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HardiePanel Compressed Sheet Installation Guide
The official James Hardie installation guide for HardiePanel compressed sheet, a strong, moisture-resistant fibre cement flooring substrate and an excellent base for ceramic tiles in wet and dry areas. It covers design loads, timber and steel framing, fixing, epoxy edge jointing, tiling, control joints and mortar beds. Read it on this page or download the PDF.
What this covers
- Design Loads & Thickness
- Timber & Steel Framing
- Fixing Requirements
- Epoxy Edge Jointing
- Tiling & Mortar Beds
- Control Joints
Key things to remember
The essentials from this guide, at a glance.
- Sheets come in 2400x1200mm (15, 18 and 24mm) and 3000x1200mm (15 and 18mm).
- Space joists at a maximum 450mm centres for 15mm sheets and a maximum 600mm centres for 18mm and 24mm sheets.
- Joists and trimmers must be at least 45mm wide to allow correct fixing.
- Fix at a maximum 450mm along joists, at least 12mm in from sheet edges and 50mm from corners.
- Sheet edges are butted with a 0.5mm to 1mm gap and joined using Megapoxy P1, Ardex RA 88 or Dunlop Builders Bond two-part epoxy.
- Provide a 5mm wide control joint through both sheeting and tiles at no more than 5m spacing.
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Need HardiePanel Compressed Sheet for the job in this guide?
HardiePanel Compressed Sheet is available to order from Allmat for builders and trade across Adelaide and South Australia, on one order with the framing, fixings and sealants the guide calls for.
Sizes and profiles are on the HardiePanel Compressed Sheet page.