Cut Concrete Board Siding

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Cut concrete board siding.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to. You may need to trace over the line a few times to leave a mark that you can see well. Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles. Draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you want to cut the board.

Wait for the saw blade to warm up and come to full rpm before. Fiber cement siding accessories. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. It is a concrete product that is light flexible and has a woodlike finish.

When you want to have the holes in the surface from a tub faucet or toilet flange this is the time to cut the board with the holes. For pricing and availability. Cement fiber siding is a commonly used building material. Unlike score and snap you ll need to use a surface.

Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding. It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power. The advantage of using the circular saw is that you can cut more than one board at a time.

Like the score and snap method set a straightedge across your sheet. Make sure the line is straight and visible. James hardie 8 25 in x 144 in hz10 hardieplank cedarmill fiber cement lap siding. You draw the outline of the hole in the board by a pencil compass.

Use your eyeware and ear protection. Mark where you d like to cut the board. These are specialized to reduce the dust caused from cutting these planks. Use a specialized blade used with the saw such as mikita hardiblade or dewalts filber cement blade.

You have to make the cuts very slowly. Lay your cement board out on a work table or between two saw horses. To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that. With the cement board flat use a ruler to guide your pencil as you mark a line where you want to cut the board.

Unlike some of the original siding shingles that it replaces.