Hiding Metal Siding Joints

Joint covers are primed on the outside for easy painting and coated on the inside with an epoxy backer to inhibit.

Hiding metal siding joints.

This metal spline laps over the siding course below so any water that penetrates the joint gets channeled out. I just installed about 50 of them. The ends of the boards must be primed to seal against water. Install the siding along the sides of the house so the exposed ends of the panels face toward the back of the house.

Remove any sawdust dirt or debris from the gap to prep it for finishing. Slide a piece of metal sheeting behind the butt joint. A wraparound lower lip hooks the siding and requires one nail to hold it in place. I can t figure out how to flash the bottom joints.

There is a metal j channel and then siding. The joint covers protect the butt joint where two siding planks meet and provide an expansion joint to help prevent siding buckling. A wraparound lower lip hooks the siding and requires one nail to hold it in place. Joint covers are primed on the outside for easy painting and coated on the inside with an epoxy backer to.

Use a keyhole or reciprocating saw with a fine tooth blade to remove enough material from one of the pieces of lap siding. This way they are hidden from view when looking at the house from the front. An alternative method installing metal splines helps prevents water intrusion by draining water away quickly. Create a proper 3 16 space at minimum between the two pieces of siding.