So you are looking for siding materials, well you've got lots to pick from like vinyl siding, fiber cement siding, cedar siding, composite siding, metal siding and rock siding to name a few. We will briefly dive into each category to give you a good idea of what type of siding materials you might be interested in.

Cedar Siding

Cedar siding materials are made from cedar trees and are typically more cost prohibited than vinyl or cedar siding – unless of course you end up falling for one of those gimmick vinyl siding products. Redwood is very similar to cedar but looks a little different. Cedar siding is usually pre-stained or pre-primed at the supplier but not always. Cedar shake siding materials are often left 'raw' and naturally weather and turn a 'silver' color, you typically only see this look at the beach since salt is hard on painted surfaces.

Cement Siding

Fiber Cement siding materials are made from compacted layers of fiber and cement. The product is very heavy and special care must be exercised when installing the product due to health concerns with silica dust from cutting the product. But never the less, this product is very popular. It is flame retardant due to it being made from concrete. Some fiber cement products are pre-painted but most are just pre-primed and require painting. Fiber cement siding materials comes in (lap), vertical T-111, shingle/shake siding & soffits material types.

Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding is the number #1 most used siding in the nation today. Many people prefer vinyl siding materials over other siding materials because it can be relatively inexpensive, doesn't require painting, is very low maintenance and typically comes with a 50 year warranty. Vinyl siding comes in horizontal (lap), vertical, shingle/shake siding & soffits material types. Many other options are available.

Composite Siding

Composite siding materials include manufactured wood products. Typically this category is made from wood chips, wood discs, wood wafers or sawdust. Many class action lawsuits have occurred with composite siding materials. Our advice is to steer clear of these products for exterior siding application without extensive research on your part.

Metal Siding

Metal siding materials include Corrugated Aluminum, Steel & Aluminum lap siding. Steel and aluminum lap siding are not very common anymore since vinyl siding came out and became popular. Corrugated aluminum siding on the other hand is very common for barns, pole barn, shops and garages.