The material we recommend most often — it holds its colour, it takes a knock, and it does not soften in the heat.
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Fiber cement is cement, sand and cellulose, and it behaves nothing like vinyl on the wall or in the hands of the crew fitting it. It holds paint far longer, it does not crack when something hits it, and it stays dimensionally stable across a temperature range that pulls other materials in and out all year. It costs more up front than vinyl and it is less forgiving to install, which is the whole of the trade-off and the reason the installation details below matter more than the brochure.
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More completed homes are being added — real projects only, never stock.
It holds colour, stands up to impact, does not soften in heat, and gives insects nothing to eat. It costs more than vinyl up front and lasts longer.
Factory-applied finishes arrive consistent and hold longest. Site painting gives you any colour you like. We quote both and say which we would choose.
Fastener spacing, clearance at grade and the roofline, and the detail at butt joints are what the warranty actually rests on. Done wrong, the material is not the problem.
Matching trim at corners and openings so the whole elevation moves together and the joins stay tight.
Everything that makes fiber cement worth buying also makes it unlike vinyl to fit. These are the four things that decide whether it performs the way it should.
A fiber cement plank weighs several times what a vinyl panel does. It needs more hands, different fastening and a substrate that can carry it, and it does not forgive being hung on a wall nobody checked first.
It is cut rather than snapped. Cutting it releases silica dust, so it is cut with the right blade and the right dust control — a working practice rather than a preference, and one worth asking any contractor about.
Fiber cement has specified gaps: above the roof line, above decking and other horizontal surfaces, and at grade. Those clearances exist because the board will wick water if it sits in it, and wicked water in a climate that crosses freezing splits the board from the inside out.
It is the single most common fault we find on fiber cement somebody else fitted. The board is fine. It was installed tight to a roof and has been drinking for three winters.
A factory finish is baked on, arrives consistent across every plank, and holds longest. Site-painted means primed board finished on the wall: it costs less, it lets you pick any colour at all, and the finish is only ever as good as the conditions on the day it went on.
Neither is wrong. Factory finish for longevity and consistency, site paint for colour freedom or for matching something that already exists. We will quote either and tell you which we would put on our own house.
Dimensional stability. Fiber cement does not soften in summer heat or grow brittle in a hard freeze, and it does not move enough to open its own joints. In a climate that swings hard in both directions, that is worth more than it sounds on paper.
The trade-off stated plainly: it costs more than vinyl, it is heavier and slower to work with, and a bad installation is more expensive to put right. It is the better material and it is the less forgiving one.
We check the wall, the substrate and how the existing course was fitted before quoting anything.
ColorPlus or site-painted, with samples held against your roof and trim in daylight.
The old siding comes off and the sheathing is inspected. Fiber cement is heavy, so what it hangs on gets checked properly.
Fastening, clearances and trim to specification, with the site cleared at the end of each day.
A clear written quote after a free inspection — no surprises and no pressure afterwards.
The person who quotes the job runs the job, and is the person you call afterwards.
Industry-leading warranties, fully licensed and insured, and one team for the whole exterior.
We install products with real manufacturer warranties and training behind the installation, because a warranty is only as good as the crew that fits the material.
Hardie costs more up front, lasts longer, holds colour better and takes an impact without cracking. Vinyl costs less and is perfectly good when installed well. We quote both and let you decide.
Eventually, but far less often than wood and much less often than most people expect. A factory-applied finish goes longest.
Because the warranty rests on it. Fastener spacing, butt-joint detail and the specified clearances at grade and roofline are what keep water out of the board, and they are exactly what gets skipped on a fast job.
On most houses we think so, for the colour retention and the impact resistance. On a rental or a short hold, vinyl fitted well is a sound decision and we will say so.
Yes. The inspection and the written quote are free and carry no obligation, and nobody will lean on you afterwards.
Coldstream crews in every market we run — and the person who quotes the job stays on the job from the first walk-through to the final cleanup.
Industry-leading warranties on what we install, alongside whatever the manufacturer warrants on the material itself. Licensed and insured in every market we work in.
Tell us what you need and we will take a look. Call (844) 426-8222 or send the form.
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