Why Hire Titan Remodeling for James Hardie Siding?
Hiring a contractor can be an exhausting, time-consuming, and frustrating process. How do you determine if a contractor knows what they are doing? Are they giving you a fair price? Will their work stand the test of time? Will you be happy with your decision after your project is complete?
Remodeling your home can be challenging. We designed our process to ensure that our homeowners are confident that they made the right decision before, during, and after their project is complete.
Titan Remodeling is uniquely able to provide unrivaled Hardie install capabilities to our customers. This provides our homeowners with peace of mind knowing that their project is installed properly, that the manufacturers’ requirements are met, and that their project will last 30+ years.
Here is why you should hire Titan Remodeling for your Hardie project:
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- Have they read Hardies published install guidelines?
- When were the guidelines most recently updated?
- What install practices did they change after the update?
- Have they attended James Hardie’s Side Master training?
- What incorrect install practices lead to more premature product failure than any others in the Tennessee & Texas?
- Why are Hardies required clearances important?
- What is the required roofline clearance?
- What is the required clearance from a deck or patio?
- What is the required clearance under sheltered areas?
- What is the required ground clearance for Hardie?
- What is the International Building Codes required ground clearance?
- What are Hardie’s step flashing requirements? When are they required?
- What are the kick out flashing requirements? When are they required?
- What can happen if you use the wrong joint flashing?
- How do you treat horizontal breaks? What flashing is required?
- What is the required horizontal break clearance? Do you caulk that clearance?
- Do you leave space between two pieces of siding?
- Do you caulk between two pieces of siding?
- What special treatment do you take after cutting a piece Hardie?
- Do you caulk between the trim and siding?
- How much space do you leave between the trim and siding?
- What do they use as a starter strip?
- What are the required clearance gaps between the starter strips?
- How do you properly touch-up Hardie with paint?
- What paint do they use? Why do they use that paint?
- What is a cementitious break?
- Can metal be installed in contact with Hardie?
- What will happen if metal does come in prolonged contact with Hardie?
- What is a Weather cut? Why is it important? Where would you use one?
- When would you install a block? How do you install a block? Why would you?
- What is the minimum area where a block is required?
- Will they be using the required underlayment? Why is it important?
- Which underlayments are acceptable? Which underlayments our banned from Hardies specs?
- What is special about Hardie Wrap?
- Do you need to make any accommodations when transitioning from the first floor to the second floor?
- Do they miter their trim and/or siding corners? How do they ensure a tight fit?
- Which caulk do they use? Why do they use it? Is it color matched to Hardies product lines?
- How do they determine their nailing pattern?
- How do they determine siding pattern?
Can You Find the Mistakes?
In this 5 minute video we counted 7 mistakes and inaccuracies, one of which WILL lead to premature product failure. Give us a call, we are happy to chat about it.

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