brick veneer or hardiplank

[Anonymous]

Hate brick, love our hardie.

[Anonymous]

so what are the different maintenance issues of the following

Brick veneer
Stone Veneer
Hardi Plank
Vinyl Siding

[Anonymous]

I just hope the all-Hardi plank house won't look "dated" in 15 or 20 years... We get a lot of funny comments from our NY, CA and Chicago friends when they visit here.

I was also very surprised when a visitor from NY commented on the cheap look of the Hardiplank houses in my street. The houses the visitor did not approve of are all recent construction and cost well over $1M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I was also very surprised when a visitor from NY commented on the cheap look of the Hardiplank houses in my street. The houses the visitor did not approve of are all recent construction and cost well over $1M.

Not really surprised or offended. If you're from an area with older homes and or little new construction, your first reaction may be to equate hardi-plank with vinyl siding. However, it's common around here and these homes are certainly holding their value. From the window of my study, I can see a construction crew demolishing a very nice, all-brick rambler and my guess is that the home that will replace it will be a larger, more expensive hardi-plank house.

[Anonymous]

Hardi-plank - it's the in-vogue affordable building material for SFH exteriors in the area.

[Anonymous]

Brick veneer is dreadful. Go with the hardiplank. It is actually quite nice and durable.

Signed,
daughter of a bricklayer/stonemason

Anonymous wrote:Just would like to ask everyone's thoughts about brick veneer or hardiplank.

I am buying a new home from builder. They offer 4 sides brick for additional $15,000. The one I pick was brick front plus brick all around the first floor. This is 3 story above the ground detached house, which mean I will have hardiplank siding on the top two story on 3 sides (brick front included).

I check hardiplank. It looks nice and durable. You do not paint for at least 15 years. It won't peel and crack, but with additional $15,000 to get brick all around. Do you guys think is it worth it?

I know normally people will not ask for brick all around house when come to shop the house. It only nice to have it, but it is not must. When come to resale I more than sure you will not get your $15000 back for all bricks house in compare to my case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so what are the different maintenance issues of the following

Brick veneer
Stone Veneer
Hardi Plank
Vinyl Siding

as far as I know, brick veneer has less maintenance than siding. at least color will not fade and it is weather resistant. only cons for brick veneer is insulation is harder than siding product.
for hardi plank, because it made by cement. so it is harder, thicker and stronger than vinyl. It looks like wood. it is also weather resistant. If you use their prepaint product. the color will last 15 years. It comes with variety of colors.

for vinyl, it is soft and it will easy damage by wind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I just hope the all-Hardi plank house won't look "dated" in 15 or 20 years... We get a lot of funny comments from our NY, CA and Chicago friends when they visit here.

I was also very surprised when a visitor from NY commented on the cheap look of the Hardiplank houses in my street. The houses the visitor did not approve of are all recent construction and cost well over $1M.

I know there is a lot of new builds craftsman style house in Bethesda using Hardiplank and stone combinations. They are all asking over $1M-$2M. They looks great in compare to full bricks house.

http://franklymls.com/MC7786105
http://franklymls.com/MC7716529
http://franklymls.com/MC7753747

This is a full bricks house
http://franklymls.com/MC7786603

[Anonymous]

I would strongly recommend hardiplank. Brick veneer is just that, veneer. And when you try ands sell, a sharp buyer will know it. So what does it accomplish then?
Hardiplank works wonderfully, from what I have seen of it, and we had it on our last house.

[Anonymous]

this thread is hilarious. people are just advocating for whatever they bought or had. lot of misinformation too.

first off, most of new U.S. build is a wood frame, not masonry or layers of blocks. the "veneer" you put over your wood frame can be several things, including stone, vinyl, wood, 4" thick bricks, or hardiplank.

second off, 'arts & crafts' architecture has come and gone several times the last 100+ years and is regional and even climate-specific. for all our sakes, hopefully it is here to stay.

[Anonymous]

While I would prefer all brick, I think it is a good idea to go with hardiplank because that is what most of your neighbors are going to choose, and I think you should fit in with the neighborhood. You will not see much of a premium when you sell if no one else is choosing all brick. I would spend that money on getting a larger floorplan or upgrading the flooring or cabinets - things that are difficult to upgrade later as you save money. At a price point of $600,000, I would not expect homes to have four sides of brick veneer.

[Anonymous]

I thought they bought the land for XYZ and the home construction was $600k? Or is the $600k the all in final value?

Having 1/8 of your brick house not in brick might look odd, unless it is clearly an archway, gable, or peak to mix it up a bit -- but not the top half of the house in the back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would either get all brick or all hardi-plank. Personally, I hate the brick front, vinyl or hp sided homes that are so everywhere. Looks so tract home, mass produced. Yuck. Actually, this is one of my pet peeves, if you couldn't tell.

agree, one-sided or three-sided brick screams cheesy, cost-cutting house to me.

[Anonymous]

Basically The OP is asking is $15000 worth to get brick. I think OP is not asking preferences. I believe there is always hater or lover for everything. There is no absolutely right or wrong when come to preferences. If money never as a concern I will 100% go with stone or even more fanny products, but too bad, money is always a concern for me.

[Anonymous]

bargain it down, it is not that much sq footage to do that remaining bit in brick (plus they'll have all the materials there from doing the other 3 sides of the house), and builders have pride too - they want their houses to look good, stir up more biz.

definitely bargain it down, every little thing for the house is going to have options to upgrade, just be firm and persuasive.