James Hardie fiber cement siding, for the house that wants a painted board. A plank made of cement, sand and cellulose fiber: it does not burn, does not rot, holds its paint, and stays put through a Michigan winter. Installed over a free inspection and a written number, and backed by a 15-year labor warranty.
Choose a Panel
Every wall we side starts the same way: a free inspection of what is up there now, and a written number before anything is ordered. These are the panels we hang.
The mainstay: CertainTeed vinyl in fade-resistant colors, low upkeep, and the friendliest price of the three. The main siding page covers it in full.
The same CertainTeed panels with a rigid foam backing bonded on, wrapping the wall and its studs in one continuous thermal layer.
A cement-and-fiber board that does not burn or rot and holds its paint: the painted-wood look without the wood.
We do not publish a price for windows, doors, or siding, because an honest one does not exist before someone has stood in your house. Cost tracks the size of the openings, the materials you pick, and what the crew finds once the old units come out. What we promise is the full number in writing at the estimate, before anything is ordered, with no pressure to sign that day.
Flexible financing is available if you want it. You can also walk our 4,000 sq. ft. showroom in Southgate and operate full-size windows and doors yourself before you commit to anything.
In Depth
Fiber cement is a board pressed from Portland cement, sand and cellulose fiber, cured, and cut into lap planks, panels and trim. It arrives with a wood-grain or smooth face and takes paint the way wood does, without being wood. James Hardie is the manufacturer we install, and the boards come either factory-finished in the manufacturer's color range or primed for painting on site.
Vinyl carries its color through the panel, never needs paint, costs less, and goes up faster. Fiber cement is heavier, takes paint, does not burn, and reads from the curb as a painted wood board rather than a vinyl one. A period home, a house close to its neighbor, or simply a taste for the crisp painted look points to fiber cement; low cost and no maintenance as the whole brief points to vinyl. We price both at the estimate so the comparison is yours to make.
The boards are heavy, and brittle until they are fastened, so the work is in the handling: the old siding comes off, the sheathing is inspected, a weather barrier goes up, and every window, door, corner and penetration is flashed before a plank is hung. The planks are nailed to the framing through the sheathing, cut with dust control, and the joints caulked and painted. It is slower than vinyl, and it should be.
The inspection is free either way, and the estimate comes with the full price in writing before anything is ordered.
The Whole Exterior
Most exteriors need more than one thing done. When the windows, doors, and siding all go through one local company, the warranty, the crew, and the phone number stay the same from the first opening to the last panel.
CertainTeed vinyl in insulated configurations and fade-resistant colors, hung over a free inspection and a written number.
Wood, vinyl, and fiberglass windows from Pella and ProVia, measured twice and ordered to the exact size of your opening.
Entry, patio, and storm doors, built to your opening, set plumb and sealed so they keep sealing.
The Advantages
Fiber cement is the siding for a homeowner who wants the look of painted wood lap without wood's appetite for maintenance, and who is willing to pay for a heavier, longer-lived board.
Does Not Burn
Cement and sand do not feed a fire. The board is non-combustible, which is one reason it is often chosen where houses sit close together.
Holds Its Paint
The board does not swell and shrink under the finish the way wood does, so paint stays put instead of peeling at the joints. Factory-finished or painted on site.
Nothing to Rot or Eat
No wood for water to soften or insects to chew. Woodpeckers, termites and carpenter ants find nothing in it.
Stays Put in the Cold
Fiber cement moves very little as the temperature swings, so a hard freeze does not open the joints or buckle a run the way it can with a thinner panel.
What Sets Us Apart
When the company that sold you the job is not the company that stands behind it, a warranty call two years later turns into a search for whoever did the work. We do not work that way. The 15-year labor warranty comes from us, so there is one company to call.
1979
Family-owned and operating since
15
Year labor warranty on our workmanship
3
Generations of the Adkins family
Our Process
Four steps, one point of contact, and a clean home when we leave.
01
We come to your home, measure, listen, and give you straight numbers. Or stop by the Southgate showroom and see the options first.
02
The house is measured in full and the siding, trim, and accessories are ordered to it, so installation day has no surprises.
03
The crew protects your landscaping and everything underfoot, hangs the siding, and hauls away the old materials.
04
We walk the finished job with you and register your 15-year labor warranty before we leave.
Warranty
15
Years Warranty
Every installation is backed by our industry-leading 15-year labor warranty, on top of the manufacturer's coverage on the siding itself. If the workmanship ever needs attention, one call and we make it right, at no cost to you.
180 Month
2
Years Warranty
Most siding companies stand behind their installation for only a year or two. Once that coverage runs out, drafts, leaks, and seal failures become the homeowner's problem to fix.
24 Month
Fiber Cement Siding Questions
Yes. James Hardie fiber cement is the board we install for homeowners who want a painted plank rather than vinyl, and it gets the same free inspection and written estimate as every siding job.
Vinyl never needs paint and costs less. Fiber cement takes paint, does not burn, and reads as painted wood from the curb. The house, the neighborhood and the budget usually decide it, and we give you a straight recommendation with both numbers in writing.
It arrives factory-finished in the manufacturer's colors or primed for painting on site. Either way the finish outlasts paint on wood, because the board underneath is not moving.
Yes. The installation is covered by our 15-year labor warranty, on top of the manufacturer's own warranty on the boards.
The inspection and the quote cost nothing, the full number comes in writing before anything is ordered, and the 15-year labor warranty on the installation comes from us.
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One family company out of Southgate, working across Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties since 1979. Find your city below for local details.
