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   ponytl | Jan 09, 2008 08:35am | #1

    i just used some... had no idea they were that $$$... they were gifted to me... think i got 45 of them just for haul'n em off...  i did the outer entry area of my loft project in them... seems they were about 4ft long ea and about 16" wide... think i got about 7" of coverage/exposure out of each... i used them above a stamped cobble stone look concrete and...  i'm pleased with/like the look...

   I don't see any way you could make them... i looked at em pretty close... and i'm just guess'n but i think they are punched or die struck top & bottom and then the waste is broken out...

   what i have seen done to get the effect... is to use a few rows of them with a matching lap product... where i saw it it added a nice detail...now knowing the price i can see why they did it that way..

   $400 a sq seems way high...   maybe someone that uses em alot can chime in...

   p

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   Matt | Jan 09, 2008 03:21pm | #2

   Yea - I was thinking that I could just use a band of them up in the gable instead of doing the whole gable.  The 3 sq minimum kinda puts a damper on that though.  I'll get my BS guy to check the Hardie product and find out about those...

   When I said make my own, I meant individual shingles - not the panels.  How wide is each individual shingle?  6" maybe? 

   Do you happen to know the brand of the material you used?

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   ponytl | Jan 10, 2008 03:17am | #4

   i don't know the brand i used... i'm guess'n hardie... but i really have no clue... like i said they were given to me ...  guess i used about 1.5sq and have maybe 20pc left...

   i can see make'n em one off... if you just needed a few...  someone has to some in stock in your area... i can't see needing a few extra and have'n to buy 3 more sq's

   yes i would guess 6" wide... 

   p

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   Matt | Jan 10, 2008 02:55am | #3

   Anyone else got some thoughts?

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   splintergroupie | Jan 10, 2008 03:30am | #5

   If you're willing to do the labor...i don't see any reason not to make your own. Cut the planks into shingle lengths, then dog-ear them or cut the round outline on the bandsaw...expect that would ruin a few blades and probably bearings. I'd layer 30# felt behind each course. You wouldn't have to space as widely as you would wood shingles. You could use different widths of plank if you wanted to go for a variable look.

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   Matt | Jan 10, 2008 03:53am | #6

   >> cut the round outline on the bandsaw...expect that would ruin a few blades and probably bearings. <<   Don't have a bandsaw.  I was thinking fiber cement shears... even if they aren't perfect, they will be pretty high up on the house. 

   >> I'd layer 30# felt behind each course. <<   good idea

   >> You wouldn't have to space as widely as you would wood shingles.<<   good point.  Maybe a nail?   Maybe less?

   >> You could use different widths of plank if you wanted to go for a variable look. << Not sure variable would be appropriate... I think they are all supposed to be the same. 

   Thanks for the converse...

    

    

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   splintergroupie | Jan 10, 2008 04:42am | #7

   I was just thinking of different shingle looks based on the link you included when i mentioned variable widths. If you want scalloped, they'd look better the same width. I would certainly think twice about shears for that job, though. I think any variation from 'perfec' is going to stand out like a sore thumb, but i pick out those things pretty easily. I would butt the shingles, not jammed, but i wouldn't want the felt showing, either. I butted my 12' Hardieplank, screwed on, and the seams don't vary a bit, no matter if it's mud or dust season. However, mine was stored in the garage before putting it up. A friend of mine put up some wet Hardie he's left stored outdoors and had 1/4" gaps open up once it dried out.

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   ewilliams20 | Jan 10, 2008 06:53am | #8

   You might try stained cedar shingles.  Not as maintenance free as Hardie, but def. cheaper.  See attached pic for an idea...  I know you said you didn't want wood, but here goes anyway.

   
   

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   Edited 1/9/2008 10:54 pm ET by ewilliams20

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   yammy | Jan 10, 2008 09:12am | #9

   think about natural slate,can be cut to different shapes,
   variety of colours
   maintenance free
   no minimum buy
   for a small project like that,you should be able to find reclaimed slates.

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   WINSTALL | Jan 10, 2008 04:53pm | #10

   THAT IS A VERY GOOD PRICE FOR 3 SQ. ALMOST AT COST.... BUT, IF YOU ONLY NEED ONE SQ.... NOT A GOOD DEAL... I CAN BUY THAT EXACT SAME PRODUCT ONE PIECE AT A TIME!!! I WOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER SUPPLIER.. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY HAVE TO SELL A 3 SQUARE MINI....

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   Matt | Jan 11, 2008 02:31am | #11

   OK - problem solved.  I found out Hardie half round siding panels are available by the piece at ~ $10 each. 

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   laurae | Jul 17, 2011 10:31pm | #12

   Where to buy scallop shingle siding

   I see that you located a place to purchase these panels by the piece.  I am looking to do the same but have not located a distributor.  Where did you manage to purchase these?  I am in central California.

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   calvin | Jul 18, 2011 06:11am | #13

   laurae

   Have you contacted Hardie to locate a distributor?  Or since this thread is over 3 yrs old, that the product is still offered?