Trespa Exterior Home Siding

We’re thinking about using Trespa Pura NFC siding for the back facade of our home. The sample looks great, but I worry that the faux wood look may look cheap on the house. Does anyone had positive experiences with Trespa or other wood siding alternatives?

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mschmonsky | 9 years and 4 months ago

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Hi daveinbedstuy and jimhillra, thank you for the quick responses! Really appreciate it and i’ll research the Hardie Boards. DIB- I was referring to the raised graining when referring to the “Faux Wood” look. On a computer screen it looks good, but I worry it will look fake and tacky when looking at my house up close. Hope that helps to clarify and thank you again!

jimhillra | 9 years and 5 months ago

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I’ve seen Trespa wood grain panels used on a building close to the Gawanis, and it looked good until I got close enough to see where it was deteriorating at the edges of the panels. I was very unimpressed by that. However, that was probably the Meteon product, which I believe is more of a screened on patter. The Pura is more of a solid, synthetic, so it would probably last longer. I’d be interested in seeing how it compares to Hardie products.

daveinbedstuy | 9 years and 5 months ago

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I have used Hardie Board on two homes and love it. I agree that the woodgrained side looks rather cheesy. Boral is a newer option. I believe it’s more expensive but my contractor loves it. I believe he’s only used it for trim so far. I think one of the things he likes about Boral is the bevel on the clapboards. But neither Boral nor Hardie come in a natural wood finish of that’s what you are looking for. Also I wasn’t sure when you mentioned “the faux wood look” you meant a raised graining or the faux stain colors.