TruExterior’s Premium Workability Provides for Endless Design Possibilities

Made with a proprietary poly-ash technology, TruExterior Trim combines the look of natural materials with low-maintenance—along with remarkable workability that compares to, and sometimes even exceeds, that of wood.

How workable is TruExterior? Picture a knife cutting through butter. Columns that turn with ease. Details intricate enough to pass historic requirements.

TruExterior trim, miter saw
TruExterior’s premium workability allows for thin cuts without concern about splitting or cracking.

TruExterior is less brittle than fiber cement, so it’s easier to work with. At the same time, it’s less prone to cracking like wood—you can even fasten close to the edge without splitting. Nor does it rot, warp, or shrink like wood.

Boral Building Products provides a range of installation-ready, authentic siding profiles, from V-Rustic to Channel Bevel to Shiplap. But the possibilities continue with a line of trimboards that can be fabricated into endless shapes and styles to create custom historic, traditional, or contemporary details.

Architect David Williams McKee put these attributes to work when designing a Queen Anne-style vacation home in the historic resort community of Chautauqua, N.Y. The house is “a tapestry of expression,” McKee says, featuring turned porch posts, decorative millwork, brackets, balusters, and gingerbread trim, all crafted using TruExterior.

TruExterior, Queen Anne, Chautauqua

In addition, Marsh Valley Forest Products used trimboards to create a custom shiplap siding for the home as well as split boards resembling cedar shingles for the gables. “TruExterior was easy to work with. Once set up to handle Boral, it’s easier to mold than wood,” says Marsh Valley owner and president Mervin Miller.

TruExterior, Queen Anne, Chautauqua

Similarly, DURATION Moulding & Millwork in Hamilton, N.J., uses TruExterior to meticulously craft quoins, crown, beaded casing, and other detailed molding pieces for projects ranging from the historic Old South Church in Boston; home exterior accents including shutters, soffits, fascia, and window trim; and custom shiplap siding.

DURATION Molding and Millwork, TruExterior Trim, historic restoration, Old South Church
TruExterior Trim comes pre-primed and can be painted any color, including hues as dark as black.

DURATION also offers a 25 stock profiles, including crown and cove, as well as a library of semi-custom and custom moulding options.

TruExterior trim, poly-ash trim, DURATION Moulding & Millwork, custom molding, cove molding
Duration Millwork’s stock profiles demonstrate how TruExterior can be precisely milled, unlike fiber cement and engineered wood.

“If someone wants 12 feet of moulding to match a historic profile, we’ll do it. We’re not shying away from anything like that,” says DURATION president and CEO Keith Coleman. “We want to be known for addressing the need for this product where suitable. If it’s suitable for a trim, we’re going to produce it.”

Learn more about working with TruExterior trim here. Ready to give it a try? Find your nearest supplier.

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