4 Reasons Hardie Siding is a Green Choice

If you are like a lot of people, you want to be environmentally conscious and do your part to reduce green house gases and promote sustainability. When approaching the job of siding replacement on your home making the right choice about the product your use is really limited to fiber cement siding. Let me explain...

The siding on your house is usually either Vinyl, Wood or Aluminum.

Replacing the vinyl siding with more vinyl siding is a poor choice due to the fact that vinyl uses more energy and more resources than any of the other choices. Vinyl will also never breakdown in the landfill. Recycling your old siding may be a choice.

Replacing your siding with wood will look nice but you will again be installing a product that will last about 15 years before dry rot and insect infestation takes hold once again. In addition, how do you know that the siding manufacturer used good practices in their efforts to solve the problem of deforestation? Did they use new more prudent tree harvesting procedures? Probably not.

Aluminum siding will last a long time but is subject to oxidation, denting and it gets very cold or very hot with the air temperature and is not a very energy efficient material to use. The amount of natural resources used in aluminum also does not make it a green product.

The Choice Is Clear -Fiber Cement
Fiber cement siding which is an excellent green building material because of its durability, longevity, and composition. What makes fiber cement green. It is made of all natural products, lasts a very long time and still allows you to achieve the look of real natural wood without all the maintenance.
4 Reasons to Use Hardie

• James Hardie Siding is made up of cement, sand and recycled wood products
• Hardie Siding will last a lifetime. You'll never have to tackle this job again.
• It's durable: Resists hail, Resistant to impact, Moisture resistant, Insect resistant.
• Factory pre-primed: A top quality primer is applied at the factory. This means that the coat is consistent and applied under a controlled environment. When paint is applied...It Sticks!

Finally, Hardie Looks Good! The wood grain on hardiplank is deep and realistic. It is designed to look like you resided with western red cedar without taking down a tree!

Installation of Hardie Siding
Choosing a contract for replacing your old siding with hardiplank is an important decision. Consider these Tips:

1. Choose a reputable contractor. One with an office in your area and a business license...a real company. How long have they been in business?
2. Verify the level of insurance. Make sure coverage is both active and sufficient
3. Check public profiles. Are they members of the BBB in good standing? Do they belong to GHBA, TRCC, NAB, TAB, etc. in good standing?
4. Warranty. James Hardie siding has a great factory warranty of 30 years. Does your contractor have a warranty for installation? How long?

For Houston, Austin and San Antonio...
The choice of contractors is as easy as the choice of products. Have All-Tex Exteriors install your James Hardie "hardiplank" Siding!