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Instructions for Applicators

Loading & Handling Instructions

DOs &

Do not drag the Boards against the stack while loading or unloading.


Lift the Boards and place it down carefully. DOs


Do not stand, sit or place weights on the Boards.


Do not drag the Boards off the stack.


Boards must be lifted off the stack. DOs


Don't hold the Board from the opposite ends.


Don't carry the Board over your head.


The right way to carry the Board. DOs


Storage

DOs

Don't store Boards horizontally or vertically.

Storage

Boards must be placed one over the other slowly. DOs

Storage

Floor surface level

Boards must be stacked on level surface over a Pallet. DOs

Storage

Don't expose the Boards to sun and rain.

Storage

DOs

Keep Boards covered off the ground on a clean, flat and level surface that is protected from direct exposure to weather conditions.

Storage

Before you begin,

Dust Mask Helmet Hand Gloves

Goggles

Always use Safety Equipment

Belt Shoes

Cutting

DOs

Cut Fibre Cement Boards in open ventilated space. When using a circular saw, cut Hicem Fibre Cement Boards smooth side down.

Cutting

Recommended Cutting Equipment

Do not use Wood-cutting Blade.

Cutting Blade Diamond-cutting Disc Blade or Hack Saw

Cutting

Screw fixing

Must be non-corrosive and designed for use with Fibre Cement Boards.

Screw type is determined by application and / or wall design.

Screwing

DONT's Avoid nailing

Screwing

When screwing, the Board should be 25 mm from all corners and 15 mm from all sides of the Board.

Screwing

Fibre Cement Boards should be fastened to studs or solid framing 600 mm between centers.

In some instances, there may not be a stud or framing available to fasten into - such as, along a rake, inside or outside corners, or at a window or door-opening. In such instances, the Fibre Cement Board must be fastened to a structural-rated sheathing.

Fastening

DOs

Recommended Tools & Screws

Screwing

Always use self drilling and self tapping Phillips head screws to fix the Boards.

Size: 3.9 mm dia. length 25, 38 or 50 mm.

Insulation

Insulation

Use Infill material after fixing one side of the board.

Infill material (Mineral wool / Rock wool / Glass wool / Ceramic wool) is to be placed in the cavity of the partition. Density and dimension to be decided, based on requirement.

Use connector clips for staging the Infill Material.

Insulation

Provide servicing conduits, if necessary

Provide membrane (vertical / horizontal) bracing for additional support for hang-loads (Air Conditioners, TVs, Wash Basins, etc.)

Jointing & Finishing (Square / Taper-edge)

Fill the paste mixture initially into the 3-4 mm gap.

Jointing & Finishing to be done over

the installed screws.

1st coat - apply the mixture 75 mm wide.

Fix the fibre mesh tape (48 mm wide).

Allow it to dry for a day.

2nd coat apply the mixture 150 mm wide.

Allow it to dry for 12 hours.

Apply final coat 225 mm wide.

Jointing & Finishing

layer of jointing compound along the seam.

Apply HILUX Drywall Tape along the joints.

Apply a second layer of jointing compound.

smooth final layer of jointing compound.

Finishing

Fold the fibre mesh tape in the middle, to get two parts of 24 mm each.

Align the folded edge along the corner flash so that the two boards are equally covered.

CORNER JOINTS

(Internal & External)

48 mm tape

All cut-outs (service linings) to be done before the jointing application.

Jointing & Finishing

Jointing & Finishing Recommended Materials

Ramco Hilux Jointing Compound

Finishing

Jointing Compound

Sealing

Sealing

Apply Jointing Compound 3-4 mm

in between two Boards.

Over that apply cement-based primer

on surface.

Use appropriate jointing putty on the

primer.

3-4 mm

Never butt two Boards.

Sealing

S

Recommended Materials

Sealing

Sealant Base or PU sealant

Sealan

t Base

Sealan

t Base

PU

sealan

t

Finishing

Allow Jointing compound to dry completely and use 120 grit sandpaper to smoothen the wall surface

Finishing

Painting

Cement primer to be applied on entire surface before putty / painting

CEILING SEAMLESS FINISH

CEILING SEAMLESS FINISH Channel and Accessories

Self Drilling Screw with Underhead Cutter

Perimeter Channel

Soffit Cleat Connecting Clip Metal Rawlplug Intermediate Channel

Ceiling Hanger Ceiling Section

CEILING BOARD FIXING

Ceiling Angle

Ceiling Section

Screws

Hilux Board

Perimeter Channel

Intermediate Channel

Roof slab

JOINTING & FINISHING

Same procedure as partition

Accessories

GRID CEILING

Metal Rawlplug Soffit Cleat

- 3600mm

- 1200mm

- 600mm

Wall Angle

Level Clip with Wire

Level Clip

GRID CEILING FRAME WORK

Wall Angle

Wire Hanger

GRID CEILING LAYING OF BOARDS

Wall Angle

Tile

Wire Hanger

Adjustable Spring Clip

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