We're finishing house plans for a home in Charlotte and I'm trying to decide if Cypress is the right wood for our purpose. We'll be using it as exposed decorative headers over windows/doors, fascia, and also ~10"x10" columns to support a porch.
I'm leaning towards cypress, but I'm also considering cedar and hardiplank (for the fascia/headers). Cypress seems to be cheaper than cedar (but after looking closer, I might be wrong), and more authentic than hardiplank.
I know cypress is considered rot resistant, but I can't find anything that says how long I can expect it to last. Am I setting myself up for a maintenance headache, or worse, a replacement 10-20 years down the road? Does anyone have experience with it, or a link to hard numbers on exactly how durable we can expect it to be?
I'm leaning towards cypress, but I'm also considering cedar and hardiplank (for the fascia/headers). Cypress seems to be cheaper than cedar (but after looking closer, I might be wrong), and more authentic than hardiplank.
I know cypress is considered rot resistant, but I can't find anything that says how long I can expect it to last. Am I setting myself up for a maintenance headache, or worse, a replacement 10-20 years down the road? Does anyone have experience with it, or a link to hard numbers on exactly how durable we can expect it to be?