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Oblique Cladding Installation Guide
The official James Hardie installation guide for Hardie Oblique Cladding installed vertically, the 14mm fibre cement shiplap board with a slanted groove edge for residential walls over timber or steel frames. It covers the Hardie Structural Batten system, facade layout patterns, face and concealed fixing, corner and window details, and finishing. Read it on this page or download the PDF.
What this covers
- Structural batten & framing
- Facade layout patterns
- Face & concealed fixing
- Corner details
- Window & junction details
- Finishing & painting
Key things to remember
The essentials from this guide, at a glance.
- Oblique Cladding boards are 14mm thick shiplap, available in 200mm and 300mm widths and 3000mm or 4200mm lengths.
- Vertical installation must use the Hardie Structural Batten, a castellated 70x35x2700mm H3 treated timber batten that provides drainage, ventilation and vermin protection.
- For face fixing, maximum stud and batten spacing is 600mm through most wind classifications, tightening to 450mm or 400mm at N5/C3 and N6/C4.
- Install with a minimum 150mm clearance to the earth and a minimum 50mm clearance to roofs, decks, paths, steps and driveways.
- Use minimum class 3 fasteners, and class 4 fasteners within 1km of the coast or in corrosive environments.
- Paint within 3 months of fixing, or within 7 days if within 1km of a coastal area or corrosive environment.
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This is the official James Hardie Oblique Cladding Installation Guide. Read it on this page or download the PDF. For the most current version, please confirm with James Hardie. Allmat supplies the Oblique Cladding range across Adelaide and South Australia. See sizes and add it to a quote.