A typical mid range fiber cement siding installation costs just a tad over 17 000 to 30 000 with a recouped value of about 78 to 80.
Fiber cement versus vinyl siding.
Homeadvisor s siding comparison guide explores the differences pros and cons of fiber cement and vinyl including information on james hardie s hardie board hardiplank fiber cement.
An average cost to install fiber cement siding ranges between 850 to 1 450 per square.
While it certainly has plenty of merits in comparison to aluminum vinyl siding also has a number of limitations.
Here we will be comparing vinyl siding to james hardie fiber cement siding.
Fiber cement planks are formed by combining wood pulp with portland cement.
Expect to pay between 8 50 to 13 00 per sq.
Fiber cement siding carries a certain premium in terms of costs versus vinyl.
Fiber cement siding is often called hardiplank or even hardie board named from the most popular brand of fiber cement siding which is manufactured by james hardie.
Compare that to fiber cement which on the same home will cost between 14 000 and 26 000 for full installation.
Introduced in the 1960s vinyl was created as an alternative to aluminum siding.
According to the rsmeans 2014 residential cost data report the installed cost of vinyl siding is on average 201 per 100 square feet while fiber cement totals 300 for the same area.
For the installation of standard fiber cement siding.
To start vinyl can become more brittle with age and exposure to the.