My house is leaking. My house is _always_ leaking - I'm thinking of
giving the varied leaks their own weblog.
This time it's collapsed fascia boards. I hate UPVC, so I'm about to
replace them with some "Viroc" from Avon Plywood. This appears to be a
cement matrix with wood fibres in it - a sort of concrete MDF. I'm
told it's waterproof - we shall see. I think it's the same stuff as
"Aquapanel", which I've previously used as a backer for wet tiling.
Now I need to cut it to size. I guess I should use a rough blade for
this, not my favourite, but just how damaging is the dust ? Should I
run it through the cabinet saw at all ? Is it OK, so long as I clean
up afterwards ?
Any advice on painting it afterwards, for outdoor use? Thoughts on
suitable primers ?
Thanks for any comments. Lets hope I get it installed before the
forecast monsoon hits 8-(
> Now I need to cut it to size. I guess I should use a rough blade for
> this, not my favourite, but just how damaging is the dust ? Should I
> run it through the cabinet saw at all ? Is it OK, so long as I clean
> up afterwards ?
I wouldn't slide the stuff across a nice shiny saw table. If you're going to
be cutting a fair bit of this stuff, use a skilsaw and buy a blade for fiber
cement board or a segmented diamond blade. You can get either one for less
than $30.
Andy Dingley wrote in message
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>My house is leaking. My house is _always_ leaking - I'm thinking of
>giving the varied leaks their own weblog.
>
>This time it's collapsed fascia boards. I hate UPVC, so I'm about to
>replace them with some "Viroc" from Avon Plywood. This appears to be a
>cement matrix with wood fibres in it - a sort of concrete MDF. I'm
>told it's waterproof - we shall see. I think it's the same stuff as
>"Aquapanel", which I've previously used as a backer for wet tiling.
>
>Now I need to cut it to size. I guess I should use a rough blade for
>this, not my favourite, but just how damaging is the dust ? Should I
>run it through the cabinet saw at all ? Is it OK, so long as I clean
>up afterwards ?
>
>Any advice on painting it afterwards, for outdoor use? Thoughts on
>suitable primers ?
>
>
>Thanks for any comments. Lets hope I get it installed before the
>forecast monsoon hits 8-(
If it's the same as Aquapanel, I wouldn't fancy running it through a saw.
It's basically resin bonded cement, and would probably blunt the blade and
cover the surrounding area in a cloud.
I'm developing respect for cement as I get older since I always seem to feel
rough after snorting it all day