Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Choosing Colors

[Chris ScottHanson (chris]

Philip,

Have you considered the payback period, the time when the higher priced 
pre-painted material has paid for itself by avoiding the repainting 
process?  Is it perhaps 10 years, or 15 years.  Does anyone know?

Chris


On May 5, 2004, at 5:57 AM, psp [at] cornellbox.com wrote:

> Hardiplank normally comes pre-primed, but you can get it pre-finished 
> (which is
> essentially just shop painted rather than field painted).  The 
> pre-finished
> material is a much more expensive option, though.