hardiplank -- is it worth it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. It looks much better and helps immensely with resale. Vinyl looks and is cheap.

+1

I wouldn't buy a vinyl house

me too. And I'm not crazy picky (would buy a house without central air, for example)

Me three, and I am REALLY not picky. Our house was homely when we bought it but at least it was all brick.

[Anonymous]

Another issue with hardiplank is you need to caulk edges or else it well deteriorate with water. Another maintenance issue.
http://www.inspectionnews.net/home_inspection/building-envelope-home-inspection-commercial-inspection/1210-caulk-needed-hardiplank-joints.html

[Anonymous]

Who knew there were still so many vinyl siding salesmen?

If your budget can only afford vinyl siding on a new addition, use it. Especially if it is a read family room/kitchen addition. Just don't cover over a wood or brick house with vinyl.

Considering the price differences, the true competition to hardiplank is wood siding. Wood is the real thing. If you have a historic house, hardiplank is thinner and leaves a different shadow than wood and changes the look. But it is paintable and insect proof and a little fire resistant. While hardiplank will last 50+ years, so can wood when it is properly cared for.

If you can afford to use wood or hardiplank, the question of whether to use vinyl depends on the neighborhood. Look at the surrounding houses and see what's used. If there's lots of vinyl, the more economical choice won't make a difference in resale or keeping up with the Joneses. But in pricier neighborhoods vinyl will stick out like a sore thumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knew there were still so many vinyl siding salesmen?

If your budget can only afford vinyl siding on a new addition, use it. Especially if it is a read family room/kitchen addition. Just don't cover over a wood or brick house with vinyl.

Considering the price differences, the true competition to hardiplank is wood siding. Wood is the real thing. If you have a historic house, hardiplank is thinner and leaves a different shadow than wood and changes the look. But it is paintable and insect proof and a little fire resistant. While hardiplank will last 50+ years, so can wood when it is properly cared for.

If you can afford to use wood or hardiplank, the question of whether to use vinyl depends on the neighborhood. Look at the surrounding houses and see what's used. If there's lots of vinyl, the more economical choice won't make a difference in resale or keeping up with the Joneses. But in pricier neighborhoods vinyl will stick out like a sore thumb.

I personally hate hard plank because it's faux wood. I prefer brick and stone at least on the front.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knew there were still so many vinyl siding salesmen?

If your budget can only afford vinyl siding on a new addition, use it. Especially if it is a read family room/kitchen addition. Just don't cover over a wood or brick house with vinyl.

Considering the price differences, the true competition to hardiplank is wood siding. Wood is the real thing. If you have a historic house, hardiplank is thinner and leaves a different shadow than wood and changes the look. But it is paintable and insect proof and a little fire resistant. While hardiplank will last 50+ years, so can wood when it is properly cared for.

If you can afford to use wood or hardiplank, the question of whether to use vinyl depends on the neighborhood. Look at the surrounding houses and see what's used. If there's lots of vinyl, the more economical choice won't make a difference in resale or keeping up with the Joneses. But in pricier neighborhoods vinyl will stick out like a sore thumb.

Wood siding sucks ass, I plan to rip it off my older rear addition and put vinyl up. It's not like anyone cares what my rear addition looks like and I don't want to caulk and paint it all the time like with wood or hardi.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on your neighborhood. If its $800K + neighborhood i think hardiplank is worth it. I have neighbor with vinyl and one with hardiplank and the vinyl looks plasticy and the hardiplank i didn't even know wasnt wood until neighbor told me.

[Anonymous]

Re: aesthetics, I can honestly say that I have never pulled up to someone's house and evaluated what kind of siding they have. Siding is siding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re: aesthetics, I can honestly say that I have never pulled up to someone's house and evaluated what kind of siding they have. Siding is siding.

You will now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knew there were still so many vinyl siding salesmen?

If your budget can only afford vinyl siding on a new addition, use it. Especially if it is a read family room/kitchen addition. Just don't cover over a wood or brick house with vinyl.

Considering the price differences, the true competition to hardiplank is wood siding. Wood is the real thing. If you have a historic house, hardiplank is thinner and leaves a different shadow than wood and changes the look. But it is paintable and insect proof and a little fire resistant. While hardiplank will last 50+ years, so can wood when it is properly cared for.

If you can afford to use wood or hardiplank, the question of whether to use vinyl depends on the neighborhood. Look at the surrounding houses and see what's used. If there's lots of vinyl, the more economical choice won't make a difference in resale or keeping up with the Joneses. But in pricier neighborhoods vinyl will stick out like a sore thumb.

There is a thicker Hardie that has a better shadow but it is more $$$
http://www.artisanluxury.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Re: aesthetics, I can honestly say that I have never pulled up to someone's house and evaluated what kind of siding they have. Siding is siding.

You will now

Nope. I am anti-discrimination on the subject of siding. Oh, and I am not a snob. Oh, and I can't tell the difference because I don't CARE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I personally hate hard plank because it's faux wood. I prefer brick and stone at least on the front.

If there's anything I detest more than vinyl, it's the brick façade with vinyl siding.

I prefer hardiplank or stone or even brick. Would not buy vinyl unless I had no other option. I grew up in vinyl siding houses and think it looks very cheap.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like vinyl because i see houses with greenish mold (?) that forms on it. Does that happen with hardiplank?

So having cedar siding is totally ridiculous?

These are houses that need to be powerwashed. Much cheaper than painting and caulking.

overall isn't this just going to depend on the house and how shaded it is? All of the north facing sided of houses on our street have this happen. Doesn't matter what the siding is. We have painted aluminum siding and it happens. Same with neighbors who have vinyl. Not sure about hardi because I honestly wouldn't know it if i saw it.

[Anonymous]

We recently replaced our siding on our entire house and had several quotes and comparisons between "premium" vinyl with foam backing, vinyl with foam sheathing, and Hardiplank. We got Hardiplank since the material cost was actually less than the "premium" vinyl with foam backing...the installation cost was a bit more, and so the total cost was basically the same. It was a little over 20% more compared to the mid grade vinyl with foam sheathing quotes. There's definitely less wind noise and flapping now compared to the old vinyl, which was probably installed on our house over 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

PP here...redid the math. The Hardiplank cost with installation was about 25% more than the mid-grade vinyl with foam sheathing quotes we received. Or looking at it from the other perspective, the mid-grade vinyl with foam sheathing quotes we received were 20% less than the Hardiplank.

[Anonymous]

We are getting hardiplank on our new construction house