James Hardie® Siding – ColorPlus® Technology

By Tom Tynan

Protecting the value of our largest investment is always a top priority to homeowners, and one of the best ways to protect that exterior envelope is with the James Hardie® fibercement siding. Now with the Hardie ColorPlus® system you are able to get the natural beauty of wood with the longlasting durability and low maintenance of fiber-cement –all enhanced by the instant appeal of color.

The ColorPlus® system uses an exclusive, fiber-cementspecific paint formulation with a multi-coat, baked on color application process ensuring consistent full-paint coverage. This baked on finish resists cracking, chipping and peeling and includes a special coating for mar and abrasion resistance while a factory applied protective laminate protects the products finish during the installation.

No Air Conditioning!

During my younger years, while earning my degree in Architecture at the University of Miami, I focused on building designs that could work with the environment – naturally cooling the building with the use of little or no air conditioning; a place to live comfortably with Mother Nature, and a building free of indoor pollution.

Are You Ready For A Standby Generator?

The most recent memory we have along the Gulf Coast of wishing we had a standby generator goes back to Hurricane Ike where thousands did without power for weeks.

Low Maintenance Deck?

Trex has developed a beautiful and low maintenance decking material with their new Trex Transcend
line. These materials have high definition wood grain patterns with the finishes engineered to have a lowsheen.

James Hardie® Siding – ColorPlus® Technology

By Tom Tynan

No Air Conditioning!

Are You Ready For A Standby Generator?

Low Maintenance Deck?

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