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Hardy Board
updated: Jul 27, 2012, 9:55 AM
Looking to replace our redwood siding with fire resistant material such as hardy board. Who does this sort
of work?
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COMMENT 302116
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2012-07-27 10:00 AM |
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Any experienced carpenter should be able to do this for you.
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COMMENT 302138
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2012-07-27 10:23 AM |
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Isn't hardy board that backing material for tile used in shower and bath enclosures? That stuff is pretty heavy for siding. There are some really nice composite materials that are water, bug and fire resistant and are light weight too. Check with your local building materials supplier.
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COMMENT 302175
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2012-07-27 11:18 AM |
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Have you considered fireproof paint? Consult the fire dept., they can advise you. It will far less expensive, messy and wasteful. If the redwood is more than a few decades old (older was higher quality wood) and in good shape, it would be criminal to trash it.
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COMMENT 302176
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2012-07-27 11:18 AM |
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302138: Hardie (note spelling) panel and siding is an excellent product. They also make tile backing board you refer to. 302116: Agree any experienced carpenter could do the work, but If you were going to have critical weatherizing work done on your house, with workers hanging off scaffolding/ ladders, wouldn't you rather hire a licensed contractor? (Insurance, taxes, guarantee, etc...) OP: Check out SBCA.
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COMMENT 302210
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2012-07-27 12:04 PM |
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Also something called masonite, is used for mobile home skirting. Find someone who does that kind of work and look at his handiwork first.
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COMMENT 302228
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2012-07-27 12:47 PM |
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Thanks, 176, for a voice of rationality in a sea of confusion and misinformation.
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COMMENT 302230
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2012-07-27 12:56 PM |
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176- I am a licensed contractor. Was just trying to guide op to correct trade. 116
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COMMENT 302234P
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2012-07-27 01:07 PM |
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I was thinking of doing the same thing recently and got a quote from Scott Keighley Construction at (805) 469-2767 of installation cost $7.50 per sq ft (includes the James Hardie siding, nails, caulking, tyvek housewrap, & flashing). Demo of the current siding & installing a 1/2" shear panel substrate are additional costs, each. There are specific requirements for cutting this product to reduce dust which can be harmful if breathed which can be found on the product website. My Westside neighbor just did a partial replacement of some damaged redwood siding sections of her house. I've heard it's hard to find redwood siding to match our 1925 era houses. She gave me her contractor's numbers: Jim Purcell
3rd Generation Builders. 805-331-4749
jim.cbc@comcast.net
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COMMENT 302242
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2012-07-27 01:25 PM |
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Shear walls must be engineered=$$. Call 'em braced walls.
Hardy siding is cut with electric shears NOT a dust making saw blade. I know, pickey,pickey...
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COMMENT 302276P
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2012-07-27 02:25 PM |
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I would not use Pink construction that's for sure.
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COMMENT 302289P
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2012-07-27 02:46 PM |
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Isn't redwood already naturally fire-resistant?
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COMMENT 302360
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2012-07-27 04:50 PM |
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Try the Hardy Boys, if they are still around.
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COMMENT 302383
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2012-07-27 06:47 PM |
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If you read the pdf on the JamesHardie website, you can cut with a saw too, though they do suggest a dust reducing saw and the special blades (avail at Home Depot)
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COMMENT 302482
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2012-07-28 09:54 AM |
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The Hardie Board and Hardie Plank we put on our house twelve years ago has worked out great as a substitute for redwood and cedar. It is inherently bug-proof and fire-proof (unlike the natural products which are inherently quite flammable and bug-resistant only for a few years to a decade or so depending on how well sealed they are by primer), paint sticks to it like glue, including modern low VOC paints which peel off of oily woods like cedar and RW in handfuls after a few years, and it is cheaper and does no require the leveling of forests. Many local contractors have experience with it and it can be sawed or sheared depending on how it will be installed. Use shear panels behind it for shingle style for ease of installation - it also makes the house stronger., especially if extra foundation anchors are added once the old siding is removed. Clap-board style may not need shear panels.
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COMMENT 302521
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2012-07-28 11:39 AM |
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Neanderthals also cut re-bar with saw blades instead of a re-bar cutter. Electric shears are the only way to go for hardy board and worth the price for a decent size job. After a few decades in the biz one learns to minimize noise and dust. Contractor, 242
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