Siding

[radman]

Gonna have the house redone, and can't dig through all the bullshit without getting a headache. Any contractors here, or experienced installers? Siding, soffits, trim are all gonna be done, and keep in mind this is an area of extreme temperature range, -35 to +100 f. Appreciate any help, everybodies product is the best out there you know, and all the others suck.... :glare:

 

[Figstr]

I'm no contractor but we just finished building a house - hope to move in soon. They used siding on the back of the house, made of wood. Now, we live in deep south TX where we also have temp swings such as you. We can freezing temps in the middle of winter, although rarely, and well over 100 in the summer. The builder said vinyl siding would eventually warp and aluminum, well, they just don't use it..don't know why though. I had aluminum on my house in WI before I moved to TX and had no problems with it.

 

[radman]

We now have Masonite siding, which needs to be painted. Rad don't do house shit. When I told the wife I could get a good deal on 40 cases of Krylon, the search was on....

 

[ionbeam]

My house is an Al sided house. Don't do that! With experience comes enlightenment and Al is NOT the way to go. Ping me via PM for details should you want the +/-.

 

[03HiYoSilver]

Rad,

I think you should consider another product such as HardiPlank. This is a nice looking concrete composite material that has a 50 year guarantee. HardiPlank Siding

Pending on the type of masonite you have, they usually have almost identical designs/patterns to look like the original in case you may just need to replace some existing bad siding.

You can then opt to vinyl the soffits and the trim if you like.

Hope this helps.

 

[twowheelnut]

Rad,I think you should consider another product such as HardiPlank. This is a nice looking concrete composite material that has a 50 year guarantee. HardiPlank Siding

+1. This shit is getting serious play out here for it's fire resistance. One downside is that it is on the spendy side for the install. IIRC, their site has PDF files on the install and tech shit.

 

[Mrs. Scab]

I had vinyl siding on a house once and I swore I would never go that route again. Reasons#1) If you ever cut your grass and sling a rock or something into it, it leaves a huge hole that, in order to fix it, you have to order one whole piece of siding and hope it matches since all the other siding you have has faded over a very short period of time,OR......you patch it up with something that sticks out like a sore thumb. (#2) It bulks real bad on the sides that are directly in the sun. (#3) Honey Bees and Wasps love to get into the crevices where it is ajoined. OR..........You could have your daughter break up with her boyfriend and He takes a paint-ball gun a hold of whole front side. Our home-owners insurance would not pay for the repair. I say.....DONT go with the vinyl siding! It's more trouble than it's worth.

 

[madmike2]

I think you should consider another product such as HardiPlank. This is a nice looking concrete composite material that has a 50 year guarantee. HardiPlank Siding

Hmmmm, it looks like YOUR 2 options have been "panned" by the collective. So now the question is: "Hardiplank....or brick?" :dribble:

 

[escapefjrtist]

Had a new house built last summer with the HardiPlank siding. Seems like most of the builders in this area are using it as well. Although I can't say anything concerning the life span of the stuff, it seems tough....Ring me back in ten years or so at WFO 17. B)

--G

 

[DucatiSSsp]

Have been talking to one of my good customers who just so happens to work at Dunn Lumber here in Seattle and he recommends the HardiPlank. He's going to hook me up next month after my ride down to Utah. There goes my summer vacations. I saw it being installed on "This Old House". They used a press blade to cut the planks as the dust from sawing can be a pain in the ass or nose

As much as I like watching the Home Improvement shows, i just can't get motivated to spend the time and money to do it

A Lazy Bastard I am! :yahoo:

 

[FJRSTAR]

Gonna have the house redone, and can't dig through all the bullshit without getting a headache. Any contractors here, or experienced installers? Siding, soffits, trim are all gonna be done, and keep in mind this is an area of extreme temperature range, -35 to +100 f. Appreciate any help, everybodies product is the best out there you know, and all the others suck.... :glare:

Hardi-Plank is about the only way to go. It will last a very long time compared to any painted wood product and will take the temperature changes quite well. Compared to aluminum or vinyl siding, it is the shit!

I have worked with it and a special cutting blade is used. It makes lots of dust. It comes ready to paint but we went ahead and primed before painting it. It is a little harder to work with than particle board or plywood, but once it is installed, you will not have to worry about it. It is fastened with special screws, but we have actually used galvanized and zinc coated nails with great results.

 

[FJRSTAR]

We now have Masonite siding, which needs to be painted. Rad don't do house shit. When I told the wife I could get a good deal on 40 cases of Krylon, the search was on....

Look what I found...fyi...

https://www.masoniteclaims.com/

 

[Scab]

Rad,I think you should consider another product such as HardiPlank. This is a nice looking concrete composite material that has a 50 year guarantee. HardiPlank Siding

+1. This shit is getting serious play out here for it's fire resistance. One downside is that it is on the spendy side for the install. IIRC, their site has PDF files on the install and tech shit.

My house is sided with this stuff. However, you have to paint it.

Order the Krylon, Rad.

 

[radman]

While I appreciate the replies, apparently lysdexia runs rampant here. RAD DON'T PAINT! Thats one of the big reasons for plating the the sides of the radstead. I have looked at the concrete stuff, JamieHarding or some such, but it's too spendy for the radbank. SO is sold on the vinyl, and while it has it's faults, none of the possibles is without sin of one sort or another. I guess to prioritize, the following applies...

1) Maintenance free

2) Initial cost

3) Maintenance free

4) Durability

5) Maintenance free

And it must be maintenance free. Oh, I said that.........

 

[Scab]

Move. Rent appartment.

 

[donaldb]

sympathies Rad!!!

I just bought 620 sq ft of laminate, plus 52 sq yrds carpet and pad (both being installed in about 2 weeks) and am looking for a local installer/estimate for vinyl for my eaves and overhangs.........I'm witcha Rad I aint painting outside again.......done it twice already and that is twice too many. As luck would have it, my house is brick on all sides and only 1 story.......but I'm ready to cover the soffets, etc. and be done with it............I'm beginning to think Scab's got the right idea. Think I'll get a condo next time.

 

[radman]

Move. Rent appartment.

Why she puts up with your sorry ass, is beyond me. Must be the sympathy thing.

sympathies Rad!!!
I just bought 620 sq ft of laminate, plus 52 sq yrds carpet and pad (both being installed in about 2 weeks) and am looking for a local installer/estimate for vinyl for my eaves and overhangs.........I'm witcha Rad I aint painting outside again.......done it twice already and that is twice too many. As luck would have it, my house is brick on all sides and only 1 story.......but I'm ready to cover the soffets, etc. and be done with it............I'm beginning to think Scab's got the right idea. Think I'll get a condo next time.

Painting this joint is not for the fearful. To reach the very top point on the rear required a 20' extension ladder on top of scaffolding. Rad's askeerd of heights any higher than he can jump. Only reason I did it was because everyone figgered cuz I ride skoot I am fearless. If they only knew.........

 

[Geezer]

My first house was clad in vinyl. It expands and contracts quite a bit with temperature changes and that is exacerbated by the sun during the warm weather, so it has to be installed with large overlaps and room for expansion. That makes it not look as good as other choices. Also, in the cold weather it is prone to cracking if it is hit or if you lean a ladder against it. Never needs painting. In fact, it is probably impossible to paint even if you want to.

 

[TheAxeman]

Cedar Shingles.