Installation Instructions

DON’TsDOs
1
BEFORE
YOU BEGIN
•
Use these ps as a guide, not as a replacement for the Allura
Fiber Cement Installaon Manual which can be downloaded at
www.allurausa.com under the Resources Tab in the Technical
secon. Review the manual in its enrety and all applicable building
codes prior to installaon.
• Wear appropriate safety equipment—dust mask or respirator, eye
protecon, hard hat, and cut-resistant gloves as appropriate.
• Allura currently produces 2 dierent Shake panel systems. To nd out which
installaon guide applies to your product, please call 1-844-625-5872.
• Do not install quesonable
product. Contact Allura
Consumer Service at
1-844-625-5872
• Mulshake must be installed to structural framing.
• Mulshake and individual shakes must be installed
over wall construcon with framing spaced no more
than 24" O.C. and a minimum of 7/16" OSB or
1/2" plywood sheathing.
• Siding must be applied over a water-resistant barrier
in accordance with local building code.
• Do not fasten ber cement
siding over non-structural
sheathing thicker than 1"
without re-establishing a
structural fastening surface.
SHEATHING
& WRAPS
3
STORAGE &
HANDLING
•
Keep siding covered, o the ground on a clean, at, and
level surface that is protected from direct
exposure to weather.
• Carry shake panel on
its narrow edge.
• Never install siding that is wet.
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MULTISHAKE | Basic Installaon Guide
For complete installaon instrucons, go to www.allurausa.com
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FASTENERS
•
We recommend using corrosion resistant, double
hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel nails.
• Do not use D-head nails,
staples, nishing nails and/or
construcon adhesives to
install ber cement siding.
Ring Shank
Siding Nail
Roong
Nail
Siding
Nail
Ribbed Wafer
Head Screw
CUTTING
•
Do not score and snap
ber cement.
• Do not cut ber cement
without proper venlaon.
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• Use appropriate personal protecve equipment (PPE). Refer to the
Fiber Cement Installaon Manual for details.
• Cut ber cement outdoors when possible.
• Use a polycrystalline diamond-pped ber cement blade for circular,
miter, and table saws.
• When using a circular saw or mechanical shears, cut ber cement
siding face down.
• When cung Allura Fiber Cement Mulshake with Allura ColorMax
®
nish, leave the protecve lm on the siding unl it is nailed to the
substrate, then remove before applying the next course.
Face down