For those looking to side their home with prefinished fiber cement siding, forget James Hardies’ ColorPlus.

Buy CertainTeed's ColorMax prefinished fiber cement siding. It’s a much better board with a truer wood grain if that is the texture you prefer. Also, their product offers a two year labor and material warranty which is unheard of in the industry. The labor actually prorates down from year three to year fifteen.

Hardie has had a rash of problems with their ColorPlus products and I’ve heard some negative feedback on them not standing behind the product.