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Can you imagine being a contractor? You start you morning by picking up supplies at the local building store. You drop off those supplies at one job site, and then you drive to another job site where you spend four hours mudding drywall. As that dries, you make calls to some of your suppliers, and then you meet with a client about a new job across town. As evening rolls in, you drive back to the other construction site and sand down some of that drywall. If this sound like a fun day to you, then you've stumbled on the right blog! This is a blog about construction, and you'll fit right in.

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4 Benefits Of Installing Fiber Cement Siding On Your Home

19 April 2022
 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog

As you get ready to upgrade the siding on your home, you will want to choose a material that will provide you with as many benefits and protections as possible. When it comes to choosing the best siding, you should take some time to consider the benefits of fiber cement siding seriously. 

1. Long Life

When installing new siding on your home, you want it to last. Siding impacts the way that your home looks and functions. It is not something that you are going to want to have to replace on a regular or even a semi-frequent basis. It is something that you will want to replace as rarely as possible. 

That said, to not replace the siding, it has to be able to withstand exposure to weather, insects, and lots of wear and tear. Fiber cement siding is made to last for up to fifty years. It can literally last for half a decade with the right care and maintenance. That is a great investment to make. If you invest in fiber cement siding, you shouldn't have to change the siding on your home again. 

This long lifespan is usually backed up by a stellar warranty, which helps you know that you are investing in a quality product. 

2. Fire and Heat Resistant

When you install siding on your home, you want it to help protect your home. You don't want your siding to melt under exposure to high temperatures like vinyl can. You also don't want the siding to be fuel in the event of a fire, like cedar and wood siding. Fiber cement siding is fire and heat-resistant, which means that it can withstand exposure to flames or direct heat for an extended period of time before it gets damaged. It is not fire-proof, but it will help give your house a fighting chance if exposed to heat or fire for the source of the fire to put extinguished before any harm comes to your home.  

3. Very Little Maintenance

Fiber cement siding is good to go once it is on your home. You don't even need to pressure wash it on a regular basis as you do with aluminum and vinyl siding. You can pretty much just put it up, and forget about it! It will take care of itself.

4. Style Variety

When picking siding for your home, you want it to be visually appealing. It comes in many different colors and textures. Fiber cement siding can also be made to look and even feel like other expensive and less durable materials, such as wood or stucco. You can get a home that looks like it has wood siding, with the safety benefits of fiber cement siding. It is the best way to get the look of wood without installing wood siding on your home. Plus, there are many different sides of fiber cement boards you can use. You can use panels, lap siding, shingles, or even shakes. 

If you want a siding option on your home that will keep you safe, stand up to wear and tear, last you decades, and offer style variety, consider using fiber cement siding on your home. It is worth the investment to purchase and install fiber cement siding. Talk to a siding contractor about this option today.