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Linea™ Weatherboard

The deep shadow lines of Linea Weatherboard capture the essence of traditional New Zealand home design. Linea Weatherboard provides design versatility for both the modern and contemporary home.

Manufactured using James Hardies CLD^® technology makes Linea Weatherboard a durable, low maintenance product. This durability makes Linea Weatherboard perfect in harsh climates and costal locations. You can paint it any colour of spectrum, even black!

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Application/Purpose

A cladding for use in commercial and residential applications.

Linea™ Weatherboard is a 16mm thick, pre-primed bevel back fibre cement weatherboard and is classified as lightweight wall cladding suitable for residential and light commercial construction using timber framed external walls.

Benefits/Advantages

Available in three widths – 135, 150 and 180mm
Pre-primed, beveled back weatherboard
Tongue and groove ends provide eliminate the need for back soakers
Durability allows Linea Weatherboard to be painted dark colours
Extended paint warranty available with selected paint manufacturers
Resistant to damage from moisture and rotting
Up to a 90 minute fire rated system can be achieved (see the James Hardie Fire and Acoustic manual for full details)
25 year product warranty
BRANZ appraised
CLD^® Trim and CLD^® Fascia also available

Composition

The basic composition of Linea Weatherboard is Portland cement, ground sand, cellulose fibre and water.

James Hardie New Zealand is an ISO 9001(2000) Telarc certified manufacturer. Linea Weatherboard and CLD Trim are manufactured to meet the requirements of AS/NZS 2908.2: 2000 ‘Cellulose-Cement Products’, Linea Weatherboard has a classification of type A Category 3 in accordance with this Standard. Linea Weatherboard is a reduced density cellulose cement formulation incorporating James Hardie patented CLD^® (Ceramic Low Density) technology.

Technical Properties

Length: 4200mm *
Width 135 – 150mm
Thickness 16mm
End details tongue and groove
Effective cover 105 – 150mm
No. of planks/meter height (approx.) 9.5 – 6.7
Mass kg/lineal m (approx at EMC) 2.62 – 3.57kg
Mass kg/m2 (approx at EMC) 26.93 – 23.92 kg
Weight/pack (60 units pack) 660 – 899

* Length is 4200mm plus 5mm for the tongue and grove making overall length 4205mm. The effective thickness of finished Linea Weatherboard on the wall at the lap is approximately 33 to 35mm.

For comprehensive data table, click on the “product specification” link and scroll to table 6 on page 9.

Installation and Maintenance Summary

As a guide, it is recommended that basic normal maintenance tasks shall include but not be limited to:

Washing down exterior surfaces every 6-12 months**
Re-applying exterior protective finishes*
Maintaining the exterior envelope and connections including joints, penetrations, flashings and sealants.
Cleaning out gutters, blocked pipes and overflows as required.
Pruning back vegetation close to or touching the building.
The clearances between the bottom edge of Linea Weatherboard and the finished/unfinished ground must always be maintained.

*Refer to your paint manufacturer for washing down and recoating requirements related to paint performance.
**Do not use a water blaster to wash down the cladding.