Installing A Siding Water Table

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Installing a siding water table.

And be capped on top with either a preformed metal drip cap or a custom flashing installed under the sheathing wrap. 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. Snap level chalk lines to help you keep the water table boards straight and attach them by driving two or three nails at each stud. 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.

The water table should overlap the foundation by about 1 in. But before we slap up some hardie cement siding we have to get the water table trim on. Since the weather has been decent i ve started the siding project.