Call for Advise II
Con #1
Ok, since the siding did not come in our current width the lumber yard guy said buy twice as big and cut it in half. I'm guessing from everyone's comments that's not going to be possible.
Pro #1
This lumber yard is the same place that we get our cedar siding and the price of the cement board is about half of the price of the wood.
Pro #2
Yes it is paintable. You can get it in colors, but the lumber yard guy said that it is much more expensive that way and not really worth it because the factory color only lasts about 15 years.
The painting isn't really an issue for us we just want something that won't leak anymore and further destroy what we have done. We've bought all new cedar shingles for the peaks (they don't have all of our shake styles in cement so that wasn't even an option) so hopefully that will help some what.
And for me to purchase the product it would have to be smooth. I've seen the wood grain boards and don't really care for them.
And good idea Stuccohouse about asking the lumber yard about other homes. That way maybe we could find a contractor who is experienced in putting them up too if they tend to be a little bendy and hard to work with.
Any other thoughts/suggestions?
3 comments:
Yeah, cutting it in half would be darn near impossible. It would take forever and a day anyway.
What width do you need? The 5 1/4" gives you a 4" reveal. If you need it thinner than that, I wonder if you could just increase the overlap. Too much overlap and I suppose it wouldn't lay flat against the house.
On my place, the width of the reveal varies in order to line up with horizontal lines at the doors and windows (a nice touch Tom Silva taught me about). I think the thinnest reveal is probably about 3 1/2" and it's worked out fine.
The wood grain boards look pretty close to the real thing, but that's not my style either. A bit too rustic.
They must be wider than 5 1/4" if you're cutting them in half. You could probably get it custom milled, it would cost a fortune though. I think here on the westcoast, cedar and cement board are the same price, there's less maintenance on the cement board though.
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