Looks good to me. Im not a fan of people trying to get work by bashing others. It wasn't that bad actually

Preferred Elite, 😂 I see what you did there.

Notice this install…it is against Hardie specifications to not use authentic James Hardie nails and specialized James Hardie plastic shims and James Hardie authentic caulk and James Hardie flashing and James Hardie touch up paint and James Hardy contractors and James Hardie houses located within the perimeter of a James Hardy owned municipality. The violation of any of these requirements will void your warranty. Thanks for using James Hardie. We reserve the right to change or augment our specifications at any time. Or, you can use cedar or brick. Thank you for your time.

Very nice but how do you prevent pin backs

I’m in the 919 area code this is par for the course. They do really shitty work here but it’s partly because the codes are real lax and they hire illegals who have no schooling or training. It’s all half ass.

It's great when a product comes out and has to revise itself 20 different times throughout the years, it's so helpful.

HU! I'll call you but on your first mistake, you'll work for me for free deal?

Mine was installed by the best people, but they’re long gone and no one around here has been able to answer my questions

I see you’re calling those nails pin backs. I understand what they’re used for. Do they work well and is that a good idea? I’m not talking about the paint issue just the pin back themselves. I would sure like someone to let me know that knows about this sort of thing, please leave me a comment. Thank you.

My current siding repair guy said it wasn't possible to install without it cracking. Then his idiot workers tore all the insulation out of my exterior wall. Then they killed the grass.

I got news for you everyone chaulk that stuff at top if don’t it gets water behind it

Same shit that happens with my brand new build. Allura siding. Same thing. Pin backs are only for repairs in the field is what it says in their manual

Pros charge way too much. You're better off doing it yourself, regardless of the poor results.

I have over 65 cracks in my hardy board a Malfunction in the material put in the hardy plank Aulura going to be held responsible and faded badly house is only 9 years old !!! Contacted them four years ago no response

Roof paper is actually great, cheap and not made of plastic.

can u use mr.clena all purpoase cleaner to clean and wash hardie board

Hello. Does flashing between the hardi planks need to be caulk?

eh, whats it matter with that ugly canned pea color anyway

Bro, you are a Jesus follower and it shows. The Holy Spirit glow come across just by the way you talk.

Does the siding need to be painted when the installers make a cut prior to butting up against the next board be it another piece of siding or trim. ? Or is it okay not to have any paint on the butt cuts help appreciated

You actually can caulk. The guy in the video seems to just have taken info at face value and not asked why. With James Hardie, you have seams. Used to, you would caulk these seams. Well this was a lot of time and work. So they changed it to where all the installer has to do is put a square piece of tin behind where two board ends meet. They say because of performance blah blah. It's really just a fast way to install and move on and also an easier way to sell because they can tell homeowners oh there is minimal upkeep! You CAN caulk, you'll jut have to maintain it.

It would have been nice if you would have shown the way it was supposed to be done! Useless info…

My home has hardy board and it is not even 10 years old It now needs repainted and repairs to loose boards Not happy with product The builder says it is not his problem as pass warranty and the manufacturer say not their problem as it is the installation problem? They do not stand behind there product

Did James hardy recieve reparations

excellent information.

Hmm...Hardie didn't require a larger gap untill 2008 or so, prior it was an 1/8 and they recommended caulking. Hopefully you didn't take the lady to the cleaners, on a standard caulking job. Also, face nailing was an acceptable practice. The siding looks old and sun beaten, and it looks like it was touched up with the proper color.

GREAT VIDEO. Are the painters supposed to caulk the bottom of each board? I appreciate your answer

The builder installed mine and the pin backs showed up later

following the installations rules do not require an "expert" to do so

I Had a hard time understanding what you said, what are the 3 problems in simple words?

We got a new build because I didn't want to inherit headaches & didn't have the time for them. Big mistake. It's been nothing but problems. The newest one is with our siding. A piece blew off in a windstorm & the builder won't do anything about it. Says it's out of warrant (16months). The offending piece is about 18ft up & don't have a ladder that tall. I got quotes from 2 contractors & neither would replace just the one piece saying the whole install was done incorrectly & want around 50k to redo it. The biggest problem w/our siding is the bowed pieces & the (lack of) pin backs. I can fit my finger in some of the gaps. I have a rental home that has the same siding & it was done correctly. It has never given me a single problem & it's in a higher wind area than the new build.

Can you elobrate for the hardie panel. Same advice?

Hardie siding is subpar for all the reasons shown in this video. This is not a product that, when installed correctly, is good. It is inherently the wrong type of material for clapboard style siding. You get what you pay for, and in a situation like clapboard siding, what you should pay for is Cedar.

Great info! Thanks!

Hardie board is crap

Where can I find one piece of Masonite

Clifton - Installing Hardie board right now. We have had to have some pin nailing as well. Is is a Hardie requirement to have the small holes caused by the pin nailing filled with the Hardie kit application squeeze bottle (as mentioned in a few other comments) where a single drop of color matched paint is applied? Thanks.

I recently moved to Texas close to Houston. And man the work they do out here is trash.

This is just an ad. bad

Can you post a video of a colorplus job you have done

THE HOUSE HAS CHICKENPOX

So-called "professionals" want a MINT for their labor. DI Yourselfers do better work than this. I just bet a so-called "professional" did this SHODDY work. How much?

Hello there, my builder is just about to start the installation of my Hardie Board siding & told me the other day that if the material isn't painted after application it voids the warranty, has anyone else heard of that ? (locaton is in NW Ontario Canada.) Thanks.

I’ve been installing siding for 42 years, vinyl and cement fiber. I install aluminum strips behind each butt joint and overlap the row below, just like they use to do with the old cement shingle siding. (Tar strips) No caulking of but joints necessary, and no water penetration possible.

It's 1/3 of what Cedar costs.... But there is no suitable replacement for clear, one piece, non- finger joined, primed Cedar Siding period. Its lasts forever, nothing else does. If your client can't afford the real Cedar, save yourself and tell them no warranty on product or installation.

Everyone of those pinbacks near the corners will be broken in a year.

I had a quote that said if that black fiberboard was the only sheeting that they would have to put new sheeting on. Is that true?

where can can one buy that 6 x 8 plastic joint flashing.. ?

Get rid of background music

The absolute main concern is siders who don't prime and paint the cut edges before installation. If you leave cut edges exposed they will suck moisture from rainfall and snow sitting against those areas.