We said aluminum was low maintenance.
Replacing aluminum siding with hardiplank.
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.
It was time to replace the aluminum siding.
The main issue with.
Though it is a tough wearing product the surface of the siding can sometimes be damaged during installation by unusual wear or by impact.
However it does still require some maintenance.
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.
Here is a peek at our damaged hardie board.
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.
The problem with aluminum siding.
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.
The james hardie company makers of hardieplank recommends the use of a cement patch product made of an acrylic mortar compound for patching their siding products.