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General
Product
Information
Working
Safely
Tools for
Cutting and
Fastening
General
Installation
Requirements
General
Fastener
Requirements
Finishing and
Maintenance
HardieTrim
®
Boards/Battens
HardieWrap
®
Weather Barrier
HardieSoffit
®
Panels
HardiePlank
®
Lap Siding
HardieShingle
®
Siding
HardiePanel
®
Vertical Siding
ESR-1844 &
2290 Report
Appendix/
Glossary
In addition to the power tools listed above, certain hand tools are necessary for the
installation of James Hardie
®
siding and trim products.
These include:
• 25-ft. contractors tape measure
• Torpedo level
• Pencil or pen
• Smooth-faced hammer
• Speed square
• 4-ft. or longer level
NV65AH
NT65A2 NV45AB2(S)
NV75AG
DC616KA
†
P275C
ET&F 510
610 ET&F
110 ET&F HN120ST4100/
ST4200
TIP: If hand nailing, use a smooth faced hammer to avoid
marking the product. Waffle-headed hammers should not be
used when hand nailing James Hardie siding and trim products.
Pneumatic nail guns can be used to attach James Hardie products to wood, steel or masonry substrates. Finish nail
guns can be used for HardieTrim
®
board only. Refer to the product specific installation instructions for fastener choices.
Below are examples of commonly used nail guns.
Hitachi (www.hitachipowertools.com)*
(NT65A2) 2
1
/2 in. 16 guage Finish Nailer
(NV65AH) 2
1
/2 in. Siding Nailer
(NV45AB2(S)) 1 ¾ in. Coil Roofing Nailer
(NV75AG) 3 in. Coil Nailer
Dewalt (www.dewalt.com)*
(D51257K) 1-1/4 in. - 2-1/2 in. 16 Gauge
Straight Finish Nailer Kit
ET&F Fastening Systems (www.etf-fastening.com)*
(500) Nailer to Steel Studs
(510) Nailer to Steel Studs
(610) Nailer to Steel Studs
(110) Finish Nailer to Steel Studs
Duo-Fast (www.duo-fast.com)*
(P275C) Siding Coil Nailer
Porter Cable (www.deltaportercable.com)*
(COIL250) 2
1
/2 in. Coil Nailer
NAIL & PIN GUNS
USEFUL HAND TOOLS
Aerosmith (www.AerosmithFastening.com)
(ST4100/ST4200) Nailer to Steel Studs
(HN120) Nailer to Masonry
Requires special high pressure air compressor
model number AKHL1050E
Tools for Cutting and Fastening Fiber-Cement Products (continued)
