SIDING COMPARISONS

The four most common types of siding:

A detailed comparison can be found on the desktop or tablet version. It's too detailed for the phone.

ITEM	FIBER CEMENT	ENGINEERED WOOD	VINYL	CEDAR**
Warranty	< 30 year	5/50 Year	Lifetime, Transferable	N/A
Manufacturers	Hardie & Others	Louisiana Pacific	Certain Teed	N/A
Pest Resistant	Yes	N/A	N/A	Yes
Resistant to Chips & Cracks	Yes	Yes	Infinite
Weather Resistant	Hail and Wind	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fade Resistant	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	No***
Water Resistant	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Types	Lap Siding	Lap Siding	Clapboard	Lap Siding
	Shake	Shake	Shiplap	Shake
		Vertical Siding	Cedar Shake (Polymer)
			Cedar Shingle (Polymer)
			Northwoods Vinyl Shake


* Requires painting every 7-10 yrs
** Most common is Eastern White Cedar
*** Fades to natural wood color, needs to be restained