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Fiber cement is a composite material made of cement reinforced with cellulose fibers. Originally, asbestos was used as the reinforcing material but, due to safety concerns, that was replaced by cellulose in the 1980s. [1] Fiber cement board may come pre-painted or pre-stained or can be done so after its installation. [2]
James Hardie Industries plc is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products. Headquartered in Ireland, it is a dual-listed company, being listed on the Australian and New York Stock Exchanges.
Depending on the diameter of the log, cuts are made from 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (110 to 170 mm) deep along the full length of the log. Each time the log turns for the next cut, it is rotated 5 ⁄ 8 inch (16 mm) until it has turned 360°. This gives the radially sawn clapboard its taper and true vertical grain.
Wary of the children's fingerprints, he coated the door with a smudge-repellent lacquer (Benjamin Moore's Graphite, 1603) and clad the exterior with super-durable James Hardie fiber-cement siding ...
From 2000 to 2010 the company made a total of 20 divestures. [ 11 ] In May 2002 Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced an asset sale and debt reduction program designed to enhance its long-term competitiveness and financial flexibility.
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Thomas Baker Slick Jr. (May 6, 1916 – October 6, 1962) was a San Antonio, Texas-based inventor, businessman, adventurer, and heir to an oil business. Slick's father, Thomas Baker Slick Sr., a.k.a. "The King of the Wildcatters", had made a fortune during the Oklahoma oil boom of the 1910s.
Properties and/or districts are listed in most of Texas's 254 counties. The tables linked below are intended to provide a complete list of properties and districts listed in each county. The locations of National Register properties and districts with latitude and longitude data may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".