Belly Band Siding

Lap siding or clapboard is installed with 3 to 6 inch exposure and either terminates into corner boards at the outside corners or is mitered.

Belly band siding.

I had read up on the downside of this siding here in pacific nw. In the soffit specification dialog that displays. My house is slowly going up. Navigate to build trim 3d molding line then click and drag a line where the belly band should be.

But that appears to be asking a lot. The builder likes to use a metal flashing where the siding transitions to boral trim of course but i am curious about the details. Time to do a quick sample for the inspectors of the belly band. I am using 1 2 plywood as furring strips.

When the 3d molding line polyline is selected its name appears on the left side of the. Belly bands can be used both at the base of the building in lieu of the water table or at any other horizontal material change on the building. On the general panel make your desired size adjustments such as the width height and depth as well as where the soffit will be placed in relation. I just put a bid in in a home that has t1 11 siding.

In the back it is two stories and there will be a 12 belly band of boral trim at the floor level with hardi artisan siding above and below. Bottom of siding water damage from incorrect installation of. Sure enough there were same issues and you described. Using the select objects tool click to select the 3d molding line.

It is important to select a quality siding company to ensure that belly bands are properly installed both from an aesthetic and performance standpoint. Place a soffit on the exterior side of a wall that you d like to see a belly band or trim piece on. Beauty boards can be intricate and lead to a nuanced install. Maintain your siding keep it painted and paint the bottom edges.

January 11 2016 at 8 33 am reply. Incorporating belly bands is a very traditional and cost effective way to personalize your new home siding. If if somebody was going to install such a belly band it should have a bevel at the top i e it should be sloped at the top downward so that water which runs down the siding would more easily drop all the way to the ground. Time to do a quick sample for the inspectors of the belly band.