Building and Construction - cement board question

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cement board question

bill allemann

2006-08-21, 1:25 pm

I need to build a small outdoor partition between two buildings with a 36"
gate and just a few feet of privacy type (solid) fence.
I was thinking of making it out of cement board (panels and trims) so that I
could paint it to match the buildings. I am assuming there would be no
warpage with outdoor moisture.
Would cement board creep under load, like where the hinges are mounted?
Thanks,
Bill

Nehmo Sergheyev

2006-08-21, 8:25 pm

If "cement board" means Hardie board, you can make a fence from it as
long as you have a framework to support the board. Hardie doesn't have
much structural strength.
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bill allemann wrote:
> I need to build a small outdoor partition between two buildings with a 36"
> gate and just a few feet of privacy type (solid) fence.
> I was thinking of making it out of cement board (panels and trims) so that I
> could paint it to match the buildings. I am assuming there would be no
> warpage with outdoor moisture.
> Would cement board creep under load, like where the hinges are mounted?

Jonny

2006-08-21, 9:25 pm

"bill allemann" <custom4173@sbcglobal.netINVALID> wrote in message
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>I need to build a small outdoor partition between two buildings with a 36"
>gate and just a few feet of privacy type (solid) fence.
> I was thinking of making it out of cement board (panels and trims) so that
> I could paint it to match the buildings. I am assuming there would be no
> warpage with outdoor moisture.
> Would cement board creep under load, like where the hinges are mounted?
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
The non-weather side needs to kept dry. Clearance from the soil is also a
problem in such a project.
As stated by another reply, such siding has no structural strength. You
might use plywood, then the siding over it.
See the jameshardie website for more details.
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Jonny

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