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fibre cement board
Hi
Ive been asked to price for a 24′ sign at the top of a unit, without bringing ladders and all down just for a price i went and had a nosey with the customer, were the sign has to go it is cladded in what looks like 10mm thick fibre cement board, my question is is it ok to just drill into this material or do you need something like plasterboard fixings?
Thanks for any help, ive never worked with this stuff
John
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6 Replies
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You sore it doesn’t contain any form of asbestos John. Might be worth checking because if it does then there are all sorts of H&S issues to think about.
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John, you might find that this is Marley Eternit cladding, made from a type of concrete.
Any load attached needs to be light and well spread.
There is no give in the panels, they will just crack if stressed.
It’s similar to working with plasterboard.See here: http://www.marleyeternit.co.uk/products … lor&pid=18
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hi john ive worked with this tons of times, if you can see how its fixed up it should be mounted on whats essentialy a studded wall so you can fix right thru it into timber. as peter says its VERY brittle and i wouldnt consider fixing to it. hope this helps mate, craig
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cheers guys, ive never fixed to it before, i fully checked with the site manager and it is def. not asbestos!! i hope, there is an old panel way up high on it so i best get up there and have a jeff duke at it myself
Again thanks for the feedback guys
John
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I’ve fitted to this (& the corrugated type) before & have always use these bad boys:
No issues reported.
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Good call G, Cheers
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