Back in the earliest days of this blog I tossed around some ideas, turning this…
…into this:
Well, after getting a couple of quotes from stucco companies we found out that it’s a $20,000 job. Gulp. Also, the sandblasting to take off the old stuff would devastate the landscape – ours and our neighbors. Time for a new plan.
Fiber cement siding is a siding product made of Portland cement, ground sand, fibers and other additives. It is an installed siding, as opposed to an applied siding like stucco. It’s a green alternative due to its durability and is designed for easy installation by diy-ers.
Here’s the one that I love:
It’s Cedar Impressions made by Certainteed.
I’ll post our new idea for the front of our house later – it’s a biggie!
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I’m reading your posts in backwards order, so I saw the mock-up before I saw this. It makes more sense now. ;) Beautiful siding.