Drilling Into Hardboard Siding

This type of siding was extremely popular from the 1980 s to mid 1990 s as a low cost alternative to other existing house sidings.

Drilling into hardboard siding.

Composite hardboard siding it is pre primed and composed of recycled fibers to look like solid wood without knots checks cracks or surface variations. First we should go back and look at what happened to the original hardboard siding masonite. Tru wood 192 in. A hand drill is preferred to a battery powered drill because the quantity of fibres that can become airborne is significantly reduced if a hand drill.

Masonite is a hardboard made from wooden fibers. The process that converts wooden fiber into masonite was patented by william h. During the manufacturing process the materials are bound together using heat and pressure. The wooden fibers are steam cooked and pressure molded to form the hardboard masonite.

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. Thd sku 127087. Installing a surface mounted item such as a mailbox or running a new pipe or line into an existing home usually requires drilling through the siding. He was a protégé and friend of thomas edison.

The drilling of asbestos cement sheeting can release asbestos fibres into the atmosphere so precautions must be taken to protect the drill operator and other persons from exposure to these fibres. Otherwise the board siding may snap during drilling. In 1994 pressboard siding gained national. Hardboard siding referred to interchangeably as pressboard siding is a synthetically constructed home siding product that is made from a mixture of wood fibers glues and resins.

Pressboard siding also called synthetic wood siding or hardboard not to be confused with hardieplank siding is mainly comprised of wood fibers flakes or chips that are held together by glues and resins. Use both of your hand to move the hardboard so that the blade of the saw can cut into the drawn line. The siding is fire resistant providing a high level of protection for a home. Turn on the table saw.

The problems with hardboard siding. Hardieplank is available as ready to paint or with a color layer. Adjust the hardboard so that the blade of the circular saw points towards the line that you have drawn on the hardboard for cutting. Although the siding does not require drilling pilot holes you may need to run wire or cable through the siding necessitating drilling a hole.

Hardboard lap siding is also the easiest to install on homes that still have older style masonite or clapboard siding that need small repairs. Move in a slow and steady speed. How to drill into siding.