Hiding Metal Siding Joints

There is a metal j channel and then siding.

Hiding metal siding joints.

A wraparound lower lip hooks the siding and requires one nail to hold it in place. The ends of the boards must be primed to seal against water. 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 inhibit.

An alternative method installing metal splines helps prevents water intrusion by draining water away quickly. Slide a piece of metal sheeting behind the butt joint. This metal spline laps over the siding course below so any water that penetrates the joint gets channeled out. On my house the there is metal siding on the bottom 42 inches.

This way they are hidden from view when looking at the house from the front. Use a keyhole or reciprocating saw with a fine tooth blade to remove enough material from one of the pieces of lap siding. Joint covers are primed on the outside for easy painting and coated on the inside with an epoxy backer to. The joint covers protect the butt joint where two siding planks meet and provide an expansion joint to help prevent siding buckling.

Create a proper 3 16 space at minimum between the two pieces of siding. I just installed about 50 of them. Remove any sawdust dirt or debris from the gap to prep it for finishing. There are only a few of these joints but i would like to finish the job.