Hardie Board Repair and Installation in Monticello, FL

On many of Monticello's older homes the front of the home is original wood that has lasted generations, so owners here often keep that face as it is and put fiber cement where it earns its keep, on the sides and back that take the weather and are rarely seen from the street. That cuts the repainting without changing the part of the home people notice. Where a wall is past saving, fiber cement is the sound update, and Kevin will tell you honestly which walls are worth keeping in wood.

Monticello is the seat of Jefferson County, with some of the oldest homes anywhere we work. Kevin plans outdoor work here around the home you have, whether it is older or newer.

Hardie board is fiber cement rather than wood, which is why it holds up here where wood siding struggles. It does not rot, and termites do not touch it. We replace boards that have failed, cut in new sections where the damage is localized, and re-side whole walls and elevations where the wood is past saving. It does go on differently from wood, though, the board is heavier, it cuts differently, and the courses and fasteners have to be set out carefully, since one row off at the bottom carries all the way up the wall. The trim matters just as much. Corner boards, window and door casings, fascia and frieze all need to be cut and fitted cleanly, because the edges are where any shortcut would show. That is ordinary finish carpentry, the work Kevin has been doing for more than 30 years.