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Remodeling cost are equvalent when comparing traditional cedar siding with the new fiber cement cedar siding from James Hardie & Certainteed ! Customers choose fiber cement siding when they want the look and feel of wood but are tired of painting every 5 years or replacing deteriorated boards. Fiber cement siding looks just like wood but is much better because it is backed by a 50 year product warranty from failure! It’s 25 year factory finish paint warranty is available in any color you can imagine!
Fiber cement board siding is a perfect choice when replacing cedar lap or wood panel siding, or when you want to remodel with the beauty and charm of wood, but the strength, safety and durability that only fiber cement board siding can offer. Available in a wide variety of smooth, stucco, and natural wood textures.
Fiber Cement Board Siding features:
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Factory pre-finishing in a wide range of colors
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Scratch resistant
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Resists insect damage
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Non-Combustible
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Resists damage from wet humid weather
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Resists damage from impact
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Resists cracking
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Up to a 50-year limited product warranty as well as a 15 or 25 year factory painted finish warranty
James Hardie, Certainteed, & Maxi-tile are the three leading manufactures of fiber cement products.
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7" reveal fiber cement cedar texture board lap siding, select cedar trim, plywood soffits. James Hardie Board Cedar Texture Lap Siding. Located in Montgomery, Ohio south of Kings Island near Cincinnati
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James Hardie 7" reveal fiber cement cedar texture lap siding board & trim factory painted. Hidden vent vinyl soffit contractor system. 6" seamless gutters. We built the front porch, columns, ceiling, & roof, onto this job. Located in Sharonville, Ohio near Cincinnati.
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James Hardie 7" reveal fiber cement cedar texture board lap siding with select cedar trim board. Located in Montgomery, Ohio south of Kings Island near Cincinnati
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This five story job has James Hardie fiber cement board cedar texture lap siding on the 4th floor & James Hardie fiber cement smooth hardie panels on the 5th floor. All material was factory painted. James Hardie trim board material used on corners & fascia. The soffit is an aluminum vented overhang. Seamless 6" gutter. Located close to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
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BEFORE PICTURE. Picture 1 of 3. Notice the water damage & poor condition of the roof.
Picture 2 of 3. Our contractors installed new roofing, fiber cement board & baton panel siding, & gutter on this house. Located in Centerville, Ohio south of Dayton.
Picture 3 of 3. Completed installation of roofing, siding, & gutters. Also replaced front door. Contractors live in the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio area
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Job Under Construction! James Hardie cedar texture board color plus lap siding, 7" reveal. Fiber Cement board corner & window trim board. Vinyl soffit & aluminum wrap fascia. Located in Aurora, IN near the Argasy. Contractors from the Cincinnati & Dayton area.
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This is your typical Tudor style home. The panels are James Hardie James Hardie factory painted smooth fiber cement panel board siding installation.
fiber cement stucco board, & the trim board is 3/4" Mira-tec. The lap No trim, only flashing & caulking keep this job water tight.
siding board above it all is an 6" reveal fiber cement board cedar Located in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio off Vine Street.
texture. Located in Springboro, OH south of Dayton
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Fascia & frieze board are made from a paintable plastic, manufacture Azek, with fiber cement soffit board, & wood crown moldings. James Hardie 6" reveal cedar texture lap siding. Liberty Township, Ohio north of Cincinnati.
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Our contractors installing James Hardie Fiber Cement Cedar Texture Board Lap Siding. Cincinnati, Ohio
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These are before & after pictures! Removed existing green cedar lap siding & built wall over one garage door to install a 36" door. Vinyl lap siding, aluminum soffit, new windows & one new door in place of the garage door. This house also had a new roof installed earlier by us. Located in Centerville, Ohio south of Dayton.
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Installed James Hardie 6" reveal smooth lap fiber cement board siding along with the composite decking board on porches & vinyl railings around building. Located in Norwood, Ohio off Red Bank Road near Cincinnati.
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This house was a complete make over! We added the 3 right gables onto this home & completed the finish carpentry; James Hardie fiber cement cedar texture lap siding, aluminum soffit, 6" seamless gutters, arched stone entryway, fiberglass 8" columns, & new roofing. Located in Centerville, Ohio near the Dayton Mall.
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8" Fiberglass columns. Soffits are fiber cement by James Hardie. 3-1/2" Crown molding wrapping porch, material used is a paintable PVC Azek. Railing is a redwood material, painted. Seamless 5" gutters. Located in Mason, Ohio north of Cincinnati.
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Picture 1 - James Hardie Fiber Cement board panel siding with paintable PVC Azek trim. 3/8" plywood soffit with vent inserts. 5" seamless gutter. Porch painted after installation.
Picture 2 - James Hardie fiber cement board soffit & siding. Azek trim. Both homes Located in Mason, Ohio north Cincinnati.
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Picture 1 - Built & trimmed out porch as well as the screened in porch at back. James Hardie fiber cement smooth lap siding. Trim material Mira-Tec, Painted after installation. Located in Lebanon, Ohio near Middletown.
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These porches have 16" fiberglass columns with paintable PVC Azek trim & James Hardie fiber cement board soffits. All material painted after installation. Our contractors have installed 12 porches including these two using these massive columns. The shakes on the gables are a Certainteed staggered fiber cement board cedar texture siding shake. Located in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati.
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Picture 1 - PVC Azek Trim. 5" seamless gutter. James Hardie fiber cement cedar texture board lap siding. Located in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati.
Picture 2 - Redwood trim, plywood soffits, Trex Composite decking. Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati.
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Certainteed 6" reveal cedar texture fiber cement board lap siding with vinyl soffits. Mira-Tec trim board. Located in Moraine, Ohio South of Dayton.
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Hidden Vent Vinyl soffitsystem. Stained bead board ceiling. Mira-Tec fascia trim. 5" seamless gutter. Located in Moraine, Ohio near Dayton
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James Hardie half-round fiber cement board siding shakes. 6" reveal fiber cement cedar texture board lap siding. Mira-Tec cedar texture trim boards. Located in Dayton, Ohio
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James Hardie fiber cement cedar texture board lap siding & shakes. Mira-tec cedar texture trim. Dayton Ohio
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Staggered shake fiber cement board siding shingles by James Hardie. Also built the small roof over the window bump out. James Hardie Cedar texture lap siding. Located in Centerville, Ohio near Yankee Trace Golf Course Dayton.
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Installed all the fiber cement board ceadr texture lap siding, trim, soffit, & ceiling work. James Hardie board Material. Located in Lebanon, Ohio near Middletown.
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Installing Fiber Cement Siding for our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors & Customers
Fiber cement board lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) is installed over a wall with solid wood sheathing. Nailing methods, cutting techniques, solo installation ideas, and boards with patterns are discussed but vary between Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / Installers.
This fiber cement board ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) lap siding installation explanation is helpful for Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors & Customers to understand the fiber cement siding replacement process of replacing old wood siding and trim with Low-Maintenance Fiber Cement Siding Materials.
To Start:
Before new fiber cement siding board( James Hardie or Certainteed ) is hung the contractors / installer prep work must be accomplished after the old lap siding is torn off. The Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio installer / contractor must ensure all nails and debris are removed leaving a smooth flat surface for the fiber cement siding to rest upon. Water damaged areas must be replaced. Over top of the hard panel sheathing a water barrier must be installer around the home. Generally Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors will use Tyvek or a Lowes water proofing wrap. This protective sheet is taped around windows & on all vertical seams by our cincinnati & dayton ohio contractors. Begin hanging fiber cement siding at the lowest point of a home. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
The first step: Starter Strip
Our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers install a narrow scrap of fiber cement board siding ( James Hardie or Certainteed ) so the first piece of lap fiber cement board siding resembles other lap fiber cement siding planks when installed. This is necessary, because each piece of lap fiber cement siding overlaps the piece below... but the first piece of fiber cement lap siding needs what Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers call a “Starter Strip.”
Cutting Fiber Cement board Siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ):
There are two practical ways of cutting fiber cement board siding used by our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installer : Power shears and circular saws. Shears make very little dust, and are very portable. Shears are important to Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installer while working on scaffolding. Circular saws use a 7¼" carbide-tipped blade specially designed for cutting fiber cement siding products( James Hardie & Certainteed ). I, along with my Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers, have cut wood with this fiber cement siding blade but it doesn't work well & is not recommended. Like cutting lumber, simply use a speed square as a cutting guide. But... cutting fiber cement siding is slower than cutting wood, and makes a lot of noise, so Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors /installer hearing protection is NECESSARY. So is eye protection. The saws dust collector catches the majority of the dust, but some escapes, so cutting fiber cement lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) indoors would be a bad idea & not recommended for any of our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers.
One advantage of the circular saw is that Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installer can gang-cut several fiber cement board siding planks at once. I've cut as many as 6 boards, but the cut edges were not as straight when cutting multiple layers. I found it easier and more accurate to just cut one fiber cement lap siding board at a time which is what I insist our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers do today. Using a regular wood blade circular saw to cut fiber cement siding is not a good idea because it generates excessive dust and ordinary carbide blades don't last long. There is a special polycrystalline diamond blade made by Hitachi that works great but is very expensive so Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers set the saws depth gauge & never cut any material other than fiber cement siding or trim products. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
In a pinch a jigsaw could be used to cut fiber cement board lap siding, as long as the blade is carbide-coated. This does work well for small notches and special shapes, but Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors or installer it's slow.
The first row of fiber cement board siding ( James Hardie & Certanteed ) must overlap the foundation or brick by two inches, leveled and nailed in place. The second row of fiber cement board lap siding ( James Hardie or Certainteed ) has to be held with the correct amount of exposure. An 8-¼” board has a 7” exposure. Always a 1-¼” over lap.
Siding Exposure ( James Hardie & Certainteed ):
The distance between the bottoms of adjacent rows of fiber cement board siding is called the exposure. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installer also call this the reveal. The original siding reveal on any house can be adjusted. The important thing is to keep the fiber cement siding exposure consistent around the home. Attention to detail is a must for all Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers, otherwise poor craftsmanship will be seen near the soffit where the last boards the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractor / installer hangs, the fiber cement lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) reveal will vary.
Hardiplank® ( James Hardie, Certainteed, Maxi-tile fiber cement siding) siding comes in various widths. All fiber cement board siding manufactures ( James Hardie , Certainteed, & Maxi-Tile ) contractor / installer instructions insist on a overlap of 1¼", the narrowest fiber cement siding has a maximum exposure of 4 inches and the largest siding exposure is 10-¾”.
When the decision is being made to replaced your existing lap siding board remember that the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractor / installer can replace siding one wall at a time. The new fiber cement board lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) will not match old cedar lap siding but the replacement costs could then be spread over a couple years if needed. The decision to use Hardiplank (James Hardie, Certainteed, Maxi-tile fiber cement siding) for a lap siding remodel makes more sense economically because it costs less than the beveled cedar lap & requires less Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers painting. The fiber cement board lap siding industry standard on paint warranties is 15 to 25 years due to the factory controlled climate during the painting process & the high quality material paint is being applied to.
Precision Exposure ( James Hardie & Certainteed ):
Our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio installers / contractors use measure sticks manufactured for each lap siding reveal available. Fiber cement board lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) exposure consistency is a must for a quality looking fiber cement lap siding installation by all Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
1. Set a piece of fiber cement board lap siding in place
2. Use the reveal spacer stick to get the siding board in the right position
3. Make sure there is a small gap at each end of the siding board
4. Nail the lap siding board with a nailing gun.
Nailing Fiber Cement board Siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ):
Hardiplank siding ( James Hardie, Certainteed, Maxi-tile fiber cement siding) can be blind nailed (where the nails are hidden by the siding) or face nailed in the siding. Our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installer blind nail the fiber cement siding and face nail any loose siding with hot dipped galvanized ring shanked nails into the studs thru the top 1" of the fiber cement siding board.
Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers ; This solo fiber cement board siding installation procedure (for a "right justified" board) is: Slip the left-hand end of the siding board into the buddy hanger, allowing the siding to sit in the notch. Hold the right-hand end of the siding in position with the stick. Contractors / installers make sure there is a small gap at the end of the siding where it meets the corner trim. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers drive one nail to hold the right end of the siding board. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors go to the middle of the fiber cement siding board, support it with the spacer stick to get the proper exposure. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installer nail the siding board from the middle back towards the right-hand end, driving the nails into studs. Contractors go back to the middle, and work your way towards the left-hand end, nailing as you move along and always using the spacer stick to ensure proper exposure. The left half of the siding board will sag a bit until it is completely nailed. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers do not nail the fiber cement siding near the seam until you have installed a coated aluminum water diverter behind it. That final nail in the fiber cement siding will help hold the diverter in place until the next fiber cement siding board is installer. Contractors / installers, Of course the next row of fiber cement siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) would be "left justified", with the full 12 foot fiber cement siding board being installed against the left-hand edge of the wall. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractor / installer the seams between boards are staggered every 16“. Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installer after the second row of fiber cement siding is installed the other rows of fiber cement siding go up quickly even for rookie contractors.
Fiber cement lap siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) boards are 12 feet long & all Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers must carry fiber cement lap siding horizontal & on edge.
Nail Type: ( James Hardie & Certainteed )
James Hardie & Certainteed Building Products recommend to all Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers the use of hot-dipped galvanized nails. Their fiber cement lap siding installation instructions state that electro-galvanized nails are acceptable but may exhibit premature corrosion. All Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers should use hot dipped galvanized nails on all fiber cement siding installation as we insist all our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio Contractors / installers do on all James Hardie & Certainteed materials. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
The fiber cement siding ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) boards under windows generally need to be notched at the edges of the fiber cement siding. After the fiber cement lap siding is installed the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractor / contractors use caulking to seal the gap around the window. With a big window cut out a fiber cement lap siding board ( James Hardie or Certainteed ) is quite fragile and Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers need to handle it carefully. When going under or over windows or doors a full piece of fiber cement lap siding is recommended.
Once the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio siding installer / contractor reaches the top of a wall the last piece of fiber cement siding is face nailed with 15gauge finish nail. When a frieze board is present the fiber cement siding is caulked along the top edge joining the frieze & fiber cement siding board together. If the soffit is vinyl then the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers will run the lap siding beyond the soffit area first & attach the J-channel thru the fiber cement lap siding.
Fiber cement trim ( James Hardie & Certainteed ) boards do not get miter cuts unless absolutely necessary. The thinner a piece of concrete the easier it breaks. Trim boards are butt together during installation. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
Cutting Siding With Angled Ends: ( James Hardie & Certainteed )
With a 45 degree angle, Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installer could use a speed square to quickly lay out a cut on siding. Making angled cuts on fiber cement siding with a circular saw is just like making cuts in wood. A little practice and a steady siding hand help Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers quality a lot. Figuring out what length to cut the fiber cement siding is the tricky part. The Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers approach is to draw a line on the fiber cement siding board that represents the bottom of the next piece of siding. To draw this line use the spacer stick and a pencil to scribe parallel to the bottom of the previous piece of siding. Then our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers can just measure to that line and it will tell the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractor / installers the siding length needed. Since the angle of a roof generally stays the same each fiber cement siding board will be shorter than the previous fiber cement lap siding board by the amount of exposure. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
Face Nailing The Loose Spots: ( James Hardie & Certainteed )
Our Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio contractors / installers will occasionally add some extra nails after the fiber cement siding is installed. This could wait until the siding installation is complete, or the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio installer / contractor could do it as the fiber cement siding is put up. The Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio installer / contractors will face-nail loose fiber cement siding boards before moving equipment. Cedar & Smooth lap siding textures available.
Fiber Cement Siding, (Hardiplank , James Hardie , Certainteed ) is available in several styles, such as rough sawn cedar wood texture, smooth, & stucco panels.
We service the Cincinnati & Dayton Ohio areas including; Butler, Warren, & Hamilton County Ohio. Mason, West Chester, Liberty Township, Blue Ash, Sharonville, Lebanon, Montgomery, Forest Park, Franklin, Springboro, Miamisburg, Centerville, Ohio
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