Phil,
Not sure if this will help, but I keep hearing an add for a
permanent spray-on siding here in SE Michigan. Checked their
web-site and they refer back to the mfr. Here is their web
site: http://sprayonsiding.com/
Sounds like it would be a good system, if it works as advertised.
Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Ethier [mailto:pethier@isd.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:09 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Cc: pethier@isd.net
> Subject: fiber-cement siding?
>
>
>
> OK, I am focusing my question about the siding for my shop
> and for my house.
>
> I have a mix of vinyl (only 4 years old, yet broken here and
> there on the
> neighbor's side) and ancient hardboard on the shop/garage. I
> have pink (may
> be original?) aluminum on the 1950-vintage house. This stuff
> is a mess.
> The individual corner pieces are askew. There are holes
> drilled in it here
> and there for now-unknown reasons.
>
> I was just down at Menards looking at a fiber-cement product.
> Has a 50-year
> warranty. Claims it can't rot. Looks like it can take a hit without
> breaking.
>
> The stuff comes two ways:
>
> One. Traditional clapboards, to be placed individually. 12
> feet long. Just
> as slow to put up as the cedar stuff, but should last. Costs
> about 80 bucks
> a square. I know the This Old House bunch has used the clapboards.
>
> Two. 4 x 8 sheets, molded to resemble vertical boards. This
> stuff should
> go up fast. On the house, the 8-foot height would come to
> the top of the
> windows. A filler about 11 inches high would bring it to the
> bottom of the
> suffix. The horizontal seam is supposed to carry a "SO"
> flashing, which
> makes sense to me. On the shop/garage, the 8-foot height
> will do the job in
> one pass. Vertical seams are supposed to be sealed with
> silicone, which I
> am not as sure about. Costs about 60 bucks a square.
>
> Both kinds come primed and are supposed to be painted.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this stuff?
>
> How do you cut it?
>
> How do you fasten it? Stainless nails in a (rented?) nail
> gun sounds like
> the fast way. Stainless screws sounds a lot slower.
>
> What paint do you put on it?
>
> How long should the paint last?
>
> Is it as durable to physical hits as cedar?
>
> Does it rot out your sheathing?
>
> What other material would be better and why?
>
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban,
> 1962 TR4 CT2846L
> pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
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