Small Changes to the Elevation
24Jan07
We had to re-work the elevations of our addition the other day. We were planning on using hardi panel ripped down to 9 3/4″. Turns out it is a lot easier to get Hardi Trim so you don’t have to spend all that time cutting it down. Unfortunately the Hardi Trim only comes in a 7 1/4″ width, so we had to change the window sizes a little to get it to all line up right. Doesn’t look to much different, but I thought I would post a pic anyway.
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Saving all that cutting would be nice. What is the cost difference between hardipanel and harditrim?
(I bought some 4′x8′ hardipanel sheets for $25 and 4′x10′ for about $35 at homedepot.)
And do you still plan to do some type of rainscreen set up. Are you just putting tyvec on the osb then furring strips on that, then hardi?
The hardi trim is a little more expensive, not sure of exact numbers. But you can get it pre painted and it is the right width, so its almost a no brainer at this point. We are still doing a rain screen. It will be 30 lb felt, with ice and water at the base, then vertical furring strips painted black, and then the hardi trim with a 1/16″ or so reveal between boards.
Hardi panel is pretty easy to cut if you have the right saw. One of those 3 or 4 tooth blades. If you are all cutting them the same size, you can build a jig or do it on a table saw and be done with the entire pile in just a couple hours, less if you have a helper.
Yea, I know it’s not too bad to cut. I have all the stuff already. I just cringe at the thought of lifting that many 4×10 panels around. Plus the tolerances are super tight, if you were out a 1/32 anywhere it would show. And after all that work, you would still have to do the painting. So really it comes out to be more than a couple of hours, plus the cost of special blades for cutting and paint. In the end I think the price difference looks a lot less.
Regular Hardie plank comes in 9.25 inch widths, so you could get closer to yopur original design.
No kiding ron. I searched all over the Hardie website, and I couldn’t find it anywhere. Do you have a link? That would be super helpful.
Both cedarmill and smooth in 9.25 as well as 12 inch.
http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/prodhome/hardiplank.php
Thanks Ron. That is the Lap Siding, I don’t think it would work for the application that we are doing. Since we are doing a rainscreen, none of the pieces will overlap eachother, so the extra little lap edge would look funny.
You should look at the Hardie planks again. The planks (in both cedarmill and smooth) have a uniform thickeness from the top edge of the plank to the bottom edge of 5/16″. If you look at the cut end of a plank it is a rectangle 5/16 high by whatever width you choose. It doesn’t have a bevel or a rabbet . It is basically the same as taking a sheet of hardie panel and ripping it like you were thinking. Our local Lowes carries the cedarmill planks as a stock item, if you want to see them in person try a Lowes or HD.