Cement Board Siding Cutting Tools

Siding gauge for 7 16 lp fully adjustable solosider 1 pair.

Cement board siding cutting tools.

When installing fiber cement siding always leave a gap at the ends of each length of siding. Malco 1 1 4 inch overlap 5 16in thickness. Shears are available as a dedicated tool or as an attachment for a drill driver. Above the lap siding.

Under 29 cfr 1926 1153 c iii osha provides a specific safe harbor practice for cutting for cutting fiber cement boards using a handheld power saw with blade diameter of 8 inches or less 1. 12 7 mm fiber cement siding or backer board. Ez shear siding cutter with blade for hardie plank vinyl siding fiber cement siding and trim 3 9 out of 5 stars 31 449 72 449. Cut the frieze board to length photo 3.

I really like the makita 5057kb 7 1 4 inch circular saw with dust collector. Turboshear backer board shear drill attachment. Solosider siding tools for 5 16 fiber cement siding fully adjustable siding gauges. Fiberboard cement siding is highly abrasive.

Similar to the way drywall is cut it is possible to score the cement board and snap it along that scoreline. Pactool aluminum gecko gauge hardie board siding gauges. Bullet tools 220 20 in. Use saw equipped with commercially available dust collection system.

At home centers you can buy diamond blades made specifically for cutting fiber cement. Even a carbide tooth blade will last for only part of the day. Pactool gecko gauge siding gauges for 7 16 inch lp siding products. This circular saw was built specifically for cutting fiber cement 5 16 siding.

Another great tool for cutting fiber cement siding is using a circular saw with a good dust collector. 1 16 of over 1 000 results for cement board cutting tool pactool ss724 snapper shear pro fiber cement cutting shear works with any 18 volt cordless drill cuts and hardiebacker with minimal dust makes straight right angle curved and circle cuts. General tools instruments gecko gauge fiber cement siding gauges. Now they ll sit about 1 8 in.

Durock is simply a brand of cement board. Apply caulk to the joint before and after installing the siding. These blades cut quickly and create less dust. Specialized for cutting 1 2 in.

For tasks performed outdoors only. Cut with score and snap the simplest way to cut concrete wallboard or cement backer board is not to use power tools at all. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power shears.