Install Drip Cap at Doors and Windows. Cut to width, plus one inch, drip cap pieces for the top edge of each door and window. ... Install Corners. Join corner trim pieces, ...

Some pro siders recommend using 2-¼-inch galvanized nails to build the corners and to install them. Fiber cement siding is extremely brittle, so don’t hand-nail or use a framing gun. 5.

Use 6d or 8d galvanized or stainless siding nails and install a single nail about 1-in. down from the top edge at each stud, no more than 16 in. apart. n Nail lengths should be chosen so they ...