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Exterior wall finish dilemma

14 years ago

Hi, I am currently getting a house designed and built which is very exciting. When talking about exterior finishes options, the builder keeps pushing back towards hardiplank which I am really no fan of.
Has anyone got insight in cost vs ease of install vs quality on other exterior finish optins such as stucco, metal sheeting, rendering, wood etc?

Thank you!

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Thomas Fend, Licensed Architect
14 years ago
We have used "Handiplanks" on numerous homes and additions, it is a really good product. We also use wood, stucco, stone and masonry depending on the preferance of our client. These other finishes are typicaly more expensive than "Hardi". We have not not used metal sheeting on any of our residential work so I can not advise you on the cost differance.
chloeg81
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you Thomas! We are looking at all the options and also the different shapes and colours of hardi to make sure we have something that compliments the build in the end. It's a rather modern design, so we want an exterior finish equally modern.
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