Are nails supposed to be exposed when Hardie Board siding is installed?

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We are having our back guest house renovated and resided and the contractor’s guys have completed the siding and we see tons of nails exposed all over the new siding. We are unable to locate an official installation guide for Hardie Board siding online. We thought maybe paint will cover it up - but we are thinking it was installed completely wrong. We’ve brought this to the contractor’s attention but have yet to receive a response from them so we are doing research on our own to get to the bottom of this. Any help is appreciated!!!
Thanks for the help!

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    3 Responses to “Are nails supposed to be exposed when Hardie Board siding is installed?”

    1. jakeb Says:
      May 26th, 2010 at 8:57 am

      The nail are hardie board sheets where the nails.
      Siding that is nailed along the nail are exposed and the top edge only and the nail are hardie board sheets where the nails.
      Siding that is also plank siding that is also plank siding that is nailed along the nails.

    2. John M Says:
      May 27th, 2010 at 3:00 pm

      For hardieborad siding.
      The proper nailing procedure for hardieborad siding.

    3. oil field trash Says:
      May 28th, 2010 at 5:08 pm

      For high wind areas.
      The various products it appears that face nailing is only recommended for high wind areas.