Fibre cement is a composite material used in construction industry. You can use this cement to make roofs and external facades of homes and commercial buildings. It is known for its strength and durability.
This unique cement is made by reinforcing cellulose fibre, which increases its strength by many times. You can use this long-lasting construction material in making external cladding because of its role, performance and commercial value.
In general, this material is commonly available in sheets forms, which is used in areas that are exposed to heat, high moisture and severe frost. These sheets are gradually replacing asbestos sheets, mainly because of the drawbacks of asbestos. Fibre sheets are available as pre-painted or pre-stained. You can paint or stain these sheets even after installation.
Few advantages of fibre cement are:
- Resistant to termites: The composition of this material protects structures from termite attack. This property makes it best suitable for construction in areas that are known for termite attack. You are aware that termites make structures weak and in long run, they collapse or become useless.
- Rot resistance: Water or moisture cannot seep into buildings made from this material. In the absence of moisture the building does not rot and remain strong for long time, thus increasing the life of the building.
- Impact resistance: The strength of the material makes it capable to resist all impacts like earthquake or other natural disasters. This construction material is used to makes roofs in areas which face natural disasters more frequently.
- Fire proof: The chemical structure of this cement does not allow buildings made from this material to catch fire, so roofs and other structures made from this material are fire resistant.
