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Fibre cement cladding is a very heavy product and requires two people to carry the uncut sheets. Thin fibre cement cladding is fragile before installation and must be handled carefully; it is prone to chipping and breakage if improperly handled.

Once the product is cut it may again require two people to install – one to hold the sheet flush against studwork and the other to nail the product in place.

Cutting fibre cement cladding sheeting usually requires a mechanised saw or metal hand shears and sheets can be cut to size in three ways:

• Thinner sheets can be scored with a heavy duty cutting blade and snapped
• Purpose made “fibro cutter” (an Australian term)
• Thicker and denser sheets require cutting by a mechanical saw