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General
Product
Information
Working
Safely
Tools for
Cutting and
Fastening
General
Installation
Requirements
General
Fastener
Requirements
Finishing and
Maintenance
HardieTrim
®
Boards/Battens
HardieWrap
®
Weather Barrier
HardieSoffit
®
Panels
HardiePlank
®
Lap Siding
HardieShingle
®
Siding
HardiePanel
®
Vertical Siding
ESR-1844 &
2290 Report
Appendix/
Glossary
Jig saws equipped with a fiber-cement cutting
blade may be used to cut service openings,
curves, radii, scrollwork, and other irregular
shapes in James Hardie
®
products. Because
most jig saws are not equipped with dust
collection capabilities, these tools also should
only be used outdoors in well-ventilated areas
and for limited amounts of cutting.
DRILLING FIBER CEMENT
LAP GAUGES
When required to drill a hole in fiber cement products, a masonry bit
should be used. For larger holes, a carbide tipped hole saw can be
used. Due to the lack of dust collection, drills and hole saws should
only be used outdoors in well-ventilated areas and for limited amounts
of cutting. For best results, use a hole saw specifically designed for
fiber cement.
Several different methods exist to ensure proper spacing and overlap of fiber cement products. The slowest method
is to snap a chalk line with the proper spacing above each row of fiber cement as it is being installed. Break-away
clips can be used, but they add extra cost to the installation of the product. Standard lap gauges can be used if two
or more people are installing the product. Overlap and siding gauges allow one person to install siding by themselves.
The Siding Gauge leads all other alignment devices in ease of use, speed, and effectiveness. James Hardie
recommends the use of Siding Gauge when installing lap siding.
JIG SAWS
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