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Here, Hardi and Certanteed sided homes will appraise just below brick. Smartside will appraise the same as T1-11, and other wood siding type products.

You are correct about it being lighter and that you can work it with regular wood tools. It's OSB, so it cuts and works exactly like OSB. The finish looks nice at first. Might even say that it's very hard to tell from Hardi or Certanteed. The problems are in wear. Being OSB, it is susuptable to the same issues that happen to OSB. The edges expand and come apart.

I've only seen it used a few times and thought it looked nice. The guys who installed it, liked how easy it was, but joked about how they would never use it in their homes. One guy told me that he used it because Hardi causes cancer. He's a nut, and while he can frame a house, he's smoked too much ganja in his life and I tend to nod my head when I talk to him and ignore what he has to say.

Hardi cuts real easy with a proper blade. It nails on real easy with a coil nail gun, and it paint real good. I've done a 2,2000 sq ft homes by myself, so it's easy to install.

Before buying it, I'd go talk to some builders in your area and see who has used both. Get some first hand opinions and then decide if you want to stick with Smartsiding.

Eddie

Being OSB, it is susuptable to the same issues that happen to OSB. The edges expand and come apart.

I was under the impression that it was manufactured with the same impervious glues that Advantech uses. No?

Great progress B'ski. Back on schedule for the roof?

I'm also wondering how you will get the decking up ther on the roof. I pretty much avoid doing two story work like that, but have a few times and hate it. If you have to do it by hand, it's a royal pain.

Very impressive. You're framing skills are excellent. Some of those cuts are pretty complicated, and it looks like you got them in perfectly.
Thanks Eddie. You might hire me for the craftsmanship, but I would be out of a job by the end of the day when you discovered how slowly and methodically I work. My wife's (Dski's) favorite line is "C'mon and cut the damn thing....you're not building furniture here!"

Are you going to put soffits in? I wont matter on the side, bump out that you have, but I'm curious how you will vent the attic. The small overhang at each shed dormer is 6" x 36' long. It will be 100% vented. We will also use a continuous ridge vent at the peak. I am hoping this will be sufficient, but also anticipate that we may have to add an attic fan at the gable peak. I am also still seriously considering foam insulation at the roof. It's going to be fun on the ladder doing it, or will you rent a lift? I'm a ladder guy, but made a minor upgrade for this project. I already had a pair of 24' extension ladders, so I added a pair of ladder jacks and an aluminum scaffold plank. Yep, it's still gonna be fun.
I'm also wondering how you will get the decking up ther on the roof. I pretty much avoid doing two story work like that, but have a few times and hate it. If you have to do it by hand, it's a royal pain. We will use a variation of the pic below. Crazy? Yep! Does it work? Yep!

Are you installing the shingls yourself? Again, getting those bundles up there is the hard part. If you are doing it yourself, pay the extra to have them deliverd to the roof top. Cheap money when you have to haul them up on a ladder!!! Agreed and a very good point. It is a moot point, though, since this is going to be a snap-lock standing seam metal roof. Eddie

Very impressive. You're framing skills are excellent. Some of those cuts are pretty complicated, and it looks like you got them in perfectly.

Brettski, I hope you have a good set of magnets for your boots! Those metal roofs might get a bit slippery with the water/snow.

You might hire me for the craftsmanship, but I would be out of a job by the end of the day when you discovered how slowly and methodically I work. My wife's (Dski's) favorite line is "C'mon and cut the damn thing....you're not building furniture here!"

I think you might convince Moe or Curly to get up on a wet metal roof, but even I have a few more marbles than that. Right, Theo?