Looking for Fiber Cement siding in a WP-105 profile and 5 ” face….HELP!
simplemind
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Replacing the garbage masonite siding finally but having a difficult time finding the same profile, which is the WP-105 or Dutch Lap profile. Any ideas?
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No idea, but have you talked with a retailer?
The local yard only has knowledge of JHardie and Certainteed. Certainteed has similar profile but larger. I'm in a condo association so it must match pretty closely.
I'd suggest vinyl in this situation. Yeah, I don't like it either. http://www.certainteed.com/products/vinyl-siding/horizontal-siding/310038
Condo is at 10,000 ft.
Therefore vinyl doesn't do very well up there, or I've been told.
Hello. I realize this response is about 8 years old, but I finally found a solution to replacement my masonite 5" dutch cove siding.
Let me say first that as long as you keep masonite in good condition (painted and caulked), it looks good - like real dutch lap siding, and has an R-value, unlike many fiber cement boards. But recently I had a problem with water getting behind the masonite where the gutter attached to my Dutch Colonial home.
I replaced the masonite boards which come in sets of three planks with Boral TrueExterior 1'x6' dutch cove boards which come in 16' lengths by trimming and routing each of the boards in a table saw to match. The Boral is waterproof and rot proof.
In the first photo, the masonite is on the left, and the Boral boards are on the right. Note that I also used a small rounded router bit and sander to smooth the bottom edge of the Boral
In the second, the back of the masonite is on top, and back of the Boral boards is on the bottom (in addition to trimming/ripping them shorter as well as the notch).
In the third, the masonite is on the bottom/right, and the Boral was replaced on the top/left. Note that I have not yet painted the Boral to match. The photo is showing the Boral as primed at the factory.
I hope this post helps someone because it took me quite some time to find something to match that looks good and will last a long time.