James Hardie Select Cedar Mill 8.25" Fiber Cement Siding Installation | Full Sherwin Williams Exterior Paint Package Including Siding, Doors & Gutters
This Austin home in the 78732 area needed its tired exterior cladding replaced with something that could genuinely handle Central Texas weather, so we installed James Hardie fiber cement siding in the Primed Select Cedar Mill 8.25-inch profile. Where the original substrate had deteriorated, we added fresh 1/2-inch OSB sheathing to give the new siding a solid, flat base. Fiber cement is the right call for homes around here because it shrugs off 100-degree summers, resists hail damage, and won't rot or warp the way wood siding does after years of cedar pollen and humidity swings. The finished siding gave this home a crisp wood-grain texture without any of the maintenance headaches that come with real cedar.
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We paired the new siding with a complete Sherwin Williams exterior paint package to deliver one cohesive, protected finish. The scope covered painting the new siding, fascia and soffits up to 24 inches, all exterior doors, the garage doors, and the gutters and downspouts measured per linear foot. Quality exterior paint matters a lot in Austin, where relentless UV and heat fade and chalk cheaper coatings fast, so we used a product line built to hold its color and seal the surface against moisture. The painting tied every element of the exterior together and added a real layer of long-term protection on top of the fiber cement.
The homeowner found us through an internet search and reached out on March 31, 2022. They were dealing with an aging exterior that had worn past the point of touch-ups and wanted both the siding and the finish addressed together. Our first conversation focused on what they were seeing — fading, worn cladding — and what a real, lasting fix would involve.
We moved the project to prospect status on April 27, 2022 after a full on-site assessment. The inspection showed the original siding was beyond repair, with substrate deterioration in spots that would require new 1/2-inch OSB sheathing. We documented the siding sections, fascia and soffit runs, doors, garage doors, and gutter linear footage so the scope and finish work could be priced accurately.
The project was approved on April 28, 2022, just a day after the assessment. We finalized the material selection around James Hardie fiber cement in the 8.25-inch Select Cedar Mill profile and built out the Sherwin Williams exterior paint package covering siding, fascia, soffits, doors, garage doors, and gutters. Materials were coordinated for delivery through ABC Supply.
Our crew completed the build on December 13, 2022. The team removed the old cladding, installed new 1/2-inch OSB sheathing where the substrate had failed, and hung the primed Select Cedar Mill siding across the siding sections. The painting crew then applied the Sherwin Williams finish to the siding, fascia and soffits up to 24 inches, doors, garage doors, and gutters and downspouts.
We wrapped on December 13, 2022 with two rounds of yard cleanup and a full punch-list walkthrough, then invoiced the same day. The home was left with a complete, cohesive exterior — durable fiber cement cladding under a protective, color-matched finish. The project closed out cleanly on December 30, 2022.
The home on this project sits in the 78732 corner of Austin, the kind of established neighborhood where the houses have stood long enough to show their age on the outside. The homeowner reached out after the original siding had simply run out of road — fading, wearing, and no longer holding paint the way it once did. Austin is hard on exteriors. Summer days climbing past 100 degrees, sudden hail, swings in humidity, and a steady dusting of cedar pollen all team up to break down cladding and coatings faster than most folks expect.
This was a retail project that came to us through an internet search back in the spring. The homeowner wanted two things handled together: a real fix for the siding, not a patch, and a fresh exterior finish that would look sharp and actually last. We scoped it as a combined siding and exterior painting job so everything would be coordinated start to finish.
When we walked the home, the story was clear. The existing siding had aged past the point of restoration, and in spots the underlying substrate had degraded enough that simply re-cladding over it wouldn't give us a flat, sound surface. That's a common find on older Austin homes — the cladding takes the visible beating, but moisture and time work on what's underneath too.
Our assessment shaped the scope in a few specific ways:
Getting the substrate right matters more than people realize. Beautiful siding installed over a soft or uneven base will telegraph every flaw and shorten its lifespan. We don't skip that step.
For the cladding, we went with James Hardie fiber cement in the Primed Select Cedar Mill 8.25-inch profile. There's a reason fiber cement is the workhorse of Austin exteriors. It doesn't rot, it doesn't warp, and it laughs off the heat, hail, and pollen cycle that wrecks wood and lesser materials. The Select Cedar Mill texture gives you that handsome wood-grain look without ever asking you to deal with the maintenance real cedar demands.
The 8.25-inch width was a deliberate choice for this home — it lays in clean, proportional lines that suit the architecture and reads well from the street. Materials were delivered through ABC Supply, and the boards came primed and ready for our crew to finish on site.
Why this matters for Central Texas specifically:
New siding deserves a finish that protects it and pulls the whole exterior together. We used Sherwin Williams exterior paint across the entire job. The painting scope was thorough, not just the siding field:
Paint quality is non-negotiable in Austin. Cheap coatings fade, chalk, and start peeling under our UV load within a couple of seasons. A premium exterior product holds its color and creates a real moisture barrier on top of the fiber cement — that combination is what keeps a home looking new years down the line. Coating the gutters and garage doors to match meant the finished exterior reads as one intentional design rather than a collection of mismatched parts.
The project ran as a focused, coordinated build. Our crew tore off the old cladding, addressed the substrate with new 1/2-inch OSB sheathing where needed, then installed the James Hardie Select Cedar Mill boards across the siding sections. Once the field was hung and detailed, the painting crew moved in to coat the siding, fascia, soffits, doors, garage doors, and gutters with the Sherwin Williams system.
We closed out with two rounds of yard cleanup and a punch list, which is exactly how every job should end. The homeowner shouldn't be picking nails out of the flower beds — we leave the property clean and walk every detail before we call it done.
What the homeowner got was a complete exterior reset: durable fiber cement cladding over a sound substrate, wrapped in a protective, color-matched paint finish from top to bottom. The home went from an aging, weather-worn exterior to a crisp, cohesive look engineered for the way Austin weather actually behaves.
If your home dates to the era when a lot of Central Texas neighborhoods were built and the exterior is starting to show it, this is the combination worth considering. James Hardie fiber cement handles our climate the way few materials can, and a quality Sherwin Williams finish on top protects the investment and keeps it looking sharp. Pairing siding and exterior painting in one project also means everything is sequenced correctly and finished as a single, unified exterior.
Thinking about your own home's exterior? Austin Pro handles siding, painting, and the full range of exterior work across Central Texas — and we're happy to walk your property and tell you straight what it needs.
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.
