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JohnnyC - 25 Jun 2008 13:52 GMT

Anybody have experience using MiraTec ?

I was at Lowes today and saw it there. It seemed reasonably priced, so I
wasn't sure if it was the same MiraTec engineered exterior trim found here
http://www.miratectrim.com/.

They were selling it for less than knotty cedar. It seems anything
'engineered' is a premium price, hence my suspicion.

thanks.
btw, posted on alt.home.repair a few days ago, but no response. I apologize
for the cross-post.

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hawgeye - 26 Jun 2008 03:28 GMT

> Anybody have experience using MiraTec ?

As a matter of fact, I'm just starting a job replacing the fascia on a house
using Miratec

> I was at Lowes today and saw it there. It seemed reasonably priced, so I
> wasn't sure if it was the same MiraTec engineered exterior trim found here
> http://www.miratectrim.com/.

That be it.

> They were selling it for less than knotty cedar. It seems anything
> 'engineered' is a premium price, hence my suspicion.

Yeah some things seem too good to be true and only time will tell.
For the job I'm doing, I let the home owner decide and he's purchasing the
material from his local lumber yard, but I did give him a few things to
consider.
1. Chances of finding a straight, decent piece of 1x in a length longer than
4' is damn near impossible.
2. Miratec, comes in 16' lengths, pre-primed, and is paintable. Which =
less labor costs.

So far it seems to install just like wood

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