House Siding Belly Band

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.
House siding belly band. Fascia and dormers and belly bands. Creating a belly band sometimes referred to as a mid section trim is easy using the make room molding polyline edit tool. Custom quarried stone was used on the base of the home and new siding applied above a belly band for a touch of charm and elegance. Beauty boards are most often paired with horizontal lap siding traditional hardieplank.
Click the select objectsbutton then click just outside of an exterior wall to select the exterior room of the structure. Time to do a quick sample for the inspectors of the belly band. Let s go over some of the common parts of a house you might encounter during remodeling. 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.
Hear more from hardie customers superior durability. Belly bands are an excellent way to boost the aesthetics and curb appeal of your house siding. 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. Below is an example of a traditional style house exterior.
Benson images and designer s edge kitchen and bath grander entrance to ura lane house webuser 379582628. Belly bands also referred to as beauty boards are a decorative trim piece that stretches horizontally across a home s facade. We invented fiber cement and remain committed to continually raising the bar for the rest of the industry. It seems to me that you have seriously reduced the sheer value of the siding by detaching it from sill plate.
Revitalizing a southern california stucco home with artisan v groove siding by james. For decades james hardie has made the most beautiful durable fiber cement. The new barrel vaulted porch and the landscape design with it s curving walkway now invite you in. This old house duration.
Maintain your siding keep it painted and paint the bottom edges. Creating a belly band automatically. Have no fear opal s here to help. Jennifer j owns a 102 year old house whose siding had been heavily damaged by temperate extremes and aging.
Your belly band does not create a continuous shear panel. Three over sized bedrooms are complimented by large closets and the flex space provides a perfect spot for that home office playroom or dining room a breakfast area and raised bar all provide spaces for those family. There are many different styles of homes which may or may not contain the labeled parts. When the exterior room is selected its name appears on the left side of the status bar and the exterior of the structure is highlighted.