Picking the right siding for your house is a delicate balancing act between good looks, durability, maintenance, and affordability. with wood, vinyl, stone, brick, or stucco, you might get only two or three of these.. It's tricky. but here are some ways to distinguish between asbestos containing shingles and non-asbestos fiber-cement shingles. at below left i point to an older asbestos cement siding shingle while to the right of my finger the next shingle is a modern asbestos-free fiber cement siding shingle.. 2) slope the ground away from hardboard siding: make sure that the ground slopes away from the foundation. if this is not the case, you will have problems with rot, mold and mildew. 3) keep nature away from hardboard siding: hardboard siding must be installed at a distance of at least 6 inches from the ground, grass, mulch, and plants..
Class action lawsuits resulted, and the manufacturers ended up paying a lot of money for siding to be replaced on homes. that was the last i had thought about hardboard siding until my father mentioned the product and i was very surprised to find out he had used it on the addition to his old house during the ’70s.. Face-nail the top piece of fiber cement siding through the old siding. prime and paint new siding to match the old. watch this video to find out more. further information. replace water damaged siding with fiber cement siding (article) fiber cement siding: a durable alternative (article) advantages of fiber cement siding (video). Though it used to be a little more expensive than hardboard siding, fiber-cement siding now costs less in my area. hardboard siding 8 inch wide costs 45 cents per linear foot, while fiber-cement runs 37 cents. there's one more thing homeowners like about fiber-cement siding: it holds paint better than wood..
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