Two coats of high quality 100 acrylic exterior paint when applied properly and with the proper prep work can look beautiful for up to two decades.
Pre painted hardie siding.
While primed boards are cheaper you must purchase paint for an entire exterior.
Pros and cons of painting hardie plank siding.
We really can t say enough about the pros of painting hardie plank and fiber cement siding.
Painting primed hardie siding january 23 2018 jd hostetter when i founded jd hostetter associates in 2004 the first thing i did before contracting our first exterior painting job was to meet with our ppg porter paints and sherwin williams rep.
Pre painting siding before installation is just plain faster and less expensive.
Resources blog james hardie color plus siding vs.
James hardie will ship your siding to you or your contractor primed and ready to be painted.
There are two options.
There are 24 stock colors to choose from.
We ll talk about the pros and cons of pre primed and pre painted.
Cost of unpainted vs factory painted hardie board.
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.
If your james hardie siding was originally painted after it was installed on your home then check the original paint manufacturer s recommendations for reapplication of paint.
All james hardie siding and trim products are available primed and ready for field painting.
Plus if you happen to change your mind about the.
Factory painted initially more expensive.
The best way to paint hardie siding is to do it in a controlled environment.
You pre order the siding color you want.
It is advised to replace the damage siding with a new section of colorplus siding.
Installation costs will typically remain the same but keep in mind you also have to hire a crew to paint the boards.
You can paint hardie siding any color you want after the installation is complete.
Hardie board siding runs about 0 70 to 5 25 per square foot this could lead to a total cost of anywhere from 4 700 to 13 300 why such a huge flux in the price range.
However there is not a large difference in price when it comes to painting hardie siding yourself versus the pre painted siding.
Siding cost also varies depending on how the boards are painted.
It is available in 24 different colors and you can order whichever color you want from those 24.
Btw if you decide to go with hardie pre painted their trim color palette is even more limited than their siding colors certainteed will also allow you to mix colors and styles of siding to make up a load so if you re building a painted lady victorian you can have lap siding in one color half rounds or octogon shapes in another color or.