Concrete Siding Installation

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Concrete siding installation.

This old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding. Watch this to learn how to install hardieplank james hardie s world famous fiber cement lap siding. When you want the classic. Fiberboard cement siding looks identical to wood once it s painted.

Vinyl siding can give an ordinary concrete home an appealing polished look and update its appearance. A siding pro shows the tools and tricks needed for a weathertight installation. Half the cost of a fiber cement board siding job is labor so you can save thousands of dollars by installing it yourself. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years.

Concrete siding is a composite material made out of a type of cement an aggregate like sand or gravel and a mix of water and chemicals. Bob confers with contractor arnold johnson from crosswinds enterprises as he adds siding to the accessible home. Installing vinyl siding over concrete is similar to installing it over wood since you have to install wooden furring strips under the siding. Types of concrete siding include fiber cement hardie board cement and stucco.

Hardieplank lap exterior siding is engineered for climate and designed to hold up to the changing weather conditions in the environment where it is installed. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard. If you have a concrete home or concrete siding you should paint it fairly quickly after installation.