Drewintoledo
Bronze Member
I am considering Hardie board for my house build. When you say that you never have to paint again, is that in general, or are you expressing this because the hardie is covered by the trim? It seems like anything that accepts paint will need to be re-painted at some point. But then again, I see claims of 30 year warranty on hardie colors.Are you going to cover the exposed joists? leave them natural or paint them? I like covering them with Hardie, and extending the Hardie past the bottom of the joist to create a bit of a drip edge. Then paint the Hardie and install the trim over the painted Hardie. Once Hardie is painted, you never have to paint it again!!!