New James Hardie fiber cement siding is a beautiful, long-lasting way to protect and give attractive character to your home exterior. It’s built to endure and offers gorgeous, trusted performance—but like any other siding, it needs finishing touches to protect its seams and tie the look together.
Enter Hardie® Trim—the perfect companion to Hardie siding. Here’s why it’s so worth making sure you don’t skip this valuable component of your James Hardie installation.
The Benefits of Choosing Hardie Trim to Complete Your Hardie Siding Installation
There are tons of good reasons homeowners appreciate the value of Hardie Trim boards just as much as they double down on their choice of Hardie siding. This versatile, durable trim delivers abundant benefits for your home:
- Creates a Polished Exterior Style
Hardie Trim is made specifically to add a final, flourishing touch to all the little areas of your home exterior you may not think about—areas that can add oomph to your overall aesthetic. Think here of details like your doors and windows, your home’s corners, features like columns, and vital protective elements like fascia (the boards installed along the side of your roof’s overhang). Hardie Trim is an ideal way to protect those vulnerable spots and give them visual charm at the same time.
- Offers Trusted Durability
Hardie siding is made to last for decades without wearing down. So, why wouldn’t you want your trim to perform just as well? James Hardie makes their trim out of the same strong, reliable fiber cement mixture that gives its siding long life. In fact, Hardie Trim has a 15-year transferable warranty to give you peace of mind.
- Provides a Weathertight Fit
Your siding’s ability to protect your home is only as sure as its security against moisture intrusion. And even Hardie siding, as durable as it is, has seams and joints that need to be covered. Hardie Trim delivers that protection—keeping moisture from sneaking in where it isn’t wanted. On top of that, this trim is superb at standing up to harsh weather. It won’t warp when exposed to temperature extremes.
- Stops Pests in Their Tracks
The seams and corners of your exterior need to be safeguarded not just from water, but from pests that can get under siding to reach the vulnerable structural wood beneath. Hardie Trim blocks those spots. And since its main components are inedible sand and Portland cement, it keeps termites, carpenter ants, and carpenter bees from gnawing away at it. Plus, it stops annoying woodpeckers, who can’t drill holes in it. What a relief!
- Is a Green, Eco-Friendly Product
James Hardie is committed to responsible, sustainable manufacturing practices, which means you can be confident that any of their products (trim included!) is an environmentally thoughtful choice. And since this trim lasts longer than other materials, it contributes less to landfills—an added plus.
- Comes in Eye-Catching Colors
Without a doubt, one of the biggest appeals of Hardie siding is its vibrant, attractive visual appeal. It looks great—and so does the trim made to complement it. Hardie Trim is available pre-primed for paint, or infused with lasting ColorPlus® Technology in the factory for optimal color performance. It’s made to match your siding, which means you can pick from the most popular Statement Collection colors in your area of Michigan, or from the 700+ hues available in the Dream Collection.
- Offers Attractive Thicknesses and Textures
Whether you want a traditional trim or added thickness for extra pop, Hardie Trim offers both. And you can also choose from classic woodgrain style for rustic chic designs, or smooth trim boards for a modern aesthetic. Choose from these gorgeous selections:
- 4/4 Rustic — vintage-looking trim complete with the texture and style of woodgrain
- 4/4 Smooth — classic, timeless trim that looks slick and modern
- 5/4 Rustic — the woodgrain look in a thicker trim for added dimension
- 5/4 Smooth — thicker trim in a sleek, crisp style that blends well with smooth siding
- Rustic Grain® Batten Boards — traditional, woodgrain-like batten pieces essential to creating the rustic chic look of Farmhouse board-and-batten siding
- Smooth Batten Boards — sleek batten that gives you the coveted look of board-and-batten, but with a fresh modern twist
Remember—no matter which Hardie Trim color and texture you choose, these boards are made to withstand the elements, so they don’t rot like wood or dent and fade like vinyl.
Enjoy the Added Value, Easy Upkeep, and Style of New Hardie Siding and Trim
Ensure you get the win-win of beautiful style and lasting protection for your exterior with Hardie replacement siding—complete with the finishing touch of durable Hardie Trim from John McCarter Construction. This reliable trim is just one of many ways James Hardie makes their replacement siding well worth your investment.
Interested in learning more? Check out what Hardie siding and trim installation looks like when you call on our expert installation crew!
