My home is covered with random width cedar shake siding. I want to re-side the two badly sun damaged sides with James Hardie random width shake siding and leave the other two sides with the old shake and then repaint the entire home. Has anyone tried this and does the blend work?
I agree it will work , but make sure you replace all your corner moldings and trim with either versatec , azac, or some type of composite board . It's a bit more money but it will not rot later on down the line and then you will pay double
If your home has a lot of trim, you may want to consider residing the whole house with Hardie, verse paying the cost difference for the composite trims and painting everything. It would be a one source warranty too, which is valuable, and a lot less maintenance. If you keep the cedar shakes, make sure to use a composite to separate the cedar and the Hardie.
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