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Where to Buy
  • Cook Islands
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  • French Polynesia
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  • New Caledonia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa & American Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
  • Wallis et Futuna
Boards
  • SHERA Plain Flat Sheet
  • SHERA Deco Wall Boards
  • SHERA Ceiling Boards
Planks
  • SHERA Plank Intro
  • SHERA Plank Installation
  • SHERA Square Edge Plank
  • SHERA Splendid Plank
  • Splendid Plank De'line
  • SHERA 25mm Decking
SHERA Accessories
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  • Home
  • Where to Buy
    • Cook Islands
    • Fiji
    • French Polynesia
    • Guam & Micronesia
    • New Caledonia
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Samoa & American Samoa
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu
    • Wallis et Futuna
  • Boards
    • SHERA Plain Flat Sheet
    • SHERA Deco Wall Boards
    • SHERA Ceiling Boards
  • Planks
    • SHERA Plank Intro
    • SHERA Plank Installation
    • SHERA Square Edge Plank
    • SHERA Splendid Plank
    • Splendid Plank De'line
    • SHERA 25mm Decking
  • SHERA Accessories

  • Home
  • Where to Buy
    • Cook Islands
    • Fiji
    • French Polynesia
    • Guam & Micronesia
    • New Caledonia
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Samoa & American Samoa
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu
    • Wallis et Futuna
  • Boards
    • SHERA Plain Flat Sheet
    • SHERA Deco Wall Boards
    • SHERA Ceiling Boards
  • Planks
    • SHERA Plank Intro
    • SHERA Plank Installation
    • SHERA Square Edge Plank
    • SHERA Splendid Plank
    • Splendid Plank De'line
    • SHERA 25mm Decking
  • SHERA Accessories

SHERA PLANK INSTALLATION

Square Edge, Overlap Style

Shiplap Style

SQUARE EDGE INSTALLATION
SHIPLAP INSTALLATION

FRAMING AND FIXING OF SQUARE CUT PLANKS

Fixing:

Fasteners must be located more than 12 mm from plank edges and 20 mm from plank ends. When installing in an overlapping plank cladding style, plank installation must be started at the bottom of the frame. The subsequent row of planks should overlap previous row by at least 25 mm.

Planks can be fastened with both nails or screws. It can be nailed directly to timber supports with round wire nails. When using metal screws, the size and length of the screw will be dependent on the thickness of the plank and the gauge of framing. Pre-drilling the plank is a must unless self-embedding, self-drilling head screws such as SHERA FIX-W32G8 are preferred.

Tools

No special tools are required. The product can be used with normal nails, fastened by normal or self-drilling screws and cut by electric power saw with diamond blade.

Fasteners must be located more than 12 mm from plank edges and 20 mm from plank ends. When installing in an overlapping plank cladding style, plank installation must be started at the bottom of the frame. The subsequent row of planks should overlap previous row by at least 25 mm.

Framing:

SHERA Plank can be fixed to both timber frames (minimum size 1.5 x 3 inch) or steel frames (thickness between 0.55 and 1.6 mm). Framing must be selected to provide sufficient strength to support the SHERA Plank siding.

WEATHERBOARD ACCESSORIES

Soaker Jointer

Internal Corner Soaker

Galv Stud Clip

External Corner Soaker

FRAMING AND FIXING OF SHIPLAP PLANKS

Framing:

SHERA Shiplap Plank can be fixed to both timber frames (minimum size 1.5 x 3 inch) or steel frames (thickness between 0.55 and 1.6 mm). 

 

Framing must be selected to provide sufficient strength to support the SHERA Splendid Plank siding.

Fixing:

SHERA Planks can be fastened with nails or screws. It can be nailed directly to timber supports with round wire nails. When using metal screws, the size and length of the screw will be dependent on thickness of the Plank and the gauge of framing.  

 Pre-drilling the board is a must unless self-embedding, self-drilling head screws such as SHERA FIX-W32G8 are used. 

Tools:

No special tools are required. The product can be used with normal nails, fastened by normal or self-drilling screws and cut by electric power saw with diamond blade.

Fasteners must be located at more than 12 mm from plank edges and 20 mm from plank ends. 


SHERA Plank installation must be started at the bottom of the frame. 


Ship-lapping widths for each profile are different, see Installation manual for effective cover of each profile.

Downloads

SHERA External Siding - English (pdf)

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Square edge plankshiplap plank

WHY USE FIBRE CEMENT PRODUCTS

 Fibre Cement products are highly resistant to termite attack 

Class 1 Fire Resistant product

Fibre Cement board will not absorb water

High durability against impact

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