Modern Farmhouse Exterior - Review of Our James Hardie Siding!

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3 жыл бұрын

We fell into the Instagram and Pinterest trap of looking at design ideas for two hours before bed every night during our design build, and once we saw the modern farmhouse look there was no going back!
At several points during our design decisions we decided to part ways with this Arctic White James Hardie siding because of cost and logistical issues. After driving hours in several directions to view other homes that used this product, we were convinced we couldn't do it any other way.
After a full year in our house, here is a walk around to talk about the factors behind our decision, and the pros and cons of this product!
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@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

If I missed any question you have about the product in terms of moisture and warranty issues, hit me up in the comments!

@ProfVulture 2 жыл бұрын

What stone veneer did you use for the wainscoting? GenStone?

@Meiszee4k Жыл бұрын

What distance is your board and batten

@steveswoodworking2504 11 күн бұрын

I think it looks great. I'm going to be using Hardi siding, we are in an extreme fire danger area.

@iammarcnixon 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a thorough video! Thank you!!!

@Lori-qk3rr 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thanks for taking the time to do it

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed! Any questions I didn’t cover?

@longfootbuddy Ай бұрын

reminds me of the siding they used to use before vinyl siding, on old houses, that id see as a kid.. i dont know what it was called.. probably asbestos siding or something.. usually green for some reason.. the only reason im watching this vid is because james hardie was moving a company nearby, and i was seeing what they made.. my house had wood siding that was repainted over the decades, and then grandpa got vinyl siding thats still on many years later.. i never liked it much, but its held up for a long time now, and ill probably have it till i die.. i doubt id put much money into this old house.. had to reshingle the roof recently.. cant have it raining in the house.. when that stack under the toilet finally crumbles away, i may have to do something about that.. cant have my poop just falling onto the basement floor.. but other than that, im not going to put the least amount i can into this old house.. you know, all these goons building up around my house, making noise and sucking up money.. i could do without them all.. so, i figure if my house gets hit by a tornado or whatever, ill just move somewhere more peaceful.. but yeah, back to the siding.. when they first installed the vinyl siding, i thought it looked pretty cheapo, but gramps was tired of always painting it, and i cant blame him.. its held up for many decades now.. probably a lot longer than that crap you got will.. but i can understand how a person wants a certain look.. vinyl siding does look a little bleh.. and when you push on it, its all moving around.. but hey, what can you expect in the modern age of tarda progression

@blarmer22 3 жыл бұрын

I would definitely say we would use it again! It produced the exact vision I had for the exterior of our home. We will see what happens when the boys are old enough to start taking slap shots - but hopefully we can point them in another direction instead of at the Hardie Board. 😂

@Arthur-Silva Жыл бұрын

It looks very beautiful! Good choice!

@BlendedBarbieDoll 3 жыл бұрын

This is my dream home. It’s so perfect, absolutely beautiful

@pedropereira8924 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, really helpful video

@jon_patterson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video!

@skylinemusik1 2 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful, very nice home! I wish to get my dream home built and want this look

@skylinemusik1 2 жыл бұрын

@KINGDOM MT not where I live, I’m in California and I have a modern farmhouse

@jimssawsnstuff8903 Жыл бұрын

Great video and info! Thanks 😉👍

@naturewalkswithbelindaann2503 2 жыл бұрын

You have a be home. The color blends well with the stone.🙂🙂

@k.walker8376 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! We are building in Michigan and I have stacks of the JH prefinished waiting for me to install. My wife was second guessing our decision but this should convince her that we made the right choice.

@treynolds94 3 жыл бұрын

Wow is this your house congrats man you guys must be hard workers to get to this point at your age.

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler, lots of hard work mixed with some luck with the housing market around here!

@andyschoch6598 3 жыл бұрын

Certainteed and Royal Building Products have an insulated board and batten vinyl siding that comes in a wider profile, about a foot between battens

@Travisjoe31 2 жыл бұрын

I did board and batten 50% price increase from horizontal vinyl

@JKEuhus 2 жыл бұрын

You spoke about caulking the battens, is there anywhere you did not caulk (aside from along the bottom edge) for movement of the product before painting?

@GustavoSellsOC Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video! big question...how much for labor and material on your home?

@LumiousTech 2 жыл бұрын

What stone veneer did you use on this? The color is just the amount of perfect grays.

@lisacole690 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Are your porch posts wrapped with the Hardie siding as well?

@tamil1001 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I'm planning to build a custom home with Zip R-6 sheathing, Keene mesh type of rainscreen which I think maybe cheaper to install compared to wood furring strips, and Hardie board and batten. You're house looks amazing!

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we love the look I cant believe more people don't use it! Do you have an experienced installer to do the work? We used strapping behind ours but it is vertically oriented in all cases possible.

@tamil1001 Жыл бұрын

@@BuildLessons Yes. Living in US in the state of Maryland hardie cement siding is very popular and there are many installers. The nice thing about the Keene easy fur strips for the rain screen is they can be installed vertically or horizontally. The large hardie vertical panels I believe can be fastened to the OSB and not necessarily all the way into the studs but not sure about this. Did you use any continuous(exterior) insulation on your home?

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

@@tamil1001 We did use continuous exterior insulation. It is a more Canadian product called BP Excel. It is an R5 product that is not as solid as the Zip system, and without as many glues so it actually breathes which is interesting. Keeping our wood strapping vertical was very difficult on some sections of the board and batten areas and around windows. We have had no water issues yet. The installer and myself were very meticulous about flashing and caulking details, but if I were to do it again I would plan to incorporate a drainable furring option like you are using! The one nice thing about wood strapping is that it does not compress - I did worry about that with mesh style furring products, that it might create a wavy finish by getting slightly compressed where the hard and trims were fastened to the sheathing.

@ab-qn7kv 2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to figure out how you finished the flooring and skirt on the from porch

@elizabethkenten6326 10 ай бұрын

What color /manufacturer is the stone veneer? It looks great with the Hardie.

@xcx44 2 жыл бұрын

What is the width of your battens? Are the battens the same material as the trimboard just ripped to whatever width you prefer?

@effyoujoebu.idoitmyself 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mind sharing what stone veneer that you used?

@christineanddean 2 жыл бұрын

Until I saw your video, I was thinking of going with the CanExel siding. Yours looks so good! Would you say it was double the cost of vinyl?

@jboss729 2 жыл бұрын

Because it is.My house is 90 percent brick but just to do Hqrdie siding on just one room on the only part that is wood was almost 5k.

@kosinskiarek 2 жыл бұрын

Did you say you i stalled ridgit foam insulation under this? How did you attach it? Thanks

@lindalester9151 9 ай бұрын

After you caulked, did you touch up the caulk lines with paint, or did you buy the OSI color matched caulk?

@macanglin2332 2 жыл бұрын

I am installing Hardie board after Cedar and stucco rotted out

@trannguyen4375 3 жыл бұрын

how much did it take you to do this? just curious

@zakriley17 11 ай бұрын

Did you have to paint your siding or did it come pre painted? Interested in doing this on our house when we build. Thanks!

@rebeccaketts3323 3 жыл бұрын

What type of windows did you use- aluminum, composite...?? Trying to find the best bang for the buck on black windows- yours look lovely.

@delaman4991 Жыл бұрын

Don’t use aluminium in Canada get pvc if you’re in the gta I can give you the name of a very affordable manufacturer

@calvinsilva5816 2 жыл бұрын

What size reveal is your hardibacker?

@brianlee6849 Жыл бұрын

I love the way it looks. So for a house your size how much more expensive total for the party board versus vinyl? I think that the party board would actually be a cheaper alternative for me because I'm actually thinking about Brick 🧱. But I love that updated farmhouse look that you have but I also love brick 🧱. Let me know what you think and did you consider red brick or different color brick? Curious The price difference. I will probably be building my house summer in Florida on 19 acres. Thank you I enjoyed your video 👍

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

It was similar to the price of break at the time, but it’s very difficult to find labour for brick installation here these days. To be honest, it’s been quite a while since I looked back at our quotes to know how much more it was then vinyl, but it is a lifetime product, and, after seeing people attempt the white looking vinyl, it is so much brighter, and just does not come off the same!

@brianlee6849 Жыл бұрын

@@BuildLessons I agree it's definitely worth the money and looks way better than vinyl. I think a combination of vertical siding and brick or stone is the way to go. I think red brick 🧱 and white board and batten would be a great look and eye catcher. Thank you

@AV8R_1 4 ай бұрын

What is the stone veneer product you used?

@silvergt4254 3 жыл бұрын

but what was the cost of the house?

@geraldturkeyhunter 3 жыл бұрын

Not as much as brick but more than siding just flashing draining is important I just built my home in Tennessee farm house

@northidahoarcher8597 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think you will have any issues with the white looking dirty over time?

@tracytuten5116 Жыл бұрын

Had white for 17 years and yeah it can look pretty grungy after the winter and green on the shaded side. My husband bought a pressure washer and cleaned it every spring and I would go behind him, touch up places with a little paint. If you are good at doing a little maintenance every spring it's not too difficult to keep it looking good.

@Averitt13 3 жыл бұрын

What color was the hardie you used? Was it the Arctic white ? Or light mist?

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

Arctic White!

@ceedub7374 3 жыл бұрын

Did you look at pre-painted LP siding?

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

We did briefly, have you ever used it?

@ceedub7374 3 жыл бұрын

Yes , I DIY resided my 34 year old midwest house with it. On the bottom ground row I used a textured PVC 1 X 8 with one routed beveled edge that the LP lap siding went on top of. It looked very similar to the LP siding texture and should help moisture/snow from causing an issue with any swelling on the LP, which was the main complaint I heard. It was easy to work with. My neighbor had James Hardi put on by professionals(the weight and cutting dust I couldnt deal with).All my cuts were painted with matching color as I installed. My previous siding was 8"beveled cedar and that had warpped and cracked quite a bit on the south and west sides of the house. So far (3 yrs ) the LP is looking good.

@perlaangulo7935 3 жыл бұрын

Hi what material are the battens ! PVC?

@bottomlandboyz7556 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called Hardie. Look up James Hardie products, it’s all fibrous cement. I can’t speak for all coast but if you go to the gulf coast 95% of all the beach houses use this because it last forever

@supermediapal 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, would you be willing to share what color and brand of paint you used on your exterior? I am building a house and am hoping for this similar look. Thanks.

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Everything we used was the James Hardie Arctic White Color! Are you using cement fibre siding on a build?

@supermediapal 3 жыл бұрын

@@BuildLessons Thanks for the response! Yes, we are planning on using James Hardie Board.

@BuildLessons 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, good on you, it will look great. Do you have a page you are chronicling the build on our anything? Let me know if your have any other questions, I spent hours researching this product prior to use and during install!

@juliotorres2739 Жыл бұрын

What stone veneer did you use on this house? what's the name of the color?

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

To be honest I cannot remember off hand. I just looked back into my emails to see if I had it but I cannot find that name. If I get into my paper files in the coming months and see it, I can let you know. I believe it was from the Dutch Qaulity Stone company: dutchqualitystone.com. Hopefully this helps!

@tamil1001 Жыл бұрын

Are your battens a Hardie trim? What size are your battens?

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

No they are actually a Hardie product sold as battens! I believe they are 2" if memory serves me well.

@wpolicic 11 ай бұрын

Did you fill the holes on batten ?

@karmaremusic Жыл бұрын

What is the spacing of your boards?

@BuildLessons Жыл бұрын

The battens you mean? We opted for 16”, hopefully this answers your question!

@karmaremusic Жыл бұрын

@@BuildLessons yes thank you

@cutl00senc 11 ай бұрын

They used to have hockey rinks for kids to play on….must be old school

@joannabaldwin1787 2 жыл бұрын

So hail coudl really ding it up then especially if it’s white..

@viking515066 2 жыл бұрын

its made from fiber cement, hail will not damage it

@noahziegler3478 3 жыл бұрын

I know this sounds crazy but black gutters my man and some charcoal trim

@karenrorison1200 3 жыл бұрын

hi How wide are the battens? We are in the UK and Hardie board do not sell all their products here so we are trying to copy the style! Great house and video by the way?

@Justin-tb2qk 3 жыл бұрын

he said it is 16" on center and the panels com in 10' x 4'

@park4303 3 жыл бұрын

The battens are 2 or 2.5 inches. He spaced them 16 in apart. The boards come in 8x4 and 9x4

@karenrorison1200 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help!

@xcx44 2 жыл бұрын

@@park4303 are the battens just ripped 5/4 trimboard?