How To Cut Holes In Fiber Cement Siding

Put on safety goggles whenever drilling sawing or nailing cement fiber siding.

How to cut holes in fiber cement siding.

Mark the position where the hole should be drilled. Fiber cement board lap siding repair guide. To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that. Just sharing some of the different methods i ve used for cutting hardieboard siding.

How to drill holes through cement fiber siding. Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth. How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips.

Drill a small hole using an electric drill and drill bit. This article describes repair procedures for cosmetic or functional siding issues that may arise such as loose siding wind damaged siding siding paint or coating failures and siding gaps especially gaps at fiber cement siding butt joints where lap siding is installed. Place the carbide drill bit in the drill. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power.

Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in. How to drill holes through cement fiber siding step 1. Place the siding on two 2 by 4s so that the mark is between the boards for support when the siding has not been installed.