Hiding Metal Siding Joints

This metal spline laps over the siding course below so any water that penetrates the joint gets channeled out.

Hiding metal siding joints. The ends of the boards must be primed to seal against water. An alternative method installing metal splines helps prevents water intrusion by draining water away quickly. There are only a few of these joints but i would like to finish the job. On my house the there is metal siding on the bottom 42 inches.

Joint covers are primed on the outside for easy painting and coated on the inside with an epoxy backer to inhibit. Use a keyhole or reciprocating saw with a fine tooth blade to remove enough material from one of the pieces of lap siding. Remove any sawdust dirt or debris from the gap to prep it for finishing. Joint covers are primed on the outside for easy painting and coated on the inside with an epoxy backer to.

This way they are hidden from view when looking at the house from the front. Create a proper 3 16 space at minimum between the two pieces of siding. I just installed about 50 of them. The joint covers protect the butt joint where two siding planks meet and provide an expansion joint to help prevent siding buckling.

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. A wraparound lower lip hooks the siding and requires one nail to hold it in place. There is a metal j channel and then siding.