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Unfortunately, a siding gun will set you back twice as much as a 15-gauge trim gun, and it’s only half as versatile, so if installing fiber cement isn’t your full-time gig, you may want to ...

Conducted by Home Innovations Research Labs, the study says fiber cement trim is 15 to 18 percent faster to install than cellular PVC and “engineered wood” when using a pneumatic nailer.

Hardie Trim® Boards or AZEK Trim: Fiber cement trim adds the finish touches to any Hardie home with contrasting window trim, door trim, corner posts and can be even used as battens to separate ...

NAILING TIP: Because fiber cement siding is brittle, it cannot be hand-nailed. Pre-drill holes near edges or rent a pneumatic coil siding nail gun. Drive nails straight on and they’ll have to be ...

The recent tests follow similar independent laboratory testing conducted in 2006, which indicated that fiber cement trim absorbs over five times more water than MiraTEC (40.6 percent vs.

Fiber cement board and trim is ideal for homes in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, where the distinct seasons can destroy lesser exteriors. But despite its durability, fiber cement also ...

If so, I would replace the trim with cedar. On the other hand, if the siding is painted wood, and if it was my house and the siding was in good repair, I think I would choose a fiber cement trim.

There are composite trim boards that are a mix of plastic and wood fibers. You can also purchase fiber cement trim boards that are very durable and accept paint quite well, even dark colors.

Traditional wood trim often looks fine when first installed, but it can split and swell, and is prone to knots and defects. Other materials, like PVC and fiber cement trim have performance ...