Siding & Exterior Painting in North Austin, Austin, TX (May 2024)

Why did this North Austin home need new siding?

The old siding had taken years of North Austin weather and was showing it. Between the summer heat and the odd hailstorm, the boards had started to fade, split, and pull loose in spots.

• Original boards showed warping and separation at the seams
• Exposed edges let moisture creep behind the surface
• The home sits in the 78758 corridor, where afternoon sun bakes west-facing walls
• Fascia along the roofline needed replacing, not just patching

What did the crew find during inspection?

When our crew walked the home, the real story was at the edges and the fascia. The old fascia had soft spots where water had worked in over time, and a quick patch job would have just trapped that moisture again. That is the mistake we see most often here. Homeowners paint over failing wood fascia and the rot keeps spreading underneath. So we planned to swap the fascia for 6-inch Hardie board with the 1x2 trim included, giving the roofline a clean, rot-proof base before any paint touched it. That decision alone will save this homeowner years of repeat repairs.

What materials did we use, and why?

We chose James Hardie HardiePlank in the 8.25" Cedarmill profile for this home. Fiber cement holds up to Austin's brutal summers and sudden hail far better than wood or vinyl.

• 8.25" Cedarmill boards deliver a real cedar-grain texture without the upkeep of wood
• Primed Select Cedar Mill siding arrives ready for a tight paint bond
• 6" Hardie fascia ties the roofline into the same durable material family
• Fiber cement will not swell in humidity or feed the cedar pollen and mold that plague other sidings

The cedar-look grain matters here too. Many older North Austin homes were built with wood siding, and this profile keeps that look while dropping the maintenance headaches.

How did the siding and painting go?

The siding and painting phases each ran over several days in early May. Materials came in through ABC Supply, and our crews handled siding first, then paint, so each stage got its own clean window.

• Siding install led by the field crew before any coating began
• Sherwin-Williams SuperPaint applied to siding, fascia, and soffit up to 24 inches
• Front door repainted to match the refreshed scheme
• Gutters and downspouts coated by linear foot for a fully unified finish

SuperPaint was the pick for a reason. It resists fading under the long UV load of a Central Texas summer, so the color stays true year after year.

What were the results?

The home now has a sealed, weather-ready shell and a color scheme that reads as one clean design. Every surface, from boards to gutters, carries the same fresh coat.

• No more exposed or failing wood at the roofline
• A tight paint film that seals the new fiber cement
• A low-maintenance exterior built for hail, heat, and pollen season
• Project completed on schedule, invoiced May 22, 2024