Installing A Siding Water Table

But before we slap up some hardie cement siding we have to get the water table trim on.

Installing a siding water table.

Siding and trim that extends down to a roof dormers second floors etc and decks requires a minimum of a 2 inch gap to avoid wicking. And be capped on top with either a preformed metal drip cap or a custom flashing installed under the sheathing wrap. Trim such as water table or skirt boards must be a minimum of 6 inches above the grade. This is a traditional trim detail at the bottom of the building and acts as a skirt board band to separate the siding from the foundation.

How to build traditional water table trim with cellular pvc trim boards exterior siding details may 2020 article about re creating water table trim on an old house using synthetic lumber. Cut a slit in the sheathing wrap along the entire length of the water table and slip the upper leg of the flashing under the wrap see illustration. Install water table boards all around the house install a 1x6 or wider water table with its bottom edge 2 inches below the sill plate.