In that case your choices are accoya and western red cedar.
Water table board siding.
For my board and batten project i used a skirt board a k a.
Unlike other skirt boards the azek universal skirt board works well with fiber cement.
Attach the trim boards and flat tabs around the opening as shown in figures 8 7 and 8 8.
This struck me as being wrong and i wonder if maybe i m not right.
Place a flat tab at the end of each trim board and one tab every 16 in oc.
A two piece skirt board with a two sided trim board in reversible traditional smooth and frontier woodgrain finish designed to assist with water management and material transitions.
Corner boards and water table all are 5 4 and corners were run down to have their bottoms flush to bottom of water table with water table flushing to corner boards.
Figure 8 10 terminate ends of the band board into trim or.
2 1x8 primetrim miratec or azek applied over 1 4 or 3 8 thick treated rippings from a 2x so 1 1 2 wide to bring the thickness of the water table even with the 5 4 corner boards.
Using a table saw rip 1 1 2 inches off the top of a clapboard for a starter strip.
Installation is quick and easy.
4 exposure wood claps.
The water table should extend about an inch over the foundation and be protected by a metal drip cap tucked under the housewrap or building paper.
If your siding is stained you probably want the water table to be natural wood too.
Job has a water table board wood drip cap over and corner boards.
A flashing is required over the trim and flat tabs.
Prop its thickest edge 1 8 inch above the water table.
3 azek or similar drip cap set on top of the water table.
1 ice water shield over the sheathing where the water table will be.
Trim the opening prior to the installation of the siding figure 8 7.
For the replacement water table the combined thickness of the board and the batten means the material has to be 1 inches thick which limits your options.
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.
Band board water table at the base of my siding.
Water table flashing many traditional homes have a wide board called the water table that runs around the house along the foundation and supports the first piece of siding.
Secure it to every other stud with one 7d nail.