How To Cut Hardibacker Siding

When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.

How to cut hardibacker siding.

Cutting hardie board cement board or backer board for the diyer duration. Alan cinqmars 10 726 views. The easiest method to cut the hardie board is that you spot the surface and break the sheet along the marked line. To cut this type of.

How to cut and install fiber cement siding this old house duration. Mark where you d like to cut the board. By lindsay frankel 6 10 2020 1. Place your hardiebacker cement board on the.

Unlike score and snap you ll need to use a surface. Score along your straight edge applying firm pressure as you go. Wait for the saw blade to warm up and come to full rpm before. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears.

Use the score and the snap tools. This old house 1 316 135 views. It is very durable and can withstand extreme weather conditions and insects. Lay your cement board out on a work table or between two saw horses.

How to cut hardiebacker 12mm cement board duration. This is the same way of cutting the drywall. In fact you could use a utility knife or a carbide tipped scoring equipment in order to spot the line. Hold the other end of the straightedge with your hand.

Place your hardiebacker cement board on a flat surface and mark your cuts with a straight edge. Like the score and snap method set a straightedge across your sheet. Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding. Set a straightedge such as a 4 foot level or perfectly straight board on the cut line.

If you re using our quarter inch board you can.