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What screw should I use for 4.5 mm Hardieflex cladding?

yana
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What screw should I use for 4.5 mm Hardieflex cladding?

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Hello , I want to use hardieflex cladding over the gauge steel frames of the fence as I highlight in red . I don’t know which screw I can use to drill into the steel ??? As I check in the Hardie flex that I can’t use self embedding hand screws in 4.5 mm thick sheet . Please, recommend me the screw that I can use . Thanks heap 

StevieB
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Re: what’s screw i should use for 4.5 mm hardieflex cladding ?

Thanks for reaching out with your question @yana.

 

Our resident D.I.Y. expert @EricL will be happy to help when he's back on the site tomorrow. Let me tag @Adam_W and @ProjectPete who may also be able to offer suggestions.

 

Stevie

 

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EricL
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Re: What screw should I use for 4.5 mm Hardieflex cladding?

Hello @yana

 

I suggest using Buildex 9 - 10 x 32mm Zinc Alloy 3 Star Head Fibre Cement Screws - 100 Pack. Buildex Fibre Cement Screws are designed for fixing fibre cement sheeting (6-12mm) to soft timber or light gauge steel studs. These are galvanized coated screws and are suitable for exterior use.

 

If you need more advice or information, please let us know.

 

Eric

 

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