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Easylap Panel Application Guide
The official James Hardie application guide for tiling over EasyLap panel, a fibre cement base sheet used as the substrate for an external tiled wall on a residential building. It covers framing and stud spacing, screw fixing, waterproofing, tile weight limits, corner and junction details, and the product warranty. Read it on this page or download the PDF.
What this covers
- Framing & Stud Spacing
- Screw Fixing & Spacing
- Waterproofing System
- Tile Weight Limits & Support Angles
- Corner & Junction Details
- Control Joints
Key things to remember
The essentials from this guide, at a glance.
- Maximum tile weight is 50kg/m2, with a maximum wall height of 6m and a wind classification up to N3/C1.
- Panels are installed vertically at maximum 450mm stud centres using screw fixing only.
- Fasteners run at maximum 150mm centres along the stud, 18mm from vertical sheet edges and 50mm from corners.
- A full third party waterproofing system of primer and membrane must be applied within 3 months of installation before tiling.
- Vertical control joints are required every 6m and must carry through to the external tiles.
- Panel sizes are 2440x1200x8.5mm, 3000x1200x8.5mm and 3000x900x8.5mm, and EasyLap carries a 10 year product warranty.
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This is the official James Hardie Easylap Panel Application Guide. Read it on this page or download the PDF. For the most current version, please confirm with James Hardie. Allmat supplies the Easylap Panel range across Adelaide and South Australia. See sizes and add it to a quote.