Siding Recommendations.... please.
The construction on a new cottage has progressed to where we need to select siding... faces Lake Superior so wind and water penetration is a factor.
I don't particularly like the look of vinyl and had been leaning towards (eg the original plan) Hardie Board and my supplier has suggested that top end vinyl will run about $1.50 a sq ft vs $3.00 for something he calls MaxiPlank (says like Hardie Board) ...
When I went online I thought the MaxiPlank looked ok...BUT found various class action suits re early failure related to MaxiPlank. Would appear that the type of failure being experienced might apply to all of the "cement board" type siding..
I also looked at the foam backed vinyl which seems to address some of the concerns I had about vinyl eg flexing and cracking...
Trying to find a reasonable durable and low maintenance option. Unfortunately Brick is out of my price and stucco isn't my first choice given previous experience with it in water/freezing cycles...
Can anybody give me some guidance/advice.
thanks!
The construction on a new cottage has progressed to where we need to select siding... faces Lake Superior so wind and water penetration is a factor.
I don't particularly like the look of vinyl and had been leaning towards (eg the original plan) Hardie Board and my supplier has suggested that top end vinyl will run about $1.50 a sq ft vs $3.00 for something he calls MaxiPlank (says like Hardie Board) ...
When I went online I thought the MaxiPlank looked ok...BUT found various class action suits re early failure related to MaxiPlank. Would appear that the type of failure being experienced might apply to all of the "cement board" type siding..
I also looked at the foam backed vinyl which seems to address some of the concerns I had about vinyl eg flexing and cracking...
Trying to find a reasonable durable and low maintenance option. Unfortunately Brick is out of my price and stucco isn't my first choice given previous experience with it in water/freezing cycles...
Can anybody give me some guidance/advice.
thanks!
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