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I’m building a “farm house” style home and I’m at that piont of trimming the exterior side of the windows & doors. I would really like to use a
maintenance free material and at a reasonable cost. I’ll be using ceder clapboard siding and the issue of expansion and contraction with materials other then wood concerns me.
Any suggestions???
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Another product is the cement/wood fiber boards like "Hardi-plank". It is used for commercial and residential- usually horizontally like clap board at several widths but I don't see why it could not be used like any board.(eg board and batten) It is fairly competitively priced and very stable. It paints well too.
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Hardiplank would probably sag if used as soffit material...but as facia board, maybe...
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Question:
I'm building a "farm house" style home and I'm at that piont of trimming the exterior side of the windows & doors. I would really like to use a
maintenance free material and at a reasonable cost. I'll be using ceder clapboard siding and the issue of expansion and contraction with materials other then wood concerns me.
Any suggestions???