Cement Fiber House Siding - Available In A Variety Of Different Styles
There are all sorts of different materials that you can use for siding your house. Some are more common than others. One option that not everyone might think of is cement fiber house siding. This is a great option for people who want something that is a little easier to take care of than wood siding. You can get cement fiber house siding in a number of different styles and colors, and you can get it in ready to paint, prefinished, or stained versions. Because this siding takes paint really well, even painted versions do not have to be painted anywhere near as often as wood siding. Cement fiber house siding is not flammable, it is resistant to rot, impervious to termites, non-toxic to inhabitants, very durable, environmentally friendly, and will not warp, shrink, melt, or be damaged in bad weather.
One of the most well known versions of cement fiber house siding comes from Hardie. Hardie board siding, which has a 50 year warranty, and you can get it in the form of lap siding, shingle siding, or vertical siding. In lap siding, you can get Select Cedarmill, Smooth, Beaded Select Cedarmill, Beaded Smooth, Beaded Cedarmill, Colonial Roughsawn, Colonial Smooth, Rustic Cedar, and Rustic Cedar EZ Line Alignment styles.
The first four options can come in 27 different colors or unprimed. For shingle siding, you can get Straight Edge Notched Panel, Staggered Edge Notched Panel, Half Round Notched Panel, and Individual Shingle styles, with the first two options available already finished in 27 colors or unprimed. In vertical siding, you can get Cedarmill, Stucco, Sierra, or Smooth finishes already colored or just primed.
Another popular siding company, CertainTeed, also makes cement fiber house siding. They have lots of different choices for styles and colors. You can choose prefinished cement fiber house siding in Cedar Lap, Random Square Staggered Edge (7" exposure), Random Square Straight Edge (5" Exposure), Random Square Straight Edge (7" Exposure), or Textured Beaded Lap styles in a wood grain texture with your choice of 16 different colors.
Wood finish stained cement fiber house siding options in six color choices are available in Textured Dutch Lap, Textured Beaded Lap, Random Squared Straight Edge (5” or 7” exposure), Random Squared Staggered Edge (7” exposure), Shingles with Shadowline, Shingles, Cedar No Groove Vertical Panel, Half Rounds (7” Exposure), and Octagons (7” exposure). You can also get many of these cement fiber house siding options in a ready to be painted version and paint them the color of your choice.
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