New Siding on 1920s Bungalow

10 years ago

We have been renovating our 1920s vintage bungalow and although the inside and the landscaping needed a lot of work, we hadn’t originally planned to replace the exterior siding. However, after we pulled down the interior walls and could actually see
daylight through the old lap siding (because there was not a single
piece of insulation), we knew that we'd have to change the siding too. (We also found termites eating one part of the house!)

The new exterior siding (below) looks much better and we added OSB under the
siding for more stability. We chose HardiPlank lap siding instead of
regular wood
siding as it doesn’t rot. We didn’t like the stock colors for having the
siding ready-painted so we ordered it in yellow primer so we could paint it later.

We ultimately painted it blue:

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Bliss Contracting LLC

10 years ago

Nice color schemes.

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OTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
10 years ago
Looks great!
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Colorado Window Source & More
10 years ago
Amazing Job, I love the blue it was a fantastic choice!!
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Lori Dennis, Inc.
10 years ago
Beautiful! I love the extension and the windows. Looks great!
sabra900
10 years ago
Why did you screen in the welcoming front porch? Siding looks great but the porch has an ominous blocky look...is it a regional thing? We live in a neighborhood like yours full of these old homes but nobody screens porches.
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EuroLuxHome
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Here in South Carolina many people do screen in their porches. We have six indoor cats that love to sit on the screened-in porch and look out all day - plus it keeps the mosquitos out when we're grilling! The screened porch is much more enjoyable for us and the fuzzy babies!
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Morrone Interiors
10 years ago
Great update!
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Design Directives, LLC
10 years ago
Very nice! I like the porch and the paint color.
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Architectural Notice
10 years ago
Nice update.
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Vibrant Vision
10 years ago
Way to go. Its beautiful.
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Colorado Window Source & More
10 years ago
Looks amazing!! We love James Hardie Siding, our customers are always extremely happy with the finished product..
Deborah Obrien
9 years ago
The final looks a nice version of my house. With the question of enclosing the porch, I originally didn't want to, but it expanded the living area of the house and really brought in a lot of light. We have too many mosquitoes to sit out comfortably in summer, and it's too darn cold even in early spring and late fall. I'd like to put in big windows during the winter, plus a gas fireplace so we can use it a little longer during the year.
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Mega Builders
9 years ago
Well done!