Fibre Cement Board in Hive

[Miikeboyle]

Just wondering if anyone has ever tried or herd of anyone using fibre cement board in a hive. Was thinking it could be good to use for base board and roof of my nucs. I?d give it a coat of paint but it?s waterproof and won?t rot with time.

So has anyone tried this? Or anyone see any reason why I should not use it?

Thanks.

[eltalia]

As a lid inner I can foresee no negative outside of weight.
As a material in hive body construction inclusive of BB I
can see a potential for breakage, it's not the most flexible
product under stress hence the nailing system used in home
construction.
All that said..? I have never used the product around bees.

Bill

[Bamboo]

What he said above.
I reckon bit brittle to be dropped on ground, also fixing as you would need to drill holes as they would be close to edge and liable to breakout etc. You really have to look at how the product is designed it is for fixing to walls, fences etc and is easily damaged. I know I've fixed a few panels over the years and you have to factor a wastage factor due to breakage.
But have a go you never know, you'll find out one way or tuther.

[Acebird]

As a base board it will depend on what supports it underneath.  As stated before it will not take a lot of flex.  Do not use nails or screws to mate anything to it use an adhesive or glue.  As a top cover it will be fine assuming there is an inner cover/sheet so the bees don't bond it to the hive box.  It would not take the stress of prying it off.  The weight would be a plus.