Mixing Vinyl And Hardie Board

Mixing vinyl and hardie board on new addition.

Mixing vinyl and hardie board.

Like vinyl it s very durable. 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. Have a 1930 s house i gutting renovating and adding an addition to the back it will be an apartment. In the u s vinyl exterior siding can be found on twice as many homes as any other siding material.

In this respect it is like vinyl. 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. Both forms of siding have their benefits but for the most part james hardie siding is more durable. It s in pretty good shape and ideally i don t want to paint it.

Precision contributes much of their success to their all in relationship with james hardie. I have seen this done and it works. That mix changed as the company adapted their business model and organization. In 2014 precision installed two small jobs featuring james hardie siding and 32 vinyl jobs.

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. Currently the soffits and eaves and gable areas have vinyl siding a cream color. But the gable ends in this case will be creased copper panels.