But while james hardie was the first to safely reintroduce the product others quickly began to create their own formulas colors planks shapes and styles so that consumers today have a much wider.
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This is the reason why certainteed was sued for millions because of the shrinkage problems.
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James hardie s hardieplank has become synonymous with fiber cement siding in much the same way that the brand name kleenex has come to refer to tissues.
Cellulose fiber reinforced cement sidings were introduced by james hardie in the 1980s and became the fiber cement planks as we know them today.
Fiber cement is a siding material that was first introduced in the 1980 s as a replacement for asbestos cement wood aluminum and vinyl siding products.
Fiber cement problems are rare but do happen from time to time.
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I was amazed at how much heat the house was able to take from the neighboring structure fire and still remain intact.
As a result hardie is the most popular fiber cement brand in america.
James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard.
Few discussions about fiber cement siding are complete without mention of james hardie industries.
Had it not been for the fiber cement siding on the eickermans house it would have also been lost to the fire.
During this time the company has continued to invest into research to produce durable quality siding.
We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years.
This product uses fiber cement and ash.
Manufactures concrete fiber siding.
In my experience fcs is no heavier than smart siding and just a little lighter than the old masonite siding.
With so many siding products available on the market today it s important to understand the benefits as well as the possible problems with james hardie fiber cement siding.
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The company has roots going back to 1888 and is headquartered in ireland.
The dominance of hardieplank is due in no small part to the fact that james hardie has not diversified into other.
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As a contractor who has installed miles of fiber cement siding james hardie products i d like to clear up a few things.
By comparison james hardie has been manufacturing fiber cement siding in the us for 127 years.
December 24 2019 at 9 53 am allura bought the patent rights to certainteed siding product.