This doesn t require an extraordinary effort.
Paint siding before installing.
Visit a home improvement store or paint store.
Very little installation waste less than 1 9 of siding is waste.
You can scrub the siding s surface as you would for normal maintenance.
All smart siding panels come pre primed ready for finishing immediately after installation with a layer of your favorite exterior topcoat paint.
Painting lp smart siding is slightly different that traditional wood paneling though.
Apply the primer to the siding with the roller.
Apply a coat of stain blocking primer to the siding using a clean paintbrush and roller.
This is what james hardie does at the factory and you can have this professionally done for you too.
Use the paintbrush to brush the rolled primer into the wood.
Read the manufacturer s guidelines for painting your siding.
The key advantages of machine painting hardie board prior to install.
Check whether your siding is un primed raw or pre primed.
Generally they recommend that you paint fiber cement.
Step 1 mask off the sections of the siding or trim you wish to leave unpainted or to leave for another paint color.
If it is un primed you will need to buy and use a primer.
Lasts a long time anything that lasts a long time and doesn t need to be replaced is a good thing environmentally.