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Technical Documents

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Material Safety Data Sheet

MSDS English | MSDS Spanish | MSDS French for:
HardieBacker® board, HardieSoffit® panels, HardiePanel® vertical siding, HardiePlank® lap siding, HardieTrim® boards and HardieShingle® siding.

MSDS for HardieWrap™ weather barrier

MSDS for HardieWrap™ flashing tape

MSDS for HardieWrap™ seam tape


Government Reports

Warnock Hersey Warnock Hersey Product Listings
  • Standards products are certified against
  • ASTM, ISO, EN, CAN/CGSB, CAN/ULC
  • 1-Hour Fire Resistive Rated Wall Assemblies

NER Report NER-405
ESR-2658 Report - Evaluation Subject: HardieWrap™ Weather Barrier
U.S. HUD Materials Release 1263d
City of New York Department of Buildings Report MEA 233-93-M
Texas Department of Insurance Product Evaluation EC-23
City of Los Angeles Research Report RR 24862
Division of the State Architect Acceptance Report PA-019
Ontario Canada Ruling 95-17-36-(12678-R)
U.S. HUD Materials Release 1268c
National Research Council Canada CCMC 12678-R
Miami-Dade County, Florida Notice of Acceptance 07-0418.04
California Office of the State Fire Marshall, Wildland Urban Interface Building Material Listing on James Hardie Building Products for use both on Exterior Walls and Under Eaves.
Technical Bulletin 07272007 - Sound Transmission Loss Test Results for Sound Transmission Class (STC) and Outside/Inside Transmission Class (OITC)

Internal Memorandums

JHBP Internal Memorandum dated 11/3/97 from John Mulder regarding FEMA Recognition
JHBP Internal Memorandum dated 11/26/97 from John Mulder regarding ARPE Recognition


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