Bill: Hi, I am Bill with Advanced Home Exteriors. We’re here today to talk about exterior sheathing and wall siding. We’re down in Wharton County, which is getting closer to the Gulf Coast, and one of the issues that the homeowner brought up is the structural integrity of the wall. The original siding was […]
Hardie Expert Explains Poor Siding Installation
Bill Jacks: This is what creates this caulk joint here, which has a tendency to want to fail. Here’s a transition that we ran across the homeowner several years ago, had another contractor replace the gable ends and siding. They chose to do it with the trim on first with the siding butted to it. […]
What’s your advice on using strippers around the house?
James Hardie Siding for Your Home
There’s something in the chemical composition of the fiber cement that allows it to do this. There are two things you can do to prevent this from happening to your home. I’ve never seen a properly installed Hardie product even come close to doing that. Improper installation and inferior product, a recipe for distress. We […]
The Future of Your Home’s Siding
What happens when Hardie siding is installed wrong?
See how replacing rotting particle board siding could bring you bigger problems
“When I saw the disrepair on the garage and actually holes in the back end of the garage,” Jaqueline said. “then I realized we need to do this up right.” Particleboard siding, it’s one of the many things nobody misses about the 80s. “So when moisture gets past the veneer that’s on the front […]
