I am thinking about using Hardy-Plank siding on my house . Can anyone give me the pros and cons to this product.
BEAN
I am thinking about using Hardy-Plank siding on my house . Can anyone give me the pros and cons to this product.
BEAN
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It's all been hashed out here before. Do a search for hardy plank and read away. Great stuff.
Good Luck
Use the Advanced Search button (near the top of the frame on the left); the regular Search button doesn't work as well. Also search for hardi-plank as well as hardy-plank. "fiber cement" would be another good search string. The web site is http://www.jameshardie.com
the have a good web site too.
good stuff use it get it primed - thats all Lowes sells here.