Fiber Cement - Vinyl Siding - Lap Siding Costs

Learn more about the different sidings available for your home including the costs for fiber cement siding, vinyl siding and wood based siding. You can get qoutes right here online and find out exactly what it will cost you.

Top Three Sidings:

Fiber Cement Siding - fiber cement siding contains both cement and a small amount of wood pulp. The advantage to fiber cement is that it is tremendously resistant to the elements with properties that are almost identical to cement yet the wood fiber keeps the cement from being too brittle. This means that it can be cut with a saw, nailed with a hammer and literally goes up just like wood siding. The advantages to fiber cement are that it does not rot, delaminate, burn and it is very sturdy to the touch. it does have to be painted but many people like this as they only have to paint it every 7 to 12 years and this means that they can update and change the color if they choose.

There are 3 major manufacturers of FIber Cement in The World:

Nichiha Fiber Cement

James Hardie

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See our next post for the differences in the three products.

Vinyl Siding - vinyl made a huge impact when it first came onto the scene and is still the largest siding category in the USA. The advantage of vinyl siding is the cost and the fact that it is a lower maintenance product versus the other sidings excluding brick. It is easier to install. The disadvantage is that it is not sturdy compared to the other sidings on the market and many consumers consider it lower end in the Southeast. On a residing job it is considered a much easier install as it can easily go over the existing siding on the house.

See our next post for actual siding costs of each of the products.