Want To Have New Siding For Your Home? Choose Fiber Cement Siding
If you want to put new siding on your home, one type you can choose is fiber cement siding. Below is information on what this is, as well as some benefits this offers you. You can then hire a contractor to install this siding for you.
Fiber Cement Siding
Fiber cement siding is made of cement, water, cellulose fibers, and sand. Each manufacturer may make it a little different, however, so make sure you ask. Some will add additives to the mixture to make the siding even stronger.
When installing fiber cement siding, the contractor first measures and then cuts the boards at the right length and width. The fiber cement boards are then primed and painted. You can choose from wide range of stains and colors. Latex paint is used and may be done on site, or the boards may be ordered and will already be painted and stained. The siding is installed like most siding where they fasten at the bottom and then at the top. Each piece will be fitted so that the next piece fits perfectly until the entire home is sided.
Fiber Cement Siding Benefits
There are many benefits of choosing fiber cement siding. One benefit is that it is very versatile. Along with a wide range of colors and stains, you can also choose different textures, such as to make the siding look like wood or stucco at a much lesser cost and less maintenance.
Fiber cement siding is resistant to fire and heat. If you have vinyl siding on your home, it will quickly melt if it catches on fire. Fiber cement siding generally handles fire for about an hour or so before they start burning into flames. This gives you and your family more time to get out of your home.
Fiber cement siding is resistant to weather conditions and will not rot or warp as caused by rain, heat, high humidity, and snow. Other types of siding can warp and damage, such as wood siding. This also means fiber cement siding will last a long time on your home and stay looking great. This siding will work great for your home no matter where you live.
Hire a contractor from a place like W.E. Nelson Stucco Co. to install the fiber cement siding for you to ensure it is installed properly. This contractor can tell you much more about what this siding is and tell of more benefits this can offer you.
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