"cj" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
Hardiboard is pretty flexible, so you can put fasteners through it with
no problem. The special tool sold to cut the stuff is really just powered
scissors.

With almost any product, you can avoid cracking by predrilling.

"Smagmire" wrote in
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We purchased this home about two years ago. It has a brick front and
the rest is hardiboard. I've thought about affixing a couple of
garden hose reels to the walls in the back and side yards. However,
I'm concerned that I might damage the hardiboard. Is this stuff
brittle so that I might risk cracking it just by driving a couple of
nails (or screws) into it? Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!

Smag

i have never used hardibacker board but i just bought some for a tile
countertop job i will soon be doing. is this stuff really hard to cut? can
i score it with a utility knike and then break it off? what about a
circular saw? jigsaw perhaps?
thanks cj

Steve said that they sell a special cutter. Or, you might try contacting
the company explaining that you only have a small job which doesn't justify
the expense of a special cutter. Ask what they would suggest.