Drilling Into Cement Board Siding

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Drilling into cement board siding.

Drill a small hole using an electric drill and drill bit. It is a concrete product that is light flexible and has a woodlike finish. Nail up the frieze board by drilling 1 8 in. Therefore drilling through it requires proper tools and techniques.

Fit a cordless drill with a standard wood bit about 1 16 inch larger than the screw if you re drilling through vinyl or steel siding. Although the siding does not require drilling pilot holes you may need to run wire or cable through the siding necessitating drilling a hole. Mark the position where the hole should be drilled. Your nail length may vary from ours depending on the type of exterior sheathing used on your home.

If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs. Hardieplank is available as ready to paint or with a color layer. It can be cut and drilled just like wood. Put on safety goggles whenever drilling sawing or nailing cement fiber siding.

How to drill holes through cement fiber siding step 1. In this video i will show you how to drill into brick concrete and cement with a drill and also how to attach fix mount or anchor into a brick concrete or. Drive the nail heads flush to the siding not below the surface. While hardieplank siding offers durability it easily breaks.

Pilot holes and driving two galvanized box nails at each stud photo 4.