The problem with aluminum siding.
Replacing aluminum siding with hardiplank.
A few years ago we were headed on a little family vacay it seemed a million things needed to be done before we could get out of town.
However it does still require some maintenance.
We said aluminum was low maintenance.
After building a highly insulated curtain wall to protect the home from energy loss jeff is ready to replace the 50 year old aluminum siding that was slapped on to the home s original redwood shell with an eco friendly option.
Here is a peek at our damaged hardie board.
A couple purchased their colonial style home just a few years ago but the siding was stuck in the 1980s.
It was time to replace the aluminum siding with james hardie fiber cement siding.
The main issue with.
Hardieplank is a cement lap siding product used on commercial and residential exteriors and is designed for very low maintenance and a long useful life.
Though it is a tough wearing product the surface of the siding can sometimes be damaged during installation by unusual wear or by impact.
Like when your hardie board gets messed up and you don t fix it until you decide to write a post called how to repair hardie board siding.