Barns and houses with board and batten siding were inspired by nordic european buildings and gained popularity in america sometime around the middle of the 19th century.
Cost of hardie board and batten vs hardie regular siding.
Homeadvisor s siding comparison guide explores the differences pros and cons of fiber cement and vinyl including information on james hardie s hardie board hardiplank fiber cement.
Steel board and batten siding such as that from trulog can often be a better fit giving you the look you want along with the low maintenance care and durability you need with siding.
In a remodeling contractor survey done by hanley wood the mid range vinyl siding cost for a typical home 1 250 sq.
Board and batten siding costs different for every customer depending on the size of your house and the material you choose.
For hollow back vinyl the price range can be as low as 2 50 to 4 50 per sq.
Board and batten costs zip code sq.
On average vinyl siding costs 3 50 to 8 50 per sq.
James hardie 8 25 in x 144 in hz10 hardieplank beaded cedarmill fiber cement lap siding.
The survey also reports an average cost to value return average percentage of cost.
Compare costs easy of installation colors painting options durability thickness r value length of life and more to decide which is the best siding for your home.
Board and batten material prices.
Traditionally board and batten siding starts with wide vertical planks boards which are then joined together by thin vertical strips battens to cover the seams.
Installing new board and batten siding costs between 4 000 and 14 000 but most homeowners pay about 9 000 material boards cost between 0 75 and 10 per square foot including labor the total cost to install board and batten siding averages 2 25 to 12 50 per square foot this style of siding is characterized by a series of alternating board sizes.
Of siding installed in the us was about 14 300 according to the hanley wood remodeling costs report for 2020.
Drawbacks to hardie board.
Hardie board is a type of fiber cement siding made from a blend of sand silica cellulose fibers and portland cement.
Vinyl siding on a cape cod style home installed by siding windows group.
Hardie board siding is warrantied up to 30 years and can last even longer if properly installed and maintained.
In this area fiber cement wins hands down.