The siding is available in a variety of styles, including lap, panel, and shingle. Cement fiber board siding is also available in baked-on, prefinished colors that don’t require painting.

HardiePlank is an extremely recognizable example of fiber cement siding; James Hardie brought the technology to market in the 1990s. But other products, like Allura Lap siding and GAF WeatherSide ...

Siding makers are introducing products that improve performance, ease installation and boost energy efficiency while still adding to a home's curb appeal.

‘[It was] another constraint that dictated many of the design decisions,’ the architects say, with low-cost cement lap siding on the exterior, rough-sawn pine plywood left exposed on some of the ...