Pre Painted Lap Siding

We will discuss these separately as there is no clear answer to which is better.

Pre painted lap siding.

I resided my own house which we sold last year and am currently residing the house we moved into last year. There are pros and cons to both pre primed and factory painted hardie plank lap siding. 1x10 channel rustic lap cedar siding mill select stk grade factory prime paint barn red home in kentucky this was our 1x6 mill select bevel siding with top coat cabot s mulberry solid stain applied at the factory and a final coat was done by our customer in the field after installation. Since 2007 i have resided 3 houses with hardieplank colorplus pre painted siding.

Expertfinish lap also features a proprietary joint that helps you avoid the need for seam caulking joint molds or pan flashing. Real cedar siding with 4 inch lap adds 1 5 to the r rating of your exterior wall and the seams don t open up 3 8 of an inch like hardy plank does. We offfer rigidstack siding rigidmount blocks trim and weatherproofing packages. Now available in 16 versatile prefinished colors the expertfinish color collection is guaranteed to look great and remain durable for years to come due to a factory finish with acrylic latex paint.

Compare click to add item ppg prefinished 1 x 8 x 16 smooth strand trim board 30 year paint warranty to the compare list. But when you invest in colorplus technology you won t only get gorgeous color you ll get color that lasts longer than a typical paint job. All with pre painted boards. Cedar is a pleasure to work with vs hardy and the finished product looks superior.

Pre finished fiber cement products aren t just limited to horizontal lap siding. Both should be painted or stained every 5 to 7 yrs. There are 24 stock colors to choose from. This includes not only horizontal siding but fiber cement panels trim half rounds octagons soffits and shakes.

You pre order the siding color you want. All james hardie siding and trim products are available primed and ready for field painting. You can find the same attention to detail and long wearing bold finishes on the entire product line. I also did my son s house.

I did the work myself with a small amount of help from a couple of other people. Factory painted initially more expensive. Prefinished siding factory pre finishing is a value added process for architects home designers interior designers custom home builders contractors and home owners where paintable or stainable materials are coated in a factory controlled environment before installation.