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Turning your traditional patio or verandah into an exciting entertainment space is the perfect way to extend your indoor living space into the outdoors. You’ll want to ensure any materials you use are hard-wearing to stand up against repeated use and the elements (from heavy rain to harsh sunshine), and the renovation itself shouldn’t break the bank. Choosing a product like HardieDeck™ means you get all the elegance of a sleek and sturdy deck without the drawbacks of traditional timber. Made from James Hardie’s™ premium fibre cement, the HardieDeck is a stylish addition to any outdoor space. It works just as well for your exterior dining area as it does around the edges of your pool. Outdoor kitchen for entertaining There’s nothing quite like firing up the barbie and inviting friends and family over for a meal out in the sunshine. A kitchen outside is a great way to use your outdoor space, but you need to ensure the materials around it will be able to withstand the hot summer days and rainy weather, and won’t get stained from spills and dropped food. Linea Weatherboard is the ideal choice for an outdoor kitchen – not only is it modern, durable and easy to install, but it’s resistant to shrinking, swelling and cracking. One last thing to remember for any outdoor kitchen: if you plan to install a barbecue on your deck, make sure the flooring is heat resistant and strong enough to support the extra weight of large appliances.

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Tips for a Hamptons-style Outdoor Room with Natalee Bowen

With boundless coastlines, a breathtaking outback, sightseeing for days, and year-round agreeable weather, it’s no wonder Australia has a love affair with our land down under. With outdoor living playing such an intrinsic part of the Australian lifestyle, it only makes sense that one of our favourite home design styles embraces all that is beautiful about the great outdoors. Hamptons style combines comfort, elegance, and natural surrounds in one highly covetable design trend, and Australia can’t get enough.
To get the scoop on all things Hamptons outdoor style, we sat down with a professional designer and Hamptons expert, Natalee Bowen.
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To wholeheartedly embrace Hamptons style is to wholeheartedly embrace the great outdoors, and what better way to do this than by adding one or two outdoor buildings to your design scheme. For design expert, Natalee, “Hamptons style is all about creating the summer resort style of living. An alfresco kitchen, outdoor pool and adjacent pool house, or something as simple as large sliding doors that open up your home to the backyard are all ideal for creating a complete outdoor entertaining space. You want to feel like your home is a holiday destination all year round,” she adds.
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Three Birds Renovations create an oasis for relaxation! This outdoor room is complete with a day bed and outdoor fireplace for resort-style luxury!
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Whether you’re working with an interior or exterior, Hamptons style is all about intricate structures. If you include a covered verandah in your design scheme, consider adding a pitched gable roof to keep in line with the traditional look of Hamptons style roofing, advises Natalee. Don’t forget to include that quintessential weatherboard look on the exterior of your verandah or outdoor room with <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-linea-weatherboard">Linea™ Weatherboard</a>. The weatherboard look that’s created with the cement composite profile is as close to traditional Hamptons style weatherboard as you can get and instantly infuses a charming coastal ambience. “It’s all about creating long, clean lines and deep shadows with <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-linea-weatherboard">Linea™ Weatherboard</a>”, says Natalee.
<img src="//images.ctfassets.net/rg5y8r6t6cjr/5JAOSKijxPNPXuVDNDvpqi/e510e3dd0a25bc2bae3af4f76afc29e9/linea-moderncoastal-glennhaven-TBRphoto-jameshardie_12_r3jqox.webp" alt="linea-moderncoastal-glennhaven-TBRphoto-jameshardie_12_r3jqox" />The durability and classic look of<a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-linea-weatherboard"> Linea Weatherboard</a> made it the perfect choice for Three Birds Renovations to bring this outdoor kitchen to life.
The devil is all in the detail when creating a Hamptons outdoor room, verandah or complementary structures such as balustrades, eaves, cupolas, and arbours. “Australian’s are continually being drawn to more elegant and sophisticated design elements”, says Natalee. This can be adopted with upstairs balconies and detailed balustrades. “Vertical or crisscrossed timber balustrades in calming whites or a contrasting shade is one of those classic architectural details that adds a touch of elegance to a Hamptons home”, says Natalee. What’s more, additions such as these mingle beautifully with exterior materials such as <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-linea-weatherboard">Linea™ Weatherboard</a>.
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While there’s no denying that the elegance of Hamptons style immediately draws eyes upwards to features like weatherboard and impressive roofing, it pays to focus on embellishments below your feet as well. For Natalee, a Hamptons style floor is all about wooden flooring. “If you’re dressing the floors in your outdoor room, I love wide oak floorboards in either an American mocha shade or stained dark oak to create an open and breezy flow to the rest of the house.”
<img src="//images.ctfassets.net/rg5y8r6t6cjr/5Fqt3cWPL4ONdNAfP9BgLO/2ec1408cdf422897d02278aeb9ed0e15/linea-moderncoastal-glennhaven-TBRphoto-jameshardie_4_euaxn1.webp" alt="linea-moderncoastal-glennhaven-TBRphoto-jameshardie_4_euaxn1" />High ceilings, an outdoor kitchen and <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-linea-weatherboard">Linea™ Weatherboard</a> are three of the essential elements that create a Hamptons-style outdoor room.
If you’re laying flooring outdoors in an entryway or driveway, stone is a popular choice for Hamptons style. “Natural textures like stone work wonders in a Hamptons style home because you’re once again bringing in that natural element”, says Natalee. “Using natural materials such as stone is also a great way to bring in the Hamptons colour palette of whites, neutrals and greys”, she adds.
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When it comes to creating Hamptons style with your alfresco accents, “The key words are timeless elegance”, says Natalee. “Many homeowners get confused between Hamptons and beachy or Hamptons and country,” she adds. To avoid zigzagging between contrasting design styles and staying true to traditional Hamptons style, Natalee advises focusing on texture and colour palette. “A soothing colour scheme of pastels, all-white or soft grey that takes inspiration from the ocean along with natural materials like rattan and timber will bring an instant feeling of freshness to your home.” When choosing décor or furniture items for your verandah, always opt for natural materials such as timber cabinetry or cane chairs.
<img src="//images.ctfassets.net/rg5y8r6t6cjr/wi0CBPGmy9fhdz6JuggcV/6829d61b41a227de620ce03b86a0b8cd/hardiegroove-hamptons-mindarie-jameshardie-202005-4__1_.webp" alt="hardiegroove-hamptons-mindarie-jameshardie-202005-4__1_" />Natalee suggests using a neutral colour palette and natural textures to give your Hamptons outdoor room a relaxing, elegant and timeless appeal.
Another common misjudgement when creating a Hamptons style décor scheme is confusing coastal charm with coastal kitsch by over-decorating. To combat this, Natalee recommends pairing back on your décor items and only bringing in natural elements with jute or sisal rugs, a shell or two here and there, and pops of colour with plants and linen cushions. If you really want to make a bold splash in your verandah or outdoor room, you can’t go wrong with a beaded chandelier.

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James Hardie launches updated and extended Environmental Product Declaration

Globally, buildings and construction account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions whilst having significant impact on our natural habitats. Carbon emissions, commonly referred to as embodied carbon, are released not only during operational life but also during the manufacturing, transportation, construction and end of life phases of all built assets – buildings and infrastructure. According to the World Green Building Council, embodied carbon in buildings contributes around 11% of all global carbon emissions.
For everyone working in the construction industry, meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift in our behaviour.
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 At James Hardie, together with our customers, we work to deliver products that are resource efficient and low impact across all phases of the product life cycle.
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To ensure we give complete transparency of our carbon footprint, we have launched a new, extended Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Provision of such information via EPD offers one of the highest forms of environment declaration which is internationally recognised and verified according to ISO 14025 and EN 15804 standards. James Hardie has updated and extended its 2020 EPD to include its full product range. This assists our customers contribute to environmental rating and procurement schemes such as Green Star, LEED and Living Building Challenge.
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<h2 id="tolearnmoreaboutusingepdstocomparebuildingmaterialsjoinourwebinar">To learn more about using EPDs to compare building materials, join our webinar:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://epd-australasia.com/epd/fibre-cement-products-from-james-hardie-australia-pty-ltd/">James Hardie EPD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cdp.net/en/responses?utf8=%E2%9C%93&queries%5Bname%5D=james+hardie">Carbon Disclosure Project CDP</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ir.jameshardie.com.au/jh/artable.jsp">James Hardie Annual Report</a></li>
<li>BRANZ Appraisal: <a href="https://www.branz.co.nz/appraisal-codemark-certificates/lineatm-weatherboard-direct-fixed-cladding/">Linea Weatherboard</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.branz.co.nz/appraisal-codemark-certificates/611-2020-james-hardie-rigid-air-barriers/">RAB Board.</a></li>
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Celebrate Earth Day by Supporting Sustainability

Each year on April 22, people across the globe celebrate Earth Day. This is a perfect time to reflect on how our actions affect the world around us, from the materials we use, to where we shop, and what we buy.
Every day we can protect our planet by making smart, eco-friendly choices. One way is to support companies that make sustainability a priority, like James Hardie.
Choosing James Hardie’s range of <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/categories/cladding">exterior cladding solutions</a> means selecting an eco-friendly exterior option, made from sustainable raw materials. Our fibre cement building products are made of sand, cellulose fibre, Portland cement, and water (which is recycled up to four times during the manufacturing process).
Fibre cement cladding is built to last, and durability is a hallmark of sustainable products. Our products not only require fewer resources for replacement, but also help reduce maintenance and repair costs, and better protect homes from severe weather and disasters.
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmcmanus/2021/04/16/construction-brand-james-hardie-goes-global-acts-local-in-climate-challenged-residential-market/?sh=62b7d7597270">In a recent article with Forbes</a>, James Hardie CEO Dr. Jack Truong spoke about how the company’s products help homeowners create their dream home and fortify it in ways that other building materials cannot.
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 “We view affordability, sustainability, and that sense one wants so deeply in their home – of its beauty – as synergistic as opposed to mutually exclusive,” says Truong. “Our mission is in understanding unmet needs among people, and as people spend more time at home, those unmet needs change.”
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We believe the durability of our products, longer life span compared to other building materials, and increased energy efficiency of structures when our products are applied, support cement cladding as the building material of choice. James Hardie recognises a sustainable approach to its manufacturing process to reduce carbon emissions. This mitigates its environmental and climate impact across manufacturing operations and supply chain, through the most efficient use of energy and raw materials, and recovery of fibre cement by-product. Our manufacturing process enables us to partially recycle some of the fibre cement waste streams internally, which is used as a raw material substitute, relying less on virgin materials and lowering our carbon footprint. James Hardie fibre cement uses locally sourced, naturally sustainable plantation-grown pulp, containing no volatile organic compounds. To support our Sustainability focus James Hardie delivers on transparent reporting, aiding designers, builders and homeowners to choose their products wisely. James Hardie’s Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data and results are communicated in its <a href="https://epd-australasia.com/epd/fibre-cement-products-from-james-hardie-australia-pty-ltd/">Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)</a> giving you complete transparency of its complete carbon footprint. Provision of such information via EPD offers one of the highest forms of environment declaration which is internationally recognised and verified according ISO 14025 and EN 15804 standards. We make decisions every day that affect our environment, and today is the perfect day to re-evaluate our eco-friendly choices that can keep our air, land, and water clean. Over time, big things can happen with small changes and James Hardie is proud to help the industry build better homes, with less. Happy Earth Day from James Hardie, a company that cares about conservation. 
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