In this respect it is like vinyl.
Mixing vinyl and hardie board.
Have a 1930 s house i gutting renovating and adding an addition to the back it will be an apartment.
In 2014 precision installed two small jobs featuring james hardie siding and 32 vinyl jobs.
Currently the soffits and eaves and gable areas have vinyl siding a cream color.
While both vinyl and fiber cement are rot resistant and pest resistant unlike traditional wood planks hardie board siding is inflammable warp resistant engineered for climate and impact resistant.
Both forms of siding have their benefits but for the most part james hardie siding is more durable.
It is also quickly becoming a popular option for housing exteriors.
Mixing vinyl and hardie board on new addition.
Like vinyl it s very durable.
Cement board siding in its current form was introduced by james hardie in the 1980s hence the name hardie board like vinyl it is also extremely hard wearing and durable but it is much heavier to work with.
I have seen this done and it works.
Hardie advantages hardie support.
Hardie board is a fiber cement board made from sand cement and wood fibers that was introduced in the 1980s as an alternative to vinyl siding.
Precision contributes much of their success to their all in relationship with james hardie.
In the u s vinyl exterior siding can be found on twice as many homes as any other siding material.
That mix changed as the company adapted their business model and organization.