06-08-2013, 08:53 AM
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Originally posted by underarock
my neighbors waited 3 years to paint theirs and it wasn't a problem. It will just show nail holes and the area where they overlap needs to be caulked and that will show
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yes, hardiplank is ideal for this area. it's concrete-like so it holds up to the weather/salt very well. two contractors tried to talk us out of it because it was more work for them (claiming it was more expensive) When I pushed to tell me how much more expensive it was actually cheaper (at least it was 5 years ago)
To do it right, hardiplank is more labor intensive, and if paying someone to do it, then of course more expensive labor-wise. You can call home depot or HPM and get the SF pricing for the material itself.
Also regarding the above statement about nail holes: Hardiplanks look much better blind nailed, and then caulked on the edges and caulked common to the trim before you paint. And again, if a slob does the caulking, you will have a slobby mess. The caulking needs a steady hand.
I think the hardiplanks look great when installed properly and much nicer than generic t-111. In addition, there are different heights of HP's so you can get one that is proportional to your wall height. We have 1 8' exterior wall (and it was the only place getting HP's) so we went with the 6" planks so it looks better than the 8" on that short exterior wall.