How To Cut Hardie Lap Siding

In fact you could use a utility knife or a carbide tipped scoring equipment in order to spot the line.

How to cut hardie lap siding.

Hardieplank lap siding with colorplus technology is shipped with a protective laminate slip sheet which should be left in place during cutting and fastening to reduce marring and scratching. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears. The sheet should be removed immediately after each plank is installed. The easiest method to cut the hardie board is that you spot the surface and break the sheet along the marked line.

To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket.