Carry fiber cement siding on its edge rather than flat.
Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding installation manual.
When cutting large pieces support it at the ends and near the cut.
Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding was aquired by plycem usa a wholly owned subsidiary of elementia of mexico and is now sold under the brand allura.
Also referred to as casing.
Fiber cement siding warranty information.
Manual 5 do don t 7 cutting xxuse appropriate personal protective equipment ppe.
Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding installation manual 3 keyway a recess or groove in a manufactured shake or shingle siding panel.
Xxwhen using a circular saw or mechanical shears cut allura fiber cement siding face down.
Certainteed fiber cement siding installation guides contain similar admonitions.
Xxcut fiber cement outdoors when possible.
If saturated let it dry before installation.
The project s general contractor ldf construction inc of houston supplied the labor to install about 5 500 square feet of weatherboards cedar lap fiber cement siding in colormax mahogany stain finish as well as certainteed fiber cement trimboards and soffit.
Lineal molding of various widths used to trim door and window openings at the jambs.
5b certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding best practices for effective job site management certainteed corporation retrieved 4 15 13 original source.
Xxwhen using a chop saw cut the siding face up.
Cutting for best results cut fiber cement siding face down with a circular power saw with a diamond blade.
Xxuse a polycrystalline diamond tipped fiber cement blade for circular miter and table saws.
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Xxrefer to page 18 for details.
Saturated fiber cement siding must not be installed.
Provides important advice for building owners troubled by gaps that appear in fiber cement exterior siding after the product has been installed and in service for some time.
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