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I've put up almost 100 pieces of Hardie siding doing replacement of wood siding. Not too difficult to work with in 12' lengths, but if you source 16' lengths you better have a helper. There is a tool/jig that you can snap on each preceding coarse of siding that will then hold the next layer until you start nails to hold in in place. I purchased a power shears (off CL) made specifically for cutting the siding - looks like a drill but has a cutter shear head. That makes the job much easier and doesn't cause much dust at all. You cut the siding from the back side to keep the front edge sharp.