T2GRN18
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I've used it on several jobs
The Home Renovation Thread
I've used it on several jobs
Sanzabar
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What are your thoughts on it as far as upkeep, long term thoughts, etc?
The wife and I are interested in a house that has it... I absolutely love the looks of it, but I have read good and bad about it
T2GRN18
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It accepts paint well, which is a pro and a con.
Pro is it can be any color you wish.
Con: Cause a it requires painting/maintaining. Caulking and ensuring the exterior of your home stays watertight.
It not susceptible rot.
The seems are visible, and even more so when paint fade occurs.
Repair is easy but requires painting.
Power washing your home can be done, but care is required. Full blast hi powered water can remove paint.
It accepts paint well, which is a pro and a con.
Pro is it can be any color you wish.
Con: Cause a it requires painting/maintaining. Caulking and ensuring the exterior of your home stays watertight.
It not susceptible rot.
The seems are visible, and even more so when paint fade occurs.
Repair is easy but requires painting.
Power washing your home can be done, but care is required. Full blast hi powered water can remove paint.
Sanzabar
Oh So Colt!
Awesome. Really appreciate it. How often does it require painting?
T2GRN18
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Depends on quality of the paint, and more so on the quality of painter doing the work. Prep work is key with any paint work
T2GRN18
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Some people will say 10-15 years between paintings. But that's not entirely accurate. To many variables to put a definitive number on it. Environmental effects on the paint are the driving force.
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That place looks awesome
The big downside in my view is that it's not the most friendly material to work with for the DIYer. So if you do have to make a repair you may want to hire it out.
Recently Hardie has released a line of colored siding products which in theory would be low/no maintenance, but I don't know how well the colors hold up, or if they offer a full line of colored products (for window trim, soffits, fascia, etc.)
For me hardiplank siding wouldn't be a deal breaker if you and the missus like the house, just keep the maintenance costs in mind and budget accordingly.
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About how much would I be looking at to remove a standard bathtub and replace it with a standup shower? The bathroom is 5 foot wide so the shower would be 5 foot long and the width of a standard bathtub. The toilet is right beside the tub so "wiggle" room is very little.
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How old is it? I vaguely recall there was a period where Hardiplank had major failures, at least in my region.
Step one of the bathroom remodel is underway. Flooring in the sh***er room is removed, toilet is gone and walls are cleaned and touched up ready for paint. I should have baseboards reinstalled today and next weekend I can lay the tile and install the new crapper.
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Thats nice.
Im looking forward to selling this house (which is fairly new) to find a house we can remodel over time and make it perfect.
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Good on you. We had to do that to most before we moved into this one, but our plan was never long term here. Just did not expect prices to skyrocket where we are, so if they are still there in November (gets us out of capital gains), we will sell it.
Plumbing repair sucks. No way around it.
StanTheCaddy
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Funny to see this thread pop up. I've looking at buying a place (I'm done renting) for about 3 months now. For most of that time I was only looking at places that needed no work, were at the top of my price range and were ready to move in. But in the last week or 2 I've started looking at much cheaper places that need work but I figure I can make it exactly how I want it and that appeals to me. Will have to do a little more research on reno prices up in my area but I'm leaning way more towards buying a fixer upper.
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Just rule of thumb. Make sure its livable to a certain standard so that you can update over time.
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Nice! Is that going right on top of concrete (with a vapor barrier)?
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Yep. Stuff I bought has the under layment already attached.
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About 60 square feet to go.