James Hardie
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James Hardie HardiePlank Select Cedar Mill Siding Installation | Coordinated Full Window Replacement and Exterior Repaint
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James Hardie HardiePlank Select Cedar Mill Siding Installation | Coordinated Full Window Replacement and Exterior Repaint
This Milwood project used James Hardie HardiePlank Select Cedar Mill lap siding in the 8.25-inch width. Fiber cement was the right call for a 1980s–2000s Austin home facing 100-degree heat and hail. We installed primed and pre-finished boards over multiple days, then painted the fascia, soffit, and gutters. The result is a low-maintenance exterior built to shrug off Central Texas weather.
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We handled full window replacement as the second half of this Milwood exterior job. The windows were ordered in November and reached our warehouse in March, then went in over several days. New, tighter glass helps this home resist Austin heat gain, drafts, and spring cedar pollen. Pairing windows with siding meant every seam and flashing detail lined up in one coordinated project.
The homeowner reached out to Austin Pro in early September 2022 through a customer referral. That first conversation covered a full exterior refresh on an aging Milwood home. We moved from lead to prospect within a week, on September 13, 2022.
We inspected the home's existing cladding and window openings to scope the work. The old siding had reached the end of its service life in Austin's sun and storm cycles. We measured the exterior and confirmed the plan to pair new siding with full window replacement.
The homeowner approved the project on November 1, 2022. We locked in James Hardie HardiePlank Select Cedar Mill at 8.25 inches and placed the window order in mid-November. Materials were sourced through ABC Supply and Lansing Building Products.
The windows arrived at our warehouse in March 2023, and our crew installed them over several days. Siding installation followed over multiple days in April, with fresh paint on the siding, fascia, soffit, and gutters.
We ran two yard cleanups and a full punch-out pass before signoff. The finished exterior gave the home a sealed, low-maintenance shell matched to its new windows.
We re-sided a Milwood home in Austin with James Hardie fiber cement and replaced its windows in one coordinated exterior project. The finished result is a tight, weather-ready shell built for Central Texas heat and hail.
Milwood is full of homes built in the 1980s through the early 2000s. Their original siding tends to fade, warp, and soften after two decades of Austin sun and storms.
This home was ready for a full exterior update. The homeowner came to us through a referral, which tells you the old surface had clearly reached the end of its life.
We chose James Hardie HardiePlank in the Select Cedar Mill profile, 8.25 inches wide. Fiber cement earns its keep in Austin because it does not warp, rot, or feed the wood-boring pests that go after soft lumber here. Our summers push past 100 degrees, and spring brings hail that dents lesser materials. Cedar Mill also carries a subtle woodgrain texture, so you get the look of real wood without the upkeep it demands in this climate. That mix of durability and appearance is why we steer most Milwood homeowners toward this exact board.
Windows drove the schedule on this one. We placed the order in mid-November, and the units did not reach our warehouse until March.
Long lead times are normal for replacement glass, so we plan around them instead of promising dates we cannot hit. Once the windows landed, our crew set them over several days before the siding work began. Sequencing windows first let us flash and seal every opening properly, then lap the new Hardie boards tight against each frame. That order matters. A homeowner who sides first and swaps windows later usually ends up with gaps and mismatched trim that leak air and pollen.
Once the windows were set, siding went up over several days in April. Paint followed on the siding, fascia, soffit, and gutters to tie the whole exterior together.
The home now wears a durable, low-maintenance exterior matched to its new windows. Every seam is sealed, painted, and ready for whatever a Central Texas year throws at it.
It does not rot, swell, or attract pests the way real wood does in our humidity and heat. Painted fiber cement also holds its color longer under relentless summer sun.
We approved the job in November 2022 and closed it in July 2023. Most of that gap was window lead time, not on-site work, which ran across a few weeks in spring.
This job fell in the $50,000–$60,000 range. That covered James Hardie siding, full window replacement, and paint on the siding, fascia, soffit, and gutters.
We used quality exterior coatings rated for direct sun and temperature swings. Painting those trim details along with the siding gives the whole exterior one uniform, weather-ready finish.
Austin Pro crafts exteriors that not only captivate but also promise steadfast protection and reliability, embodying the vibrant spirit of Austin in every facade. Your home's exterior is its silent storyteller and first impression; let us help it speak volumes without uttering a word.
