What’s New In Siding 2022? Hardie’s New Stucco & Modern Exteriors

Filmed at the James Hardie booth at IBS 2022.
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[ricsoares]

Matt: I'm an architect in multiple states and I can tell you that there's no way that those massive panels should ever be applied tight onto the WRB like they'd shown. You nailed it when you said that best practice would be to implement a rain screen although I would go so far as to say it's the only practice for panels that large.

Keep up the great work Matt.

[wardboy]

Seen Hardie on many small and large projects here in nwpa. Customers who don't know are usually sold by the sheer quality of there products and the will uplift Any home easily. Easily installed. It's just nice

[Benjamin-gpdl]

Thank you for visiting there booth. I’m actually going to be spec’ing out there product in fact the architectural line is in fact my plan. Very helpful sharing.

[bigtxbullion]

Just when I thought JH couldnt get any better. That seagrass looks killer. This channel is freakin hip. I miss the Steals we used to get from lowes. Once picked up pallets of 4x8 Hardie panels for like $5 per sheet. They run almost 10x that now.

[canucktheory]

As an EIFS specialist here in Canada and someone who's installed Hardie Shake/Long Board, this is exciting. With our climate we are lucky to get 5-6 months of decent EIFS/stucco installation weather. Siding products really do lend themselves to easier weather tolerances, even if I still like the EIFS envelope from STO better. I can't wait to see this come our way.

[empressche]

I like it! It will lend itself to a modern architecture far better than the board siding of previous Hardie styles. Yay! I have a client that just might need this!

[michaelbaumgardner]

I like the seagrass, it almost looks like precast concrete

[cengeb]

Hardie is best..transformed my house factory painted will outlast me...has to be installed by experts that are Hardie certified. That's how I found the guys to do mine...they where artists

[MakeMeThinkAgain]

Could you use that stucco look product for a shower surround?

[RobTaylorRTP]

Any recommendation for airgaps in a coastal/beach environment. I see water damage constantly - lots of workmanship issues but also I see subs off the street just applying the fully waterproof membrane all over the OSB paneling on the oceanside (hurricane alley, North Carolina). If you were building a beachhouse today, what product/application would you choice and why - keeping cost reasonably close to the traditional osb/wrap/hardie planks, of course.

[rb]

Stand-off should be built into the back. Would be awesome if this was done and nails are around the perimeter and covered by adjacent panels or adhesive spots used.

[jamesfisher]

Thanks for sharing. I have a California North Coast house built in 1958 with a board and batten. Is there a smooth cement siding from James Hardie that you would recommend to replicate the siding where a repair needs to be made?

[derekjarman]

Oh - I like - a nice option for our new home build instead of the regular Hardie 👍

[khandam]

IF IT IS THE RIGHT PRICE MIGHT BE BETTER OPTION THAN STUCCO, CERTAINLY LOOKS EASIER TO INSTALL.

[jcberb]

Why is this video just now being recommended to me? Those panels look so good!

[KouroshMotamedinia]

Hi, Is this product firerated? I mean by replacing stucco with this panel, would it be requiered to install densglass then architectural hardi panel? Thanks a lot

[GEOHHADDAD]

We own a home in Santa Monica Mountains that has siding. It’s a pain in the. The house was built in 1984. Very modern look that isn’t dated at all with outstanding angles. It was one of the first projects of a well known local architect. But when it was built, they decided to go for cedar siding rather than stucco. I think they should have gone with a Santa Barbara stucco finish and some steel frame windows - but no it’s not what they did. We bought the house in 2012 and did a full paint job and replaced a lot of boards and now we’re doing that for a second time - most of the original wood was held up shockingly well. But next go around? This kind of product would be outstanding. For what its worth I have to agree that there is no way you should put that kind of product directly over a weather barrier. Great advice on your part.

[natej]

This product is very interesting. James Hardie is not a novice in this industry and I assume that intensive test has been done in advance. But I can't help but have two concerns for this product. The first is the air gap for drainage that everyone else keeps mentioning. The second is expansion and contraction. Even without the threat of water, materials will expand and contract due to temperature changes. A wood framed house with expand and contract at a different rate than the exterior cementitious siding, which can pose a problem if they're fuse together.

[feonix]

Could they attach or form the drainage mat on the back of the siding at the factory?

[Group.B]

How well does this material fare in humid climates? I’m in the costal north east on a lake. Interested in a retrofit for a New England cottage style home