smartside panels

[pjboy]

Greetings, was thinking of using lp smartside panels on garage ,i have horizontal girts and 7/16 osb up, manufacture says 16, 24, oc ,do you guys think i could use panels with what i got?maybe nail **** out of it, screws ? any thoughts welcome and thanks.

 

[jannan]

I have Smartside panels on my pole barn with no osb under it (just nailed to the girts). Just nail it to the girts with galv siding nails. Don't nail to osb where there are no girts, those nails will more than likely back out, and no need to nail the **** out of it, just 16-24 in spacing.

 

[Falcon67]

I used SmartSide on the old shop. That was in 1997 and it still working for the new owners. Holds psint well. I hung it on 24" OC studes with no backer. Used SmartSide as trim on the new shop. The window trim on the back is still in the SmartSide prime, forgot to paint it 5 years ago.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67564&highlight=1997

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I used SmartSide on my small shed, no problems yet. I screwed it to the studs with some good exterior screws. If I were to nail it, I'd probably use exterior siding nails.

 

[rburke65]

I used LP smart siding on my interior of my insulated shop. Screwed right to the studs...16" on center. Mine were 4'x10' panel and screwed every 24" on the 10' length.

 

[Falcon67]

Do not "nail the **** out of it". The instructions are pretty specific about nail set. Break the surface and not treat the nail set can induce problems over time.

http://lpcorp.com/resources/product...anel-siding-application-instructions-english/

 

[George in Rancho Cordova]

Nailing is also affected by whether the siding serves as shear panels. Had to get a building permit to replace old siding as it is "structural".