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wait a minute now
400 sq ft is about 57 boards at 7 sq ft / board. get an extra 5 so 62 boards at $8 each (wait for a sale) is $500. A siding nailer ( a roofing nailer won't drive long enough nails) is about $200. I forget what a box of nails was but I think < $50 It sounds like a single level so pole jacks and ladders are not an issue. The hardi blade was $40 but any carbide blade would work. I got them 20 sheets at a time on a 2 x 10 x 12' in the back of my compact pickup and it would keep me busy for a day.
Get the installation guide for your climate from the JH Hardie web site. The big box store sheets come primed. You can buy colors from Hardie but be prepared for some big bucks to special order. Some suppliers of this just paint the "special order" before delivery.
Nowhere did I see to bevel the joints. I butted them over a stud but that is just me. Like I said, flashing, the required gap and caulk at the joints.
If the project is like I described and you have a helper (significant other?) to help $3400 is easy money.
A gang of helpers might be detrimental since you can only put up one sheet at a time and you have to be thinking about small adjustments for the windows and using a hose level to establish position. A bored gang going Lets go, Lets go, Lets geter done might not be beneficial.
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Rick
88 Cab
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