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or Morrisville that are hardiplank siding, have a decent lot size (like .2 or .3), and are priced around 280-375?
rmshill,
I felt bad I'd posted twice to this thread and haven't really provided any info that relates to your original question. So I did quick search given your criteria and found the following neighborhoods.
Morrisville
Addison Park
Cary
West Lake, Stonecrest
Apex
Whitehall Manor
I'm sure there are other neighborhoods that fit your criteria and a realtor can help you out there. I didn't do anything too special to create the list above. I just used HPW's advanced search feature on:
rmshill: A few neighborhoods in that price range in Morrisville/Cary have Hardiplank...what size home are you looking for? Twin Lakes (KB Home's Marth Stewart neighborhood) does have Hardiplank, although the lots are mostly under .2. Also, Kitts Creek has some really unique homes with character and they are all Hardiplank, no wood trim whatsoever. Lots of great standard features that are normally upgrades for other builders. The downside is that the lots are TINY!! But there is a very nice pool, clubhouse, and playground. If you have other questions feel free to PM me.
iamweasel: There is a huge difference between Hardiplank and Hardboard/Masonite. Durant Trace homes would be Hardboard/Masonite, which is a nightmare for upkeep. If it is not continually painted, caulked and sealed, water wicks up under and behind it and it rots like crazy. There was a class action lawsuit regarding this type of siding. It is no longer used for new homes.
Hardiplank on the other hand is a fiber cement product that has a "wood-look" and is guaranteed for up to 50 years. It is generally considered to be a higher end product than vinyl, even though it needs to be painted.
I just did a quick search of MLS and the following new home communities popped up in your price range with .2-.3 acre lots:
Stonecrest in Cary, Addison Park, Morrisville, West Lake, Cary, and Whitehall, Apex. There may be others that are directly marketed by the builders that I am unaware of. I believe all these folks build with hardiplank (aka fiber cement).
Sorry I see that bta beat me to it. I also use the hpw site alot--very good search function.
rmshill-if you are interested in a resale (approx. age ~4 yrs),I getting ready to list my house in Apex that 4 bedrooms plus a bonus with unfinished basement, finished 3rd floor and it has hardiplank siding. My previous home had vinyl siding and no you never have to paint, but it fades! Then you are stuck having to replace it. When we sold it after 7 years, the siding was 2 shades lighter than we when we bought it.
"Hardiplank on the other hand is a fiber cement product that has a "wood-look" and is guaranteed for up to 50 years. It is generally considered to be a higher end product than vinyl, even though it needs to be painted. "
I know a very successful agent who teaches CMA classes and puts Vinyl on a par with brick, due to low cost of maintenance.
HardiPlank is an expensive choice for siding. Top quality vinyl is greatly superior, but the market fad is Hardie.
"Fad" equals paying more, both entry level and maintenance, for less performance.
"Hardiplank on the other hand is a fiber cement product that has a "wood-look" and is guaranteed for up to 50 years. It is generally considered to be a higher end product than vinyl, even though it needs to be painted. "
I know a very successful agent who teaches CMA classes and puts Vinyl on a par with brick, due to low cost of maintenance.
HardiPlank is an expensive choice for siding. Top quality vinyl is greatly superior, but the market fad is Hardie.
"Fad" equals paying more, both entry level and maintenance, for less performance.
I'm going to need some pictures or neighborhoods to visit before I believe this. I've never seen vinyl that looks as good as wood or fiber cement.
I also believe that most home buyers are not informed enough to request fiber cement. Therefore if a builder could get as close to the look of wood by using vinyl over fiber cement, they would. They'd love to save the money.
And even if top quality vinyl looks as good as fiber cement, it's still not as fire resistant. And if you ever do want to change your house color, it's going to be much harder to paint vinyl siding when compared to fiber cement.
BTA,
If I can get some sun, I will get photos. Then maybe I will be able to figure out how to post them here.
It is much easier to come up with photos of fiber cement that looks pitiful than it is to get photos of top end vinyl like the CraneBoard D7 in new construction. I only see the Craneboard on residing jobs where folks allow contractors to lay it over old hardboard. It performs well there, and looks great, and that is under adverse installation circumstances.
Whole neighborhoods will be harder to find.
Builders won't push Craneboard because, as you note, the buying public won't pay. They won't pay extra for something when they can't discern superficial differences.
Builders will not invest $$$$$ to educate people as to the non-utility of faddish and very profitable products.
To wit... Vessel vanities. Pure genius from a marketing standpoint.
FWIW, customer indecisiveness in color selection is not a function of quality and performance of the siding product.
Also, I don't consider vinyl to be flammable, or incendiary, so I don't worry about fire. But I will grant you, that folks who like to be able to pass the salt to their neighbors may do well to consider fire resistance.
A couple of subdivisions that have the .2-.3 acre lots & fiber cement siding for under 375K are: Scotts Mill in Apex and Trinity Grove in Cary. There are others out there as well
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