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If you truly want the best type of siding with the most benefit and lowest maintenance then scrap all of the ones that you have mentioned. The best option is fiber-cement siding. This stuff is less than masonite, costs 1/4 the amount of cedar, doesn’t rot,burn or expand and contract like wood or vinyl. It is the greatest material. There are several manufacturers around. Hardi-Plank, Cemplank by FCP and CertainTeed has just bought ABTco. The best of these by far is the CertainTeed. They use a different manufacturing process than the others. CT’s is the process that is most preferred in the rest of the world where this product came from. It has less repetition of pattern, holds together better,is stronger and looks exactly like real wood. You won’t have to paint it 1/3 to 1/4 as often as wood and some paint manuf. give a 15 year paint warranty on this product. Any specific questions? e-mail me and I’ll answer what I can. Oh yeah, they are going to have a lap applied, cedar shake product in 12′ lengths later this year.
Phil
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If you truly want the best type of siding with the most benefit and lowest maintenance then scrap all of the ones that you have mentioned. The best option is fiber-cement siding. This stuff is less than masonite, costs 1/4 the amount of cedar, doesn't rot,burn or expand and contract like wood or vinyl. It is the greatest material. There are several manufacturers around. Hardi-Plank, Cemplank by FCP and CertainTeed has just bought ABTco. The best of these by far is the CertainTeed. They use a different manufacturing process than the others. CT's is the process that is most preferred in the rest of the world where this product came from. It has less repetition of pattern, holds together better,is stronger and looks exactly like real wood. You won't have to paint it 1/3 to 1/4 as often as wood and some paint manuf. give a 15 year paint warranty on this product. Any specific questions? e-mail me and I'll answer what I can. Oh yeah, they are going to have a lap applied, cedar shake product in 12' lengths later this year.
Phil
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Alright, here is one for you to chew on. This summer, I have to begin replacing or piecing in the siding where I replaced the windows in my current project house. The artist in me says shingles to better set off my "vinyl" windows. The frugal me says just piece in the masonite, and the forward looking says, vinyl clad aluminum or some such stuff for low maintenance. So how much of a headache are cedar shingles to maintain? How many shingles could an amateur hammer in a day if an amateur used a siding gun?
Thanks for the help I have learned a lot just by listening, though I am still not sure whether to vent or not to vent. Kind of ranks up there with vinyl windows, doesn't it?
Dennis