But the gable ends in this case will be creased copper panels.
Mixing vinyl and hardie board.
It s in pretty good shape and ideally i don t want to paint it.
I have seen this done and it works.
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.
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.
Mixing vinyl and hardie board on new addition.
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.
Precision contributes much of their success to their all in relationship with james hardie.
Hardie advantages hardie support.
Like vinyl it s very durable.
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.
Currently the soffits and eaves and gable areas have vinyl siding a cream color.
It is also quickly becoming a popular option for housing exteriors.
In 2014 precision installed two small jobs featuring james hardie siding and 32 vinyl jobs.
In this respect it is like vinyl.
That mix changed as the company adapted their business model and organization.