Methods of reducing fiber cement waste and fiber cement articles produced therefrom

A method of manufacturing a fiber cement article comprising:

• producing a first fiber cement panel having a front face and a rear face;
• producing a second fiber cement panel having a front face and a rear face;
• joining the first fiber cement panel to the second fiber cement panel such that at least a portion of the front face of the second fiber cement panel lies adjacent to the rear face of the first fiber cement panel and at least one edge of first fiber cement panel is offset from at least one edge of the second fiber cement panel, wherein the joining comprises:
• overlaying and pressing the first fiber cement panel and the second fiber cement panel to fuse the rear face of the first fiber cement panel to the front face of the second fiber cement panel;
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• disposing a layer of polymeric material between the first fiber cement panel and the second fiber cement panel, the polymeric material having a melting point less than or equal to a curing temperature of the fiber cement article;
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• disposing a layer of a cementitious slurry between the first fiber cement panel and the second fiber cement panel;
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• subsequent to the joining, curing the first fiber cement panel and the second fiber cement panel at an elevated temperature.