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Fiber Cement Siding Prices And Quotes
Explore fiber cement siding prices and consumer quotes on the most popular boards, planks, and brands available today. This cladding material is without a doubt one of the most popular types of house siding due to its strength and durability over time. Due to its weight and composition, fiber cement is more expensive than vinyl siding, as well as many composite siding products. (Compare vinyl siding vs fiber cement siding here.) Popular brands include James Hardie siding, CertainTeed and Nichiha fiber cement.
-- Cost Range: $8 to $15 psf installed --
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Cost For Panels Themselves
The costs below are what consumers can expect to be quoted from local siding companies or contractors on fiber cement panels alone (as opposed to buying it yourself, which can be difficult without a contractor's license). The product is typically sold per board (such as a 9.25 foot board by 9 inches wide), but we list it here per square foot to make it a bit easier to calculate fiber cement cost. The difference in price will depend on the the manufacturer, the type of siding boards you choose and whether they are pre-stained or pre-painted.
-- Primed But Not Painted Panels: $2 to $3 psf --
-- Factory Primed And Pre-Painted: $3 to $4 psf --
-- Primed And Painted Onsite By Professional Painter: $4 to $5 psf --
Cost Of The Additional Materials
Fiber cement siding projects always include additional materials that include things like housewrap, mounting blocks, nails, fascia, trim, soffits and starting courses. For additional information on siding materials cost, click on the link here.
-- Add'l Materials: $2 to $3 psf --
Cost Of Installation
Expect the cost to install james hardie siding between $5 and $8 psf. This is quite a bit more than vinyl because the job is more difficult and some may argue more dangerous. Fiber cement boards are much heavier and require additional labor to hand and install. They require a spcialized cutting tool and the fiber cement dust is considered dangerous to inhale so this makes the jobs less desirable for some contractors.
-- Installation: $5 to $8 psf --
Complete Project Price
Low to mid range projects will cost somewhere from $4 to $8 psf installed. This per square foot pricing will include the fiber cement board, all add'l materials, as well as the install and labor. Mid to high end projects will cost somewhere from $8 to $11 psf installed. This per square foot pricing will include the fiber cement board, all add'l materials, as well as the install and labor.
-- Price Range: $8 to $15 psf installed --
Maintenance Costs
Fiber cement that is primed but not prepainted at the factory will have to be painted every 15 years. Homeowners have differing opinions on whether this is a positive or a negative. The positive is that you can paint the entire exterior and have it come out looking nice and "new" in one color (as opposed to vinyl which can't be painted so if it fades too badly you have to replace the siding.) The negative is obviously the cost, which for a 2000 square foot house will cost on average $2500 for a professional paint job.
Exterior Paint Job: $2500 every 15 years
Recommended Fiber Cement Products
Examples of fiber cement siding prices include James Hardie CedarMill and Nichiha's NichiBoard and NichiPanel.
James Hardie Cedarmill
The primed Select Hardie Board Cedarmill is a fiber cement cladding with a .313 thickness. The product received a 73 out of 100 from Consumer Reports, is available in 19 Hardiplank siding colors and was one of their recommended fiber cement products.
NichiBoard and NichiPanel
The NichiBoard and NichiPanel from Nichiha siding that is available in a wide range of style, options, and colors. This is one of the best looking products on the market and certainly one that we recommend given the right price point. Explore more on Nichiha siding colors.
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