Fibre cement is easy to cut using a circular saw with a dust reducing fibre cement saw blade such as Hardie™ Blade. Sheets and boards less than 9mm thick can be scored and snapped using a score and snap knife. Typically installed by carpenters, fibre cement is easy to build with and cuts cleanly. ![]() When installed and maintained as set out in the installation guide current at the time of installation. Compressed Fibre Cement (CFC) is more heavy duty and is typically used beneath tiles, as substrate flooring, in bathrooms and verandas.įibre cement by James Hardie is durable because it’s and resistant to fire (and deemed non-combustible), resistant to rot, and resistant to damage from moisture and termites. Fibre cement is probably the best materials for eaves and soffits (outdoor ceilings) because it’s lightweight and resistant to damage form moisture which may be the result of a roof leak. Where is fibre cement used in building construction and how does it work? Fibre cement cladding is used on the external walls of homes and building facades. The frame is constructed first, then the roof installed, the windows and doors installed and then exterior cladding to get the building to lock-up stage. These different styles can be an alternative to brick veneer and be used singularly or in combination to achieve classic or modern home designs.Īround three quarters of Australian homes are built with timber frames. ![]() The Hardie™ external cladding range by James Hardie offers a variety of textured or grooved cladding panels shiplap cladding boards or overlapping weatherboards. When architects talk about designing with lightweight materials they’re referring the opportunity to design interesting shapes and overhangs due to the absence of heavyweight materials like bricks and stone. The considerable weight of the bricks also needs to sit on a specially designed slab edge whereas Hardie™ cladding is simply affixed to the houses frame providing bracing and enabling bold designs and articulation. ![]() Brick veneer, by comparison, adds a significant 160mm to wall thickness (110mm brick width plus 50mm cavity width) meaning all external wall frames have to be brought inwards on the floorplan and that takes up valuable floor space. Matrix™ Cladding, on the other hand, which uses the Cavity Construction method of installation, adds 27mm to the wall thickness. Cladding with Hardie™ Flex Sheets adds just 4.5mm to the timber frame. Demand for fibre cement cladding continues to grow in Australia as it provides design flexibility and takes up less floor space than brick cladding.
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