It is also popular to add glass fibers and acrylics to the stucco to ensure that the material is as strong as possible.
Fiber cement siding that looks like stucco.
As america s 1 brand of siding james hardie fiber cement siding and trim bring beautiful design and superior performance to homes from coast to coast.
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This means that it can be created with any texture you desire.
Resistant to termites and other insects.
Allura fiber cement panel siding offers a stucco siding appearance with the durability you would expect of cement and the ease of panel siding installation.
Here are some things to keep in mind.
Unlike stucco which is naturally uneven fiber cement siding can create crisp lines across your home.
This siding resists moisture cracking splitting and swelling.
Modern stucco is a mixture of water sand and portland cement.
So if you want something that resembles brick wood or even a stucco texture fiber cement siding can mimic it.
Averages at about 4 00 square foot.
Cement fiber siding resists cracking splitting rotting and swelling.
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Furthermore stucco or brick fiber cement siding won t crack or delaminate in the future.
Sometimes modern stucco has lime added to it to make the stucco easier to work with and more permeable.
Smooth fiber cement panels are a low cost alternative to stucco and homeowners can choose from fiber cement panels that come in 5 6 or 5 8 inch thickness varying in sizes from 18 inches by 6 feet to 4 by 12 feet.
The other unique characteristic of fiber cement siding is that it is formed in molds.