Hardie Board Repair and Installation in Tallahassee, FL

Wood siding under Tallahassee's tree canopy stays damp on the shaded side of the home for much of the year, and it tends to show first along the bottom course and near the gutters. When the same boards keep needing attention, many homeowners here decide it is time to update to fiber cement, which holds up to the shade and the humidity and takes the repeat repairs off the list. It can be a single patch, one side of the home, or the whole exterior.

Leon County's heavy tree canopy keeps much of Tallahassee shaded, and the damp that comes with it is something we plan around here, in the materials we choose and in how the work is finished.

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.