Modern Farmhouse Exterior - Review of Our James Hardie Siding!

We fell into the Instagram and Pinterest trap of looking at design ideas for two hours before bed every night during our design build, and once we saw the modern farmhouse look there was no going back!

At several points during our design decisions we decided to part ways with this Arctic White James Hardie siding because of cost and logistical issues. After driving hours in several directions to view other homes that used this product, we were convinced we couldn't do it any other way.

After a full year in our house, here is a walk around to talk about the factors behind our decision, and the pros and cons of this product!

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[BuildLessons]

If I missed any question you have about the product in terms of moisture and warranty issues, hit me up in the comments!

[BlendedBarbieDoll]

This is my dream home. It’s so perfect, absolutely beautiful

[iammarcnixon]

This is such a thorough video! Thank you!!!

[Lori-qkrr]

Great video!! Thanks for taking the time to do it

[blarmer]

I would definitely say we would use it again! It produced the exact vision I had for the exterior of our home. We will see what happens when the boys are old enough to start taking slap shots - but hopefully we can point them in another direction instead of at the Hardie Board. 😂

[steveswoodworking]

I think it looks great. I'm going to be using Hardi siding, we are in an extreme fire danger area.

[parkerfreerangekids]

Not sure if I missed it, but did you use smooth or textured for the window and door trim? You mentioned using textured for the batten, which was very helpful. Thanks for a great video!

[Travisjoe]

I did board and batten 50% price increase from horizontal vinyl

[treynolds]

Wow is this your house congrats man you guys must be hard workers to get to this point at your age.

[tamil]

Great video. I'm planning to build a custom home with Zip R-6 sheathing, Keene mesh type of rainscreen which I think maybe cheaper to install compared to wood furring strips, and Hardie board and batten. You're house looks amazing!

[longfootbuddy]

reminds me of the siding they used to use before vinyl siding, on old houses, that id see as a kid.. i dont know what it was called.. probably asbestos siding or something.. usually green for some reason.. the only reason im watching this vid is because james hardie was moving a company nearby, and i was seeing what they made.. my house had wood siding that was repainted over the decades, and then grandpa got vinyl siding thats still on many years later.. i never liked it much, but its held up for a long time now, and ill probably have it till i die.. i doubt id put much money into this old house.. had to reshingle the roof recently.. cant have it raining in the house.. when that stack under the toilet finally crumbles away, i may have to do something about that.. cant have my poop just falling onto the basement floor.. but other than that, im not going to put the least amount i can into this old house.. you know, all these goons building up around my house, making noise and sucking up money.. i could do without them all.. so, i figure if my house gets hit by a tornado or whatever, ill just move somewhere more peaceful.. but yeah, back to the siding.. when they first installed the vinyl siding, i thought it looked pretty cheapo, but gramps was tired of always painting it, and i cant blame him.. its held up for many decades now.. probably a lot longer than that crap you got will.. but i can understand how a person wants a certain look.. vinyl siding does look a little bleh.. and when you push on it, its all moving around.. but hey, what can you expect in the modern age of tarda progression

[escalantekennels]

What type of windows did you use- aluminum, composite...?? Trying to find the best bang for the buck on black windows- yours look lovely.

[andyschoch]

Certainteed and Royal Building Products have an insulated board and batten vinyl siding that comes in a wider profile, about a foot between battens

[k.walker]

Great video! We are building in Michigan and I have stacks of the JH prefinished waiting for me to install. My wife was second guessing our decision but this should convince her that we made the right choice.

[naturewalkswithbelindaann]

You have a be home. The color blends well with the stone.🙂🙂

[macanglin]

I am installing Hardie board after Cedar and stucco rotted out

[skylinemusik]

Looks beautiful, very nice home! I wish to get my dream home built and want this look

[christineanddean]

Until I saw your video, I was thinking of going with the CanExel siding. Yours looks so good! Would you say it was double the cost of vinyl?

[pedropereira]

Thanks for sharing, really helpful video

[brianlee]

I love the way it looks. So for a house your size how much more expensive total for the party board versus vinyl? I think that the party board would actually be a cheaper alternative for me because I'm actually thinking about Brick 🧱. But I love that updated farmhouse look that you have but I also love brick 🧱. Let me know what you think and did you consider red brick or different color brick? Curious The price difference. I will probably be building my house summer in Florida on 19 acres. Thank you I enjoyed your video 👍