How easy is the installation?

Cedral Weatherboard is simple to install and can be worked with in the same way as wood.

Here we take a look at how easy it is to install:-

STEP 1

  

Fix vertical timber battens to the building. These should be at least 50mm wide and spaced at a maximum of 600mm. Once this has been done, install a 30x10mm tilting allowing at least 150mm between the bottom edge and ground level for the installation of the first board. 

STEP 2

  

Our Cedral Weatherboard is available in 3600mm lengths, 190mm wide and 10mm thick and can easily be cut with a saw on site or with a guillotine.

STEP 3

  

Nail or screw the weatherboard horizontally to the vertical timber battens. Ensure that the spacing between boards is equal and that they are parallel. Pre-drilling is only required if screws or nails are placed within 50mm of the end of the board.

   

STEP 4

  

A minimum of 20mm from the edge must be allowed for screws and nail placings. The bottom edge of the first course should overlap the bottom edge of the tilting fillet by at least 3mm. Overlap successive courses by 30mm.

Try to fix each weatherboard to at least three battens, if fixing to two battens reduce the width between each batten to 400mm.

STEP 5

  

Job done. When used as an external cladding, Cedral Weatherboard from Marley Eternit, looks as good as timber but requires very little maintenance as well as offering excellent impact resistance. It has Class 0 fire performance and is immune to attack by pests and insects.