Can you stain hardie siding

Would like to have same product, Any suggestions? Stamped concrete to look like wood planks? Desperate for ideas! Can you stain cedar logs lighter? Unfortunately the stain that most people are trying to apply to fiber cement is failing to last. Big disappointment ahead. Pick a go year paint and enjoy your home. Carolina colortones does the cedar look staining on site so the builder does no painting.

Ask for samples and if possible go visit their facility. I have read in some articles that it is peeling? I was planning to use it on my concrete shingles. Thanks for your help. So, just got off the phone with Superdeck, commercial division. Has anyone found something else that works? For our build, unless we want to take down the hardi shingles and start over, we need to find something that will work with that product.

Your house looks great. Hi Jenniferfelix1, We decided on painting to coordinate with stone work. There are some paint colors that look similar to cedar, but they clashed with our brick. It looks nice, even though it wasn't the look we were going for.

Best of luck to you. I'm in the same situation with the hardie shingles and feel exactly the same as your mentioned above. Rozanne Bass, Sorry for the delay.

We have had rain and I had to wait for the weather to clear. Hi, I live in Cattanooga, TN and in the beginning stage of building.

We really like the look of cedar shake but not the maintenance. Does anyone know of a place in TN that would carry these products? I never got to respond to the question above on what we ended up doing.

Well I got tired of trying to find a company that could stain the hardie so I started playibg around and ended up using exterior paint and watered it down quite a bit and just painted it on. It ended up looking very good with variations in the color. I picked a color which ended up being a little more red then I wanted but the finish looks great and was very inexpensive especially since you water the paint down.

So my suggestion is to take a scrap piece of hardie and play with your paint recipe. Hope this helps. You can see the shingles in this picture a bit better. Jenniferfelix1 this is exactly the information I have been looking for!

Thank you! Did you use a colored primer prior and did you use a brush or rags? I have read several articles about using rags and layering the colors starting with a yellowish primer.

Fiber cement boards are perfect for exterior painting. Great blog.. I'm currently adding a great room onto our house and have encountered many of the same issues discussed herein.

I'm curious if anyone has considered using a rag-type paint method to paint their Allura, Hardie or Boral siding? I have a piece of Boral siding that I painted with a paint brush and painted with a rag. I found that the painting it with a rag allows for a two tone color and looks great. However, I don't know if it will last? If anyone has heard of this painting technique on exterior siding, please let me know!

What type of paint are you using on the Boral Siding? Do you have any photos that you can post? Boral is a great product that takes paint rather well and should last a long time as long as it is installed properly - follow the manufacturers recommendations for sure. We renovated and added on to our cedar board home. The cedar had areas prone to mold and rot and was requiring a lot of maintenance. We decided to use Hardie but we wanted to keep the cabin type look. We were told that it couldn't be done but I had the pictures online to prove that it could.

You will lock in any dirt or mold on the fiber cement if you do not remove it before painting over it. If you do not own your own pressure washer, you can rent one or hire a company to clean the fiber cement for you.

Follow the manufacturer's warnings before using a pressure cleaner on the siding. Some brands warn that a pressure washer may damage the siding, so you should instead use a hose and hand washing. Stain the fiber cement by dipping a paintbrush, or paint roller, into the stain. Use a paintbrush to apply the stain.

Allow the surface to dry for at least an hour before applying a second coat of stain. Beside above, can you repaint fiber cement siding? As a low maintenance material, fiber cement siding doesn't require frequent painting. If you purchase prefinished fiber cement siding , you don't need to worry about painting it when it's time to install.

For both types, a new paint job can be done every 10 to 15 years. Can I use a traditional transparent or semi-transparent stain on SmartSide products? These stains are typically low in solids and provide less protection from UV and other weathering effects. Hardiplank siding is a long-lasting, fireproof building material that resembles natural wood.

Because it is a concrete-based product, it cannot be stained in the traditional sense. However, there are products on the market that give fiber cement board a stained look. How often does Hardie board need repainting? On average, a high quality, percent acrylic exterior house paint should last anywhere from five to 15 years on fiber cement that's properly primed at the factory, as long as the paint was applied correctly and there hasn't been any unusual damage to the home.

Does Hardie board need to be repainted? Staining can also protect the fiber cement and extend its life by preventing any blisters and cracks from occurring.

It is important to prepare the fiber cement siding correctly before you stain it. Fiber cement siding is gaining in popularity as the go-to material to use for siding homes and condominiums all over the country. Whatever your preferences are, you have the flexibility you need with fiber cement siding to choose how you want it to look. The process of staining or painting fiber cement board is not really difficult, but you want to be sure you use the proper type of paint or stain and that the job is done in the correct way so it looks professional and attractive.

The steps to both staining and painting fiber cement siding are outlined below. Get rid of mildew. If there is any mildew on the siding, remove it prior to staining the boards. You can do this with regular bleach. Use 1 part bleach to 3 parts water.

You will apply the bleach water to the mildew and leave on for 20 minutes before rinsing off thoroughly. Step 1. Check the fiber cement siding boards for any openings and cracks and seal them with siliconised acrylic caulk or a quality acrylic. Step 2. Once the acrylic has thoroughly dried use a pressure washer on a low setting to remove mud, dirt and grime from the fiber cement boards.

If it has been recommended to not use a pressure washer, then using a hose and rags or scrub brushes will do a great job as well. This will create a better result when you do stain the boards. Clean the siding boards carefully and thoroughly as this will give you the best overall results.

After cleaning, let the siding dry completely before beginning the staining process. Step 3. You will apply the stain with a paintbrush.