Certainteed Weatherboards Fiber Cement Siding Installation Manual

Saturated fiber cement siding must not be installed.

Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding installation manual.

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. 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. If your property is located in canada and the fiber cement siding was installed between january 1 1999 and july 1 2016 visit www certainteedsettlement ca or call 1 866 482 5436. Fiber cement siding warranty information.

Lap where two siding panels join horizontally one over the other. Certainteed fiber cement siding installation guides contain similar admonitions. Xxcut fiber cement outdoors when possible. 5b certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding best practices for effective job site management certainteed corporation retrieved 4 15 13 original source.

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. Please print this document by clicking the print icon in the web viewer. Cutting for best results cut fiber cement siding face down with a circular power saw with a diamond blade. Carry fiber cement siding on its edge rather than flat.

When cutting large pieces support it at the ends and near the cut. Fiber cement siding or call 800 999 3654. Xxrefer to page 18 for details. Xxwhen using a circular saw or mechanical shears cut allura fiber cement siding face down.

Also referred to as casing. Xxwhen using a chop saw cut the siding face up. Lineal molding of various widths used to trim door and window openings at the jambs. If saturated let it dry before installation.

Manual 5 do don t 7 cutting xxuse appropriate personal protective equipment ppe. Xxuse a polycrystalline diamond tipped fiber cement blade for circular miter and table saws.