Misleading Advertising?
Thursday, 27 May 2010
I received a call from a homeowner earlier this week who wanted to get a price to have HardiePlank® siding installed on their home. It makes sense that they would call Blue Ridge Exteriors since HardiePlank® siding is the only exterior cladding that we do install. The homeowner made a point of telling me that
- Published in General Home Improvment, Hardieplank Siding
Insist on HardieTrim® Boards over PVC trim boards
Friday, 30 April 2010
As a company that has installed HardiePlank® siding on hundreds of homes we recommend using 3/4″ HardieTrim® boards instead of PVC for fascia boards, rake boards and the 1″ NT3 (cement) for corner posts. There are a few good reasons. One is that HardieTrim® boards are dimensionally stable. They simply doesn’t expand and contract like PVC trim
- Published in Hardieplank Siding
Blue Ridge Exteriors Featured In James Hardie® REdesign Magazine!
Thursday, 25 February 2010
We’re proud to announce that one of the many, many HardiePlank® siding jobs we installed last year is featured in the premier edition of REdesign magazine which is produced by James Hardie®. We were asked to give before and after pictures of jobs recently completed. Click this link and scroll to the bottom of the
- Published in Hardieplank Siding
When it comes to plastic siding is thicker………better?
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
All of the vinyl siding guys tell you the same thing. “Our siding is the thickest on the market.” Just look at the ads! But is thicker better? If that’s the selling point I guess it is. Let’s take a quick look. Thickness of plastic siding is measured in “mils”. 1 mil = 0.001″ (mil
- Published in General Home Improvment, Hardieplank Siding, Plastic Siding, vinyl siding
