Gable end ideas

[kaiser715]

I did vinyl shakes on my gable ends, they went up in spring of '18. In the past 7 years, what was dark brown has faded to yellow (South and West gables). The East gable is just faded some, but still brown.

I hate the yellow.

Any thoughts on what to go back up with? Material? Color? (Roof shingles are a brownish/grayish, shutters are dark dark green.)


North and West:

East end:

 

[Shreddinlettuce]

Hardie if you want color safe, any vinyl material will fade. They make faux shake panels with 30 year paint warranty if you get the factory painted panels

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[frankenyoter]

Bones of your enemies. The sun bleached weathering only adds to the WOW factor. lol.

You can get good vinyl products but it’s probably the most expansive option.

I used stained and treated real cedar roof shakes in mine. Don’t like the cookie cutter cedar siding and wanted more texture. Been up for a decade and still look great. Weathered some, but not really noticeable to anyone but me.

 

[R Q]

Why don't you just paint them?

 

[No fries]

Why don't you just paint them?

If you do paint them make sure the paint is rated for the vinyl.
I've seen houses that they used regular exterior paint on vinyl siding and it buckled every piece. They ended up having to replace it all!

link to a quick google search

Problems with Painting Vinyl Siding

Painting vinyl siding can work, but there are some pitfalls you need to be aware of.

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[Loganwayne]

Lp smart siding is an option. Its what im going to replace with on my house