What size reveal did you use for your lap/hardiboard siding?
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Comments (9)We used Certainteed and love it. We got the prefinished and the only difference we noticed between the two was that the warranty on the Certainteed prefinished was longer than the warranty on the Hardiboard. I believe that it was 20 or 25 yrs for certainteed vs 15 yrs for Hardiplan, but don't recall for sure. I believe that they use different prefinishing processes which is why the warranties were different. This was almost 2 years ago and things may have changed since then. We got fiber cement because we wanted to avoid woodpecker problems-our last house was natural cedar and the woodpeckers loved it. Well, on our new house the woodpecker are going after our roof! I wish that we had gotten concrete shingles too....See MoreTell me what size subway or field tile you used for your BS
Comments (14)Very timely thread for me. I'm trying to decide on which size subway tile as well. To mix things up I'm considering a narrower and longer size (2 3/8 x 7/12) or a wider and longer size (4x8 or 4x12). Is there any design guidance on how to decide between one size or the other? For example (I don't know, I'm making this up) the smaller, longer tiles look great in modern kitchens or the wider, longer tiles look best in kitchens with no uppers. Can those who picked subway tile backsplashes explain why they picked the size they did?...See MoreHardiboard siding. What profile to use? Love it or hate it?
Comments (8)For what it's worth, I built a custom home and sided it with stained cedar. Looked great but what a pain to maintain. Never again! Later, I moved into an upscale home that had painted wood siding which was looking really rough on the sunny south and west exposures(there was some cracking and wood peckers had added holes, paint failing). We replaced those exposures with cedarmill hardi (same width) and repainted the entire exterior. That was a great decision! The hardi blends in with the cedar lap siding and the difference is not noticable. The house looks great and the paint still looks "just done" 7 years later. And the woodpeckers are enjoying the trees out back, not my house. When we purchased a lake cottage with ugly cracked vinyl siding we looked at nothing but hardi because of our good experience with it as well as its good looks and longevity. After residing and a cheery yellow paint job, it's a cute, no longer dreary, cottage and should stay that way a long time. The rustic cedar looks great. Be sure to base your choice of siding style on your architecture. It's great that they have a variety of styles to choose from or to combine. I'd go for the hardi. Ask your supplier for addresses of some homes that have been done in the various hardi styles and drive by them with your husband. I'll bet he will decide that he likes it....See MoreHardie lap siding
Comments (7)For their HardiePlank Lap Siding Hardie uses the traditional term "exposure" for the vertical dimension showing. What the contractor is talking about is traditionally called "cupping" which can occur because the flat untapered plank is supported at the top and bottom with a slight space behind the center part. I assume the cupping is caused by overdriving the nails. Traditional "clapboard" siding is tapered allowing the siding to lie flat with no space behind it and it has a thicker butt and therefore a stronger shadow line. The most common plank is 8 1/4" tall with a 1 1/4" overlap and a 7" exposure but Hardie offers exposures of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9 and 10 3/4 inches. It would take some serious overdriving of nails to cause cupping in a 5" exposure plank. I suspect the builder would charge more for the shorter siding....See Moreprovidencesparrow
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