HardiePlank® siding cost vs. Vinyl cost
Saturday, 04 April 2009
by Blue Ridge Exteriors
According to a publication called Side By Side on the website of the Vinyl Siding Institute “the initial purchase price <of fiber cement siding> (including labor and finish costs) is over 49% higher than vinyl siding”. (page 10 of 12) REALLY??? Tell you what……you get all the estimates you want to get on plastic siding…..then…….have
- Published in Hardieplank Siding, Plastic Siding, vinyl siding
HardiePlank® Siding Pricing
Monday, 16 March 2009
by Blue Ridge Exteriors
Whether it’s at a home show or a prospective customers house I’m always asked, “how does the price of HardiePlank® siding compare to vinyl siding?” I wish I had a standard answer for that question but I don’t. We have a customer who wanted a HardiePlank® siding quote from a local company who not only
- Published in Hardieplank Siding, Plastic Siding, vinyl siding
Plastic siding by any other name is still plastic
Thursday, 12 February 2009
by Blue Ridge Exteriors
The latest “innovation” in plastic siding is to give it names that hide what it is actually made of. Plastic siding with names like Crane Board and Duraplank can be misleading to consumers who aren’t familiar with siding products. Come on! Wrap your leftovers in plastic…..not your home! Blue Ridge Exteriors specializes in residential HardiePlank® fiber cement
- Published in Plastic Siding
Why HardiePlank® siding is better than vinyl siding
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
by Blue Ridge Exteriors
It’s well known that vinyl siding is actually a fire accelerant, but until you see entire neighborhoods consumed by fire it doesn’t really hit home. This link here has pictures and gives testimonials from people who had the foresight to have non-combustible HardiePlank® siding installed on their homes when others had vinyl siding installed. Not only
- Published in Hardieplank Siding, Plastic Siding, vinyl siding
