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Not caring for the upkeep of painted wood soffit materials or the appearance of vinyl, I am intrigued by the perforated HardiSoffit. It seems, however, that distributors and yards around here are reluctant to push the product in that it’s “too hard to work with.” I’m curious if anyone out there has successfully used the stuff and what the pitfalls are.
Rockin’ Ron
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'Too hard to work with"??? What are they girls??
Excellent stuff...been using it for many may years...check here for more info http://www.jameshardie.com/buildingproducts.htm
*I agree with Mark on this one... well except for the "girls" part... My wife helped me install all of the hardie siding and soffit when I built our own personal house. Just make sure you get a pair of those shears to do the cutting.
*It's not very difficult. use the shears and nail with a siding gun. Stay off the corners when nailing, they will break.
*On my own house, after using 36 squares of Hardie shingles I was too cheap to use the soffit too. Shipping charges only made it worse. I used good-one-side 1/2" MDO. Primed with 100% acrylic primer and two coats of 100% acrylic mildew-resistant topcoat it really looks great.We used standard aluminum strip vents with it. It was all painted together.
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Not caring for the upkeep of painted wood soffit materials or the appearance of vinyl, I am intrigued by the perforated HardiSoffit. It seems, however, that distributors and yards around here are reluctant to push the product in that it's "too hard to work with." I'm curious if anyone out there has successfully used the stuff and what the pitfalls are.
Rockin' Ron