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Posted by RicodJour on February 27, 2008, 7:17 pm
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> >> Anyone seen these products after the factory paint has failed?
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> > Is that like Hardie har har board? :)
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> <Jude adjusts sweaty collar>
> TAP! TAP! TAP! Is this thing on?
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> > Seriously, though, I thought it was called Hardiboard or Hardiplank. Am I
> > wrong?
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> The products are named like that. The company's is a family name, I think.
> They also make a shingle that's very nice for traditional work (locally
> ~$9.50/sq.ft.), and a big 'panel'.
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> The question was, **how** does the finish eventually fail?
Same as anything else - through lack of maintenance. Water gets under
the finish and starts blowing off the paint due to vapor pressure.
The Hardie line of siding products take and hold paint beautifully.
The paint job will last far longer than if on wood. The big caveat is
that the stuff absorbs water and all cut ends must be sealed with
paint. If you take care during the installation you can expect to get
about double the life of a paint job. The stuff is easy to install.
There are shears that are great for cutting the fiber cement stuff
without raising god awful amounts of dust.
R
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