Mixing Vinyl And Hardie Board

In the u s vinyl exterior siding can be found on twice as many homes as any other siding material.

Mixing vinyl and hardie board.

Cement board siding in its current form was introduced by james hardie in the 1980s hence the name hardie board like vinyl it is also extremely hard wearing and durable but it is much heavier to work with. The clapboards will be on the wall below and that is where i am considering mixing materials the problem i have with fc is that it is too consistent. Like vinyl it s very durable. Hardie board is a fiber cement board made from sand cement and wood fibers that was introduced in the 1980s as an alternative to vinyl siding.

Have a 1930 s house i gutting renovating and adding an addition to the back it will be an apartment. That mix changed as the company adapted their business model and organization. Hardie advantages hardie support. Currently the soffits and eaves and gable areas have vinyl siding a cream color.

Mixing vinyl and hardie board on new addition. But the gable ends in this case will be creased copper panels. I have seen this done and it works. It s in pretty good shape and ideally i don t want to paint it.

It is also quickly becoming a popular option for housing exteriors. Precision contributes much of their success to their all in relationship with james hardie. While both vinyl and fiber cement are rot resistant and pest resistant unlike traditional wood planks hardie board siding is inflammable warp resistant engineered for climate and impact resistant.