How to clad a garden office in Hardie VL cement fibre board

Im going to try give you as much variation of jobs between now and xmas.
We are finishing off the Hardie V L in sail cloth on this 6mtr build.
We get ours from Brick Services in Newcastle and they will ship it to you at a good price.
We are using the Paslode coil nailer to fit and are using the 35mm ring cur nails in it.
We are still waiting on the metal for the rear of the build to finish, but should be com plate this week.

[@malcelwell7209]

I just think the work you and the team do Is second to none Liam 👌

[@stevenogden845]

Heard you mentioned on Magic radio last week. The presenter was talking about building your own garden rooms and he likes watching a guy called Liam from up north on KZbin. 🤣. Keep up the good work guys

[@thegardenroomguru]

Really? 👀🤣🤣

[@stevenogden845]

@@thegardenroomguru definitely referring to you and team Liam 😁

[@matthewkabat4633]

Hello Liam and the team it’s good to see use again on KZbin

[@johnnyg1700]

Thank you for sharing this info Liam. You've inspired me to fit this VL cladding to my garden room I'm building. Looks fantastic! 👍👍👍👍

[@leesmall7693]

Fantastic attention to detail , it looks great guys 👍

[@GMWindowsDoorsLtd]

Cool video, I've just installed the plank and got some VL coming up, KZbin suggested this video Subscribed

[@TOOLKiTMag]

Thanks for the tip, Liam - now that is a beautifully done job 😍 keep up the good work!

[@jonathanbuzzard1376]

The best way I have found to deal with dust is a pressure bottle, the flexible spray nozzles from CNC machines (they are like £10 on ebay/amazon). The fine spray keeps the dust down to almost nothing, the water cools the blade and they last *much* longer. There is no electrical risk with a battery-powered angle grinder and unlike blowing the dust onto the neighbours is not actually illegal.

[@azzhatmax8537]

Looks fantastic. I will be 💯 % getting in touch soon once we get our new house.

[@scottross7250]

Well done Liam nice video as always been watching your videos for years always nice to see a new upload great work as always have a restful evening

[@Dodgy1]

Liam on fire again, love it Brother, Tons of variety coming out.. Keep er lit Squire

[@AndrewKenmare]

Looks fab Liam 👍

[@nyqer6636]

Another brilliant informative video.

[@Cablesmith]

Quite like the look of that stuff 👌🏼

[@ade7163]

Excellent, I quite like that! 👍

[@mikebriercliffe7340]

What brilliant videos you make! Btw Cedral’s advice for fitting a board below a window is to not fix the last-but-one board until you’ve cut the last one to size - this gives you the tolerance you need to get round the problem with the t&g.

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Yay! First up! My room is clad with Cedral, a very similar product. I thought the dedicated blade was an essential purchase and I highly recommend it. The shocker was the cumulative cost of the fittings, not the boards themselves. Things like colour match corner trims, the colour matched screws and the stainless vent trims etc. There are "no name" copies of the Cedral trims out there that are worth searching out. They may well be compatible with Hardie and are considerably cheaper. I'm 5 years down the line with mine and I can't tell which are the branded ones and which aren't. One big difference between Hardie and Cedral is the corner trims. I have to say that the Cedral corner trims are much fiddlier to fit but result in a neater more "integrated" finish.

[@thegardenroomguru]

1st 🥇 😉

[@cornwallkid100]

Brilliant I love the colour 😁😁😁

[@j444nsy4]

Good vids mate new subscriber to the channel. I’ve cut this stuff before. I used a festool plunge saw with a concrete type blade with extraction. No dust and cuts it easy. Just a thought… Keep it up great work

[@CulturalArchitect]

The legends have returned 🙌

[@thegardenroomguru]

🤣👍🏼

[@djburland]

Good to see

[@dannym670]

Cutting out around window cills the grinder is a good way to cut it as its neat, but by far the best way to cut it for 90 degree cuts is to use the guillotine, not the standard type guillotine but the type where it cuts through the whole width of the board at once. I've modified mine so it cuts angled cuts also for gable ends, 100% dust free, no battery, mounted it onto a swivel base so it clips onto my dewalt leg stand, works a treat

[@plumbobmillionaire6246]

I use this product a lot. I run a cement fibre blade in my 7.1/4 circular saw. Not sure if you can get them in the uk though. You can get a vacuum switch so the vacuum kicks in when the saw is on and it runs for ten seconds once you stop the saw, it’s nasty stuff. Great channel.

[@trevordarby467]

Think the cladding looks great and the colour its arealy fiddly job around windows but great job as always great to watch

[@mattw8963]

U need the dust extractor attachment for the angle grinder. I have the makita one and it’s brilliant!

[@martynlegg1042]

Great vid, very helpful seeing it used in reality! Is there meant to be a ventilated gap over J trim detail below the window cill that gives a continuous air gap?

[@johno8341]

👌🏻

[@frankieunique5381]

Hi Liam, have you ever used a scribe and Edge of carpenter's square to cut it? I did my entire build cutting the VL boards that way and it worked perfectly. I found the blades did not work for me. Hardie also recommend this method because it has zero dust. I highly recommend it I also used a brand new 50mm chisel (sharp) to make the sloped cuts for the sides for the sloped roof and it worked perfectly

[@benjarvis2424]

Are those trims able to be mitred in with tin snips? Everything looking fantastic boys! Love your videos hope to start my workshop garden room one day 😅

[@Lukeerpbfb]

Hi, Brought a buildpack from yourselfs a couple of months ago & im wanting the cladding on it, just wordering if you could let me know on how much I would need for a 5x3ft thanks Luke brilliant videos by the way

[@Brian18741]

Do you silicone between the window trim and window?

[@aslo4812]

Why is there studs on the studs leaving a gap behind the paper and siding?

[@jakegrannell2321]

Have you, or anyone, had any trouble with the tongue and grove being tight on the vl plank and it won’t sit properly because of the tolerance between the tongue and the batten?

[@thegardenroomguru]

Yes mate, its a bugger, cut an off cut of Hardie, take off the top lip, then use the off cut, sit it on the piece you are trying to fit, and hammer it down. Some times you need to prize the roofing battens offa bit also

[@paulstevenson8979]

Angle grinder dust guard with a dust extractor

[@enoz.j3506]

No DPM on the wood battons,like the similar Cedrol boards require,this stops water rotting the wood,thought you had to do that?

[@drewbyscoobywho]

Another fantastic in depth video! We're in the process of doing an extension with this as our intended cladding. Our windows are unfortunate delayed, do tou think I could install the cladding before the doors and windows? Cheers.

[@thegardenroomguru]

I’d say yes if it was cedar mate, but the Hardie is very unforgiving. You need to be mm perfect

[@kenrie20022]

Can U use it on wall fence with concrete blocks? I don't want to render with cement.

[@keithbrueton5435]

Great video guys! How does the price using Hardie compare to wood or block build? I'm guessing the weight is less compared to block or wood so wouldn't need a full concrete base? Cheers, Keith

[@mylesgoward5954]

Would anyone be able to tell me how mych my roof would need to over hand with fitting this cladding? I know battens are usually 25mm thickness. But whats the overal witdth with the battens and clad how much does it stick out.

[@plummetplum]

What is the size of the battens ? Thx

[@michaelwaite4367]

Do you do a silicone seal where the cladding meets the soffit? Or do you leave it for airflow? Cheers

[@thegardenroomguru]

Just leave it mate

[@michaelwaite4367]

Thanks 👍

[@shervinmokthari1251]

How much did you charge for this job mate? I'm in the north east if your open for work

[@truckdriver131]

Did you get your leaking camper sliding window sorted??? Having same issue 😢

[@thegardenroomguru]

Not had a chance to try yet mate, will give it a go this weekend

[@markveganism5003]

Can you screw the Hardy board instead of nail it ?

[@thegardenroomguru]

Yes mate

[@vernonpeterson4021]

I have cement board shears that I use. Who wants the dust? Plus a second person? You might give the shears a try.

[@thegardenroomguru]

Can’t use them on VL

[@vernonpeterson4021]

@@thegardenroomguru I have not used the lap style, so I understand what you mean. However, I wonder if you took a piece of the opposite side and started your cut from a squared edge, then the edge would not break. Just a thought. You may be completely correct and there are no possible ways other than what you are doing. I hung up my apron after 38 years and now just watch you guys work here on youtube.

[@peterleishman431]

Hold the board up much more accurate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@Bob-Mann]

Can you speak RP English. Also known as Queen’s English? Pronounce your T’s and R’s please. ❤ your channel, great knowledge..

[@Pompey701]

Shouldn't it be vented under the window!

[@thegardenroomguru]

Shouldn’t what? And what’s with the exclamation mark 🤷‍♂️

[@user-lo8nm2rs8w]

Talks too much!

[@thegardenroomguru]

How else you going to learn doofus ?it’s not a silent movie

[@DlStreamnet]

What kind of brick wall is that customers house? Such tight gaps!

[@thegardenroomguru]

A proper house, Edwardian or Victorian era

[@harryduthie7438]

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