Hello.
I intend to buy a summer house with fiber cement as the façade. Right now, there's only a simple metal roof over the entrance door, but I want to build a period-appropriate porch.
I plan to keep the fiber cement but paint it in a shade I decide on after purchase. But the big question is, how do I attach the battens/posts to the wall to be able to make the porch roof?
If you pre-drill and tighten the screws and pull the batten against the panels, they'll likely crack since they overlap each other... or am I way off??
Thanks for the answer//Ola
I intend to buy a summer house with fiber cement as the façade. Right now, there's only a simple metal roof over the entrance door, but I want to build a period-appropriate porch.
I plan to keep the fiber cement but paint it in a shade I decide on after purchase. But the big question is, how do I attach the battens/posts to the wall to be able to make the porch roof?
If you pre-drill and tighten the screws and pull the batten against the panels, they'll likely crack since they overlap each other... or am I way off??
Thanks for the answer//Ola
First and foremost, DO NOT PAINT the tiles; as they are today, they breathe and will remain trouble-free for at least another 50 years. The roof you want to make, there is currently a smaller format that hangs on brackets. A porch usually is larger and requires external posts, so you can place the posts along the outer wall and anchor them with several long screws through the eternit.
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Yes, 4 posts, the 2 against the wall can be attached straight through the panels (there is likely an air gap of about 5 cm behind) and then a solid wood wall, the screws should be driven with some caution so that no panel cracks. It is possible to drill with carbide drills. It's a bit trickier to connect the roof to the wall so that rain doesn't get in between. An angled plate 200X200, any color, can be glued to the panels and the glue seals the joints, e.g., silicone for 100 C, it can get quite warm if the sun is shining there. It is a bit difficult to attach a plate with screws, hence the glue.
Thank you so much!!!!!