Real cedar siding with 4 inch lap adds 1 5 to the r rating of your exterior wall and the seams don t open up 3 8 of an inch like hardy plank does.
Cement siding vs brick.
While brick homes may look as though they ve been built from the ground up brick is usually installed as a veneer over the existing surface of the house as is fiber cement siding.
According to table 5 1 of the ashrae fundamentals handbook fiber cement has an r value of 15 better than brick and stone but lower than vinyl at r 60 wood at r 81 and insulated vinyl siding at r 2 0 3 5.
The production of brick and steel siding generates the most pollution of all popular siding choices while fiber cement comes in third on that list.
Siding is also considered to be weather resistant and some manufacturers will advertise that the siding has been tested to withstand up to 180 mile per hour winds.
When brick is being used during a remodel this can add significant time and money delays to the project as a whole.
Made of cement and sand fiber cement is preferred over wood vinyl and even aluminum because it s water and.
Fiber cement siding is the preferred siding option in areas that regularly experience hurricanes.
Brick and steel also generate the most carbon dioxide in their manufacturing process and brick has the highest total embodied energy at least initially.
Both should be painted or stained every 5 to 7 yrs.
While stucco is also made from natural materials like portland cement sand 9 water and lime stucco siding will not last as long as bricks.
The cost per sq.
It takes more labor and more time to install brick veneer siding than it does hardi plank thus making the brick significantly more expensive when comparing on a square footage basis.
Brick runs approximately 4 sf for the installation labor.
A more fair range is 11 50 to 15 50 per sq.
Fiber cement siding is much easier and less expensive.
This range depends on quality of materials thick vs.
The average sized home will cost 20 000 to 32 000 for thick brick veneer.
Even as a veneer however brick is heavy and therefore difficult time consuming and expensive to install particularly if done correctly.
Unlike brick fiber cement siding will usually come with a 50 year warranty that brick lacks.
Fiber cement siding also referred to as hardie board siding comes in many colors and lasts for a long time.
Fiber cement like james hardie siding is far more versatile when it comes to style.
Greater color and style options.
There is also a high energy cost in the production process and if it must be shipped over a long distance there will be considerable fuel consumption.
For brick siding falls in range of 10 to 17.
In addition to its weather resistance brick is also considered a thermal mass.
Thin who s doing the work and region.
Besides strength both are very insulative against sound and weather when compared to lighter sidings like aluminum and vinyl.
Cost of brick siding installed plus roi.
