Replacing Aluminum Siding With Hardiplank

Though it is a tough wearing product the surface of the siding can sometimes be damaged during installation by unusual wear or by impact.

Replacing aluminum siding with hardiplank.

The problem with aluminum siding. 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. We said aluminum was low maintenance. A couple purchased their colonial style home just a few years ago but the siding was stuck in the 1980s.

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. After all there are precious few construction materials that allow you to simply forget about them while they continue to look as good as they did on the day they were manufactured. 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. However it does still require some maintenance.

It was time to replace the aluminum 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. The main issue with.