How To Cut Holes In Hardie Siding

Setting up your cutting station correctly is just as important as selecting the right tools.

How to cut holes in hardie siding.

Then this is the video for you because it will show you how to cut a 4 1 8 hole in hardie plank or wood by picking the right hole saw which in this case is the eab exchange a blade 4 1 8. How to drill holes through cement fiber siding. Allow the marking for the. The best thing to do is to cut out the siding square and mount a 7 1 4 x 7 1 4 square of hardie trim to the wall cut the hole in that and mount your dryer vent to a flat surface and caulk the siding to the edges of the hardie trim.

You draw the outline of the hole in the board by a pencil compass. The board will have the broken circle around the board and the board will crack along the holes. Cutting station best practices. Then you get the diameter of inches in a drill and the series of a bore that near the spaced holes and the outline.

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. James hardie has collaborated with a number of installers to identify easy setups that are effective affordable and will help you meet osha s compliance standards. Place the carbide drill bit in the drill. To use shears youd have to lossen the suroundings to get in there more pita then its worth.

Equip a power drill with a. Mark the siding where you want to drill the hole. How to drill through hardieplank siding step 1. Siding already on wall cutting into installed hardi fiber cement get a mask do some cleanup diamond blade on a grinder bip bip done.