you had the horizontal z strip . Do you just paint over that? I don’t like all the horizontal trim and wanted to bondo that seam, but reading that’s not a good idea
Aside from nails, can you use screws? and if so, would it be bugle head screws such as Backer-On or regular galvanized screws (pre-drill before using screws)?
hey matt, are you using any adhesive under mid bands, battens, or trim? ive found a bead of quid nails with a 2” 15ga stainless through composite or pvc batts and trim when possible to be holding up quite well and we are on the coast of SC and we have some crazy build codes on anything east of I95. thumbs up on the 24” zontal line. learn sumpm new everyday….lol, hope that never stops!
Can you fasten hardie boards without using battens….I am looking for a stucco kind of look. If yes…how do you hide the nails to fasten the board. Thanks.
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Great video an incredibly informative as per usual. Thanks for sharing and we are excited to help you on your journey of getting you license in Oregon.
What part of Oregon are you moving to?
took me two hours to find somebody that Actually knows what they are talking about. thank you! subscribed.
Cheers.
Lot of DIY Masters on YT..
@@MattBangsWood I’m a handyman. 60% of my work load is repairing DIY projects after they fail. I love TH-cam soo much!
The 24" explanation just blew my mind. This is genius. Smart design. Smart implementation. Love it.
I install James Hardie siding for a living up in Canada. For board and batten we always strap out the walls with 1x4 straps so that condensation doesn’t build up between the sheets and the wall. We use colour matched James Hardie battens so that they match the sheet colour perfectly and use colour match aluminum for all the flashings.
When you do your layout for battens I’ve heard that you have to nail though the studs but many times on gables studs are not centered in the peak so what is more important the looks or to nails in the studs even if you know that batten are not gonna look good and it also happen with windows
@@maynorgantenbein4510 there should be osb sheeting so that you can put your battens where you need. No need to nail into studs. Or if you have to nail into studs you can run strapping horizontally
What does strap out the walls mean?
@@4me2poop0nUthey are talking about a rain screen or an air gap behind the siding so that it can stay dry.
@@maynorgantenbein4510Did you find an answer to your question? I am wondering the same thing and am considering centering the framing on the gable walls so that studs, strapping, and battens all align and are centered on the peak.
Another well explained on every detail that is needed and should be noted. As a Certified Home Inspector I was happy to see your explanation between the siding nail and a finishing nail. As there are a lot of times you won't see nail head sizes due to the over lay. One thing I see a lot is that builder don't switch between the nail guns and I find after looking closely a ton of finishing nail heads. All ask, well "what's the problem with that, besides a lazy builder not changing to the proper sliding nail gun and nail head size." Answer is simple, as I said before If installed correctly you shouldnt find many head nail exposed in the first place. But the biggest reason why you are to use a sliding nail with a head is to keep the wind from slamming against the outside structure and lifting the James Hardie or LP siding w and ripping it off the wall. As Matt said the ring shanks they're pretty tough to pull out at that with a big diameter head keeps it in place rather using finishing nail the wind would be able to just pull the sliding right off that tiny nail head.
I’ve found out that a dewalt nibbler does a great job cutting the hardie board. There’s literally minimum to no extreme dust and the cuts are very clean. You just have to look at your cut line & make sure that the sides of the nibbler is on it. Do a little practice on a scrap piece and I think you’ll enjoy using it, instead of using a saw with a hardie-blade.
BEST install vid (& advice, tips, techniques) period! Way to go!
Awesome, so helpful for a dyi'er, all i needed to know in this video, you explain everything so well, thank you!
I'm planning on GCing my personal house build and was hoping to do the B&B myself. You always put out top notch (informative) content. Really appreciate it.
Nicely done. The best concise instructions and tips I've seen re this subject. Thank you.
Thanks Matt. I'm looking into using this siding for a project I'm working on. Thank you for the helpful information.
Thank you for a very informative video. We have very old vinyl siding and live in the high desert of Nevada, where the wind and sun take it's toll. We are also rural, so we are considering having our contractor friend come help us do this. Thank you again!
Preparing to have my siding done on my new construction home and wanted to know more about the process. This video was so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing.
Best Hardie board video I've seen. Great job, thanks.
thanks for a great explanation and instruction on installation. I will be trying this later this year on my garage
Shouldn’t you gap the panel a 1/4” above the Z-flashing to avoid capillary action?
He said he wasn't concerned about moisture there, but yeah, you're supposed to. Some installers caulk that gap and make it tight like Matt. Not correct per mfg., but they want a seamless look. This is also the reason that board and batten is still installed with 1x12x16' boards because they want it seamless from top to bottom.
This is the most helpful video I've found on this topic. Thanks.
I need 12 things to know .... maybe more! Thanks Matt always love catching up with your vids
Wow, you're an amazing instructor. And I just saw saw in the comments you do work in the Oregon area, very cool. I'm from Oregon. I'll be watching all your board and batten videos in the days to come. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks Matt, that was SUPER informative. Going to be installing EXACTLY what you just explained in a few weeks on my dream workshop project and now I am confident I will do a superlative job.
LONG TIME! I can't wait for the Oregon series of builds to come!!! I would love to move to Oregon/Washington in the north west... I am in Phoenix and the older I get (37) the more I want to start to get away from the heat and the hussle and bussle. Turn into a snow bird and come down to a winter home and summer home up north....
Heard that. 106 is some bullshit
@@johnyeary6695 106 is a nice cool day, lol. but the monsoon hit hard this year thankfully and cooled down the the low/mid 100's, just brings a shyt ton of humidity too... better then last year where we broke records of most days of 115+ in a summer and hit 120+ multiple times.
@@MikeHarris1984 yeah its just 106 today .🤣 where abouts you at?
@@johnyeary6695 north Peoria (by lake pleasent) out in the open desert 🏜️ so away from the heat island of Phoenix metro where I grew up in and the open desert air is so much nicer and cooler.
Got you lined up for work if you need it. I’m working with a contractor whose building 143 houses in snowflake. It’s been 1 month and we’re on our third house
You can also use the electric scissor that’s made to cut the James Hardie boards and I think we can use that for most of the cuts
Question, You built this super bomber envelope using zipsystems 👍. You liquid flashed for air tightness and water intrusion 👍. Used concrete products for longevity👍. Wheres the air gap for your rain screen?
Hurry up getting Oregon license, cuz soon it'll be difficult finding new crew members there. They won't learn math in high school anymore 😊 Keep the good job. Guys like you are our hope for the future of this country🇺🇸
A Wise man once told me you are only as good as the flashing you install. You gotta think like water 🤘
My go to guy for any questions I might have concerning construction 💯💯 love the videos
Hi great video I’m about to use this same material it do a ship lap design for a old mobile home I’m restoring to have a modern tiny house look . Very helpful information! When you look up hardy board it’s misleading so this video was very helpful to me ! I instantly subscribed thank you
Thanks I may never hang a piece again but I live good solid information to help make my decisions. Thanks again Matt
You should have some furring strips behind those panels to give some breathing to the siding. Also it makes the paint last a lot longer!
I really appreciate you spreading this knowledge ❤
Great video man all around! Just started in construction doing siding in bend Oregon and that was super helpful info to sum up B and B
great video, illustrations take time...thanks for putting in the effort
Huge thanks to Upstrye for working with me as I get licensed in OR.. Surprisingly, there is a ton of differences in CA to OR licensing.
If you're interested in getting licensed for yourself, or just want resources to gain knowledge in the industry.. upstryve.com/
Is Oregon like Texas where they don’t have a generals license?
@@ALRob288 They do, but there is much different licenses for regular residential to commercial. Where as California, I can build smaller commercial with the same license, along with Multi Family.
@@MattBangsWood really that is so interesting why are you going for your Oregon anyway?
@@ALRob288 Cheaper living, good colleges are nearby (within states) for both my girls to go to if they choose to.
California taxes are eating me up.
@@MattBangsWood dude I know the feeling the wife and I are prego with our first one right now. Just know that Oregon is far liberal than california if that doesn’t bother you. I was actually born in Oregon and live in big bear now
I just love this style! :) Would love to have it on my house. I think I will do it whenever I need to change the siding!
Thank you for the advice on Z bar flashing.
Thanks Matt! These are the exactly things I wanted to see! Awesome informative video! Keep’em coming! BIG Thums up!
Awesome work Matt Like always.
I'm gonna have to visit you in Oregon and buy you and your crew some beer
The one bummer about board and Batton and this particular method is that the trim pieces on top of doors and windows don’t get flashed, which is a common place for water to sit. The only solution really is to trim the windows and doors first, than flash the trim and then cut your panels to butt onto the outside of the trim, which is a hard cut to get looking nice. Any other suggestions?
Excellent, informative video. Thank you.
Very helpful video as always. Thanks Matt!
This JH product is durable and reliable. In the desert southwest on most spec houses the siding is basically a pressed textured cardboard that when it does rain on occasion gets wet swells and then can't keep it painted fast enough- finally a contractor friend told me about JH, put it up, painted with high quality paint elastomeric, decade down and it hasn't ever come close to having any water issues or any other issues. Yes the product is messy dusty but worth the effort in every way!
Hey Matt do trim everything last, like over all the sheets. Corners, belly band , bottom starter band , trim around doors windows etc. I’m using 5/4 trim idk if i need to trim first then install 4x8 sheets thanks
Great videos Matt , they’re very helpful . 2 questions. Do the painters usually caulk both sides of the batten before painting ?
Do you notch out the bottom of the belly band a bit to slide the panels up or just Butt up and caulk the line
We Love what you do! Thank you for sharing and teaching us!
POV installing hardie in 106* coming soon.
sooooo excited!!! Thanks Matt
Empathetic of that matt ! Stay hydrated.💪👍
thank u matt thats very good video.. keep it up brother
Matt, great video! Very informative! Do all the batts have to land on studs or is centering for esthetics most important? Thanks again.
What finish nail was that. Great video as alway. Watching you has helped me build my 12x16 shop/shed.
Great tips man! Thanks for putting this together for us!
🇺🇸👊🇺🇸
Great video again, extremely helpful. Where are you located?
Question, if batten is placed on top of the Z flashing on say a 17 ft high wall, how do you prevent water dripping down the flashing from finding its way behind the boards and battens at the 4 foot joints. Would you use a good quality caulk? Also when rain water is driven by the wind, its logical that water will get behind the batten and hence board at the joints., how do you prevent that? Video is very informative, thank you. Art
Control line. F-ing brilliant!
Good video what I do I mark every sheet before installing that way I can nail my sheets under the 1x2
Thanks for posting this video
Very helpful
Have you ever installed hardie siding directly to a concrete block wall? I would be interested to see that process.
I will run James Hardie horizontal planks and I want my gable to be vertical plank. The trim piece that goes in between, does it need a z bar flashing above it or below it?
To install sheets would you first wrap the home with a house wrap? And then 1 inch solid foam sheets before installing siding?
Man, you are a life saver!
I live in Southeast Louisiana and I was thinking about doing board and batten siding on the exterior of my home. What are your suggestions for protecting it from rotting? Especially with the rain and heat that we get. Will paint protect it from that?
Good content and very good explanation
Can you show how it looks when it's a 100% done ?
I would like to see how the doors, windows and and the bottom looks like when is all done.
Thanks for sharing your skills!!
Great video! What is the orange red product under the board and batten? And is it installed over plywood siding?
Great damn video! Saved me lots of heartache!
We need to get you to 1M subs.
Thanks Matt,
Great point on Flashing.
What do you think of just using finish nails with nail head depth flush, for fastening all panels ? Instead of large nail head ring shank.
your feedback greatly appreciated.
Don’t use finish nailer shooting clipped headed nails for the hardi board,use galvanized ring shank with the bigger heads…helps hold panels from expansion/contraction and ring shanks don’t wiggle out of the framing
If you aren't using Hardie boards for your battens, what type of wood are you using?
DeWalt has a fiberboard shear gun that practically eliminates the dust
If you are already using the LP SmartSide boards for the battens and window trims, have you considered using the LP SmartSide panel siding instead of the fiber cement panels? Because you are right, it is nasty stuff to work with until it is up on the wall...
I build with smartside, it performs much better and is a better product all around vs hardie in my opinion.
Hey Matt you do know that there is a very effective tool to cut hardie board without dust!! It works like a metal snip. I would only use it if I had a lot of it to install. I think makita makes it.
Shear snips... very useful for long cuts and cross cuts. Not good for notching and tight cuts.
GREAT INFO, SOLID VIDEO. Vinny 🇺🇸
Hi Matt, great video....I just have a question for you. I'm considering putting this up and just wanted to know a couple of things. 1) Is it necessary to caulk each one of the battings after install? 2) Can I use wood firing strips as opposed to the James Hardie ones, or where can I get the ones you use? Thanx, Donna
Hey Donna!
1) No, you don't need to, we just prefer it as it gives it a cleaner look, better finish. It's not necessarily for waterproofing as we have ZIP sheathing and aren't worried about a bit of water.
2) You can! That's the joy of board and batten and originally where it came from, was wood siding. 1x12" boards, with small 1x4" covering the joints. You can absolutely use a 1x2 or 1x3 as a replacement to the James Hardie Battens. This building was done with AdvantagePLUS trim and battens, but the product has since been replaced as they had a major issue with their glues back in COVID days.. They're not supplied to us anymore.
Very informative, thank you.
Great video and fantastic information.
Thanks Matt, great video
THAAAANK YOUUUU FOR THIS VIDEO !!
Currently siding a house that should be pretty easy: most walls are 9 fit and the 2 gables are only 14 ft. However, our investor for the flip refused to put osb and tyvek onto the exterior after we tore off the old siding. Long story short, we have to find each study to mail the batting to. Horrible job, but the way I look at it is however bad this job is, the next one will be better. Doing the best we can but it’s infuriating both because of the difficulty, and the fact it’s come play unnecessary and we don’t have to do such a shabby job.
I’m not sure if you’re a Bruce Lee fan but he said “be like water”. Meaning to take any shape and flow easy.
Great vid. I have no flange, European style windows. They sit flush with the sheathing. You got any pointers on how to finish off the edge of the Hardie panel before I install the window trim?
What size Zbar above windows and what size above sections? 3/8", 5/8" or 1.25"
Great video my friend
Do not buy Hardie if u live in the north. The seasonal changes destroy it in 5 years. I’ve replaced so much hardie in Michigan, it’s insane
With what do you replace it
I had it in michigan on my last house for 20 years, no issues
@@caferoca weird since hardie wasnt out 20 years ago in Michigan
@ryansilagi3228 you're right it was only 10 to 15 years ago. We got the house 20 years ago but didn't do the siding/windows until later. The point remains the same though. It worked great on my home. We painted it and never touched it again since. The paint di fade though so we would have needed to paint it again.
Don’t buy Hardie if you’re going to use composite wood Batons. Why not just use wood siding? Rot rot rot
Nice a lot of good information 🤩
Can you still build a pier and beam foundation on the central coast? My dad’s house was built in 1959.
No, not anymore. Many remodels we do are forced to put in perimeter foundation now.
Hi, Thanks for the great content. For the finish nailer, what length nails do you recommend? Thanks for your time. Jessica
The couple times I have done hardie board and batten. We put the flashing over the window trim. Was a little bit more math but I think a better way
I enjoy your videos. I'm a owner/builder. Going to install Board & Batten. Do I need to consider framing so that the 4X8 hardi sheets break on studs in order for me to start my Bats on center of gable walls. Or in other words does the hardi sheets and bats need to be nailed through studs or just install the sheets in order to get my joints/bats where I want them an not worry about them falling on studs.
Hey Matt, I'm guessing so correct me if i'm wrong
Are you trying to hit studs when nailing the sheets or does it not matter?
Since you're focused on bat layout the studs may not match that layout.
Wouldnt it be better to put flashing over bottom of siding before putting channel over . And then flash the channel before putting top piece of siding over that ?
I thought the Zip panels were designed to repel water. I noticed that in the demo of the Z flashing that the water appeared to soak into the Zip panel.
Matt, building a house and also doing bnb . Where your piece didn’t reach all the way to the go of the gable and you had the horizontal z strip . Do you just paint over that? I don’t like all the horizontal trim and wanted to bondo that seam, but reading that’s not a good idea
Don't bondo it, just leave it. You can also cover it with a piece of trim like a bellyband..
How did you learn all this carpentry ? Did you grow up working and watching people?
Great video. Thanks!
Aside from nails, can you use screws? and if so, would it be bugle head screws such as Backer-On or regular galvanized screws (pre-drill before using screws)?
So what's the standard overhang? I've seen people do 1&1/2 inch 1&1/4, and now I'm seeing you do 1 inch overhang. I'm still learning.
Top of Openings should be trimmed first with 5/4 then flashing then panels. 4/4 trim to finish sides and bottom of Openings.
hello matt. your video is cool and I learnt some tips. Are boards and battens in fashion?
Nicely done!!
hey matt, are you using any adhesive under mid bands, battens, or trim? ive found a bead of quid nails with a 2” 15ga stainless through composite or pvc batts and trim when possible to be holding up quite well and we are on the coast of SC and we have some crazy build codes on anything east of I95. thumbs up on the 24” zontal line. learn sumpm new everyday….lol, hope that never stops!
Very good info! Thanks.
Can you fasten hardie boards without using battens….I am looking for a stucco kind of look. If yes…how do you hide the nails to fasten the board.
Thanks.