07-13-2016, 08:48 AM
We have HardiePanel as our interior & exterior walls....We chose it due our aluminum framed house being metric & having extruded lips that would only accept panels of the thickness of HardiePanel
That said...HardiePanel is not an easy choice to work with, compared to many other siding choices, as little things like outlet cutouts will have you amazed.... be prepared to invest heavily in the cutting blades for your choice of cutting tool....
We have had these walls up for a decade & are truly happy with the result...and starting to forget the "joy" of putting them up...
& to your question, given a choice, we have come to truly respect aluminum framing... there were a few houses built in Hilo & Puna in the 70's with this framing & the resilience of this material is something to consider, but the cost today, vs. the 70's would make it a higher end building material today...
That said...HardiePanel is not an easy choice to work with, compared to many other siding choices, as little things like outlet cutouts will have you amazed.... be prepared to invest heavily in the cutting blades for your choice of cutting tool....
We have had these walls up for a decade & are truly happy with the result...and starting to forget the "joy" of putting them up...
& to your question, given a choice, we have come to truly respect aluminum framing... there were a few houses built in Hilo & Puna in the 70's with this framing & the resilience of this material is something to consider, but the cost today, vs. the 70's would make it a higher end building material today...