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James Hardie Select Cedar Mill 8.25" Fiber Cement Siding Installation | Full Sherwin Williams Exterior Painting Package
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James Hardie Select Cedar Mill 8.25" Fiber Cement Siding Installation | Full Sherwin Williams Exterior Painting Package
This Milwood project centered on new James Hardie fiber cement siding in the Select Cedar Mill 8.25-inch profile. We chose primed fiber cement because it shrugs off 100-degree summers, hail, and swelling limestone soil. The wood-grain texture gives an older home a crisp, modern face without real wood upkeep. The finished siding now protects the house and boosts curb appeal across the whole facade.
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The exterior painting scope covered fascia and soffit up to 24 inches, garage doors, and all gutters and downspouts. We used Sherwin Williams products chosen to seal the new fiber cement and resist Austin sun fade. Painting followed the siding install so every surface matched a single color plan. The home now reads as one clean, cohesive exterior.
The homeowner found Austin Pro through an internet search and reached out in late March 2023. Their first goal was a durable exterior that could handle Central Texas heat and hail. We moved the inquiry to an active prospect within a few days, on March 28.
Our team inspected the aging exterior of this Milwood home and documented sun-worn cladding and faded trim. We confirmed the fascia, soffit, gutters, and garage doors all needed refinishing alongside new siding. That review shaped a single full-exterior scope rather than a partial repair.
We walked the homeowner through the James Hardie Select Cedar Mill option and the Sherwin Williams paint plan. After reviewing the estimate and color direction, the project was approved on July 28, 2023. Material was scheduled for delivery through ABC Supply once the start date was set.
Our crew installed the 8.25-inch primed Select Cedar Mill siding over multiple days in September. Two rounds of yard cleanup and punch items kept the site clean throughout. Once the boards were set, the painters coated the body, fascia, soffit, garage doors, gutters, and downspouts.
We ran a final punch out to catch any touch-ups before handing the home back. The project was invoiced on October 10, 2023, and formally closed by November 30. The homeowner ended up with a cohesive, low-maintenance exterior built for the local climate.
We re-clad and repainted a 1980s-era home in Milwood, swapping tired exterior for James Hardie Select Cedar Mill 8.25" siding and a full Sherwin Williams paint package. The house came out looking years newer and built to handle Central Texas weather.
Milwood is packed with homes from the 1980s and early 1990s, and their original cladding shows its age. Decades of heat cycling, wind-driven rain, and hail leave surfaces cracked and faded.
This home was ready for a full exterior refresh, not a patch job.
Our walkthrough showed the kind of wear you expect on a house this age in Central Texas. The old cladding had soaked up too much sun and no longer shed water the way it should. We also flagged the fascia, soffit, gutters, and garage doors as surfaces that needed refinishing to match a new siding install. Skipping those areas is the mistake most homeowners make, because fresh siding next to faded trim looks unfinished and dates the whole project. We built the scope to cover the full exterior as one job.
We went with James Hardie Select Cedar Mill in the 8.25-inch profile, primed and ready for paint. Fiber cement is the right call for Austin homes, and here is why.
The material stays stable when summer temps push past 100 degrees, and it does not swell or rot the way wood does. It also holds up far better than vinyl against hail. Our limestone soil shifts with the seasons, so a rigid, dimensionally stable board matters. The wood-grain Cedar Mill face gave the home real texture without the constant upkeep of natural cedar.
Once the siding was set, our painters moved in to finish the full exterior. We used Sherwin Williams coatings picked to bond with primed fiber cement and resist sun fade.
The paint scope reached every visible surface for one cohesive look.
The home now has a crisp, modern face that fits right into the Milwood streetscape. The siding will hold its shape through the next round of Texas summers, and the paint pulls trim, gutters, and doors into a single color story.
Fiber cement will not rot, warp, or feed insects the way real wood does. That matters most in a climate that bounces between drought heat and sudden hailstorms.
The siding install ran across multiple days in September, then the paint crew followed. Everything wrapped and was invoiced on October 10, 2023.
The smooth, sealed surface is easy to rinse down, so seasonal cedar pollen and street dust do not stick or stain the way they do on rough older cladding.
Very little. An occasional wash and periodic paint refresh keep it looking sharp, which is a big reason we steer Austin homeowners toward this system over natural wood.
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.
