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Originally Posted by trekkor
Do you have the tools and abilities?
( Diamond cutting blades, nail guns, compressor, etc )
KT
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This. Unless you already have the shears and are proficient at cutting cement board, I would strongly consider hiring it out. Milt makes a good point as well. Not only is a full sheet of plywood difficult to handle on a ladder, have you hefted a piece of hardie siding? It's heavy and a long length of it will wiggle on you considerably while installing.
Basically this is a two person job that requires a special cutting tool and some skill at the corners/edges. Most people that consider this kind of job as a first timer will already have the compressor and maybe the nail gun. Very few will have the shears.