James Hardie
Simonton
James Hardie Cedar Mill 8.25" Fiber Cement Siding Installation | Simonton Daylight Max Windows with Reframed Kitchen Patio Door
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James Hardie Cedar Mill 8.25" Fiber Cement Siding Installation | Simonton Daylight Max Windows with Reframed Kitchen Patio Door
This Milwood project centered on new James Hardie fiber cement siding in the Primed Select Cedar Mill 8.25" profile. Fiber cement resists warping, cracking, and hail damage that plague older Austin homes. We installed it over several days in mid-July, then painted shortly after. The upgrade gives this 78727 home a durable, low-maintenance exterior built for Central Texas weather.
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The window scope included full replacement with Simonton Daylight Max units plus a new Alside sliding patio door. We reframed the kitchen opening to 60" wide by 80" tall to fit the larger slider. Energy-efficient glass cuts heat gain during 100-degree Austin summers. Old windows and doors were removed and hauled off before the new units went in.
The homeowner reached out to us in September 2022 as a returning customer who already knew our work. That trust made the early conversations easy and focused on scope rather than sales.
By late November 2022, we had walked the property and reviewed the aging exterior and windows. We noted weathering typical of a 1980s Milwood home and mapped out both the siding and window replacement needs.
The project was approved on February 14, 2023. We finalized the James Hardie profile, the Simonton window package, and the kitchen door reframe, then ordered windows in mid-March.
Windows arrived in late April and we installed them over multiple days, including the reframed 60" x 80" kitchen slider. At the homeowner's request, we returned in mid-July to install the fiber cement siding over several days and painted shortly after.
The full project was completed and invoiced on August 10, 2023. After a final walkthrough of the new exterior and windows, the job closed out in early January 2024.
We re-clad a 1980s-era Milwood home in James Hardie fiber cement siding and replaced its tired windows and kitchen patio door. The result is a tougher, cooler, better-looking house built for Central Texas weather.
The old cladding had taken years of Austin punishment. Summer heat and spring hail leave older exteriors cracked, faded, and warped. This homeowner wanted something that would stop the cycle of repairs.
We chose James Hardie Primed Select Cedar Mill in the 8.25" width for a reason. Fiber cement does not soften or swell the way wood and older composites do when the thermometer sits above 100. It also stands up to hail and cedar pollen better, so it stays looking clean with far less upkeep. The Cedar Mill texture gives the home a natural wood-grain look without the rot and repainting cycle real cedar demands in this climate. The primed boards let our painters lock in a finish that bonds tight and resists Texas UV.
We pulled every old window and the kitchen slider, then hauled it all off. The new Simonton Daylight Max windows went in over multiple days in late April. The bigger job was the kitchen: we changed the opening height and width to fit a new 60" wide by 80" tall Alside sliding patio door.
This job ran on the homeowner's schedule, not ours, and that shaped the pacing. We ordered windows in mid-March and had them by late April, then installed shortly after. The client asked us to hold off on siding until later in the summer, so we returned in mid-July to install the boards over several days and paint right after. Splitting the work this way is unusual, but it let the homeowner manage the project around his own timeline without rushing either trade.
The home now has a sealed, uniform exterior and a brighter, more open kitchen entry. Heat gain is down, the finish is fresh, and there is far less maintenance ahead. Everything was completed and invoiced by August 10, 2023.
It handles the extremes Central Texas throws at it. Fiber cement does not warp in triple-digit heat, resists hail impact, and won't rot from moisture the way wood siding can.
The work was split by choice. Windows arrived in late April and went in soon after, while siding and paint came in mid-July, all completed by August 10, 2023.
Yes. The Simonton Daylight Max glass reduces heat gain during long Austin summers, which eases the load on your AC and helps keep indoor temps steady.
We reframed the existing opening to 60" wide by 80" tall so a new Alside sliding patio door would fit properly. That kind of structural change needs careful framing to keep the header sound.
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