Fiber cement to lead siding comeback

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Glon tlr ri ill bc slturrccl br un increasc irr housinlt eonrltlction: llont tlieir rlcprcsscd 20 1 I basc. ,\ltltoLrgh housilts complcliorrs will lcrnain bclori thc lcr cl: r'cachc-rl lrt thcir c1'clie rrl pcak in l(X)(r. thc r.ce o\ cfv vu'ill sPulk abovc-ur crage glins in tlte rcsrrlcntiaI sitlilt1t tnarkct thr-ur,rgh 1016.

Thc crltectctl rcbctuncl in ltousinq corrplctions through l0l(r n ill rce stirblish the rrcr.r' housing nlllkct u\ thc lurgest cnrl use l'or siclins..

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10 16. Thosc ltontcowncls tltat put oll inrprovcnrcrrt projccts such ls thc r-cltlaccnrcnl ol' u of t) ()l-lt oI ()utol'lashion sirl ing ri ill Lrnclcrtlkc thetn in thc I'uture. lroostin-u denlrntl

Nonr.cs irlcntial rlenurnrl fbr sitlirrg is also lolccast t() gl()\\ rlltirllv throush l0 | 6. albr-it n()t ut thc lcr cl ol' the rcsirlcn(ial ntarkct. Gains l ill be tlrir cn bt advancirrg nonrcsitlcntial bui lrl i ng c()ltstruct i()n cxltct'rrlitrrlcs.

Thc rll'l'icc unrl con.rr.ncrcill and loclging sc-sntcnts. ri hich crpclrcnced thc nrost rapitl rlcntancl rlcclines bctuccn 2006 lncl l0 lI. r,r,ill cxhibit thc stfongest 9r'o\\ tlt goin! lirr'\\'arcl as nrolc office builtlings anrl r.ctrril sitcs lulc crccted. Muny of thcsc stllrcturcs t ill hc bnilt ri ith such nlrtclials us f ibcr ccmcnt unrl stLrcco that scrvc as Iori cost ultcrnatires to brick. uoorl. itnrl s(clne.

,\rnc'rng rrratcrial tyl)cs. stLlcc(). br.ick ancl tibcr ccment sicling arc lirrccast to scc thc'most fal)icl clenlirntl guins through l0 l (r. incrcasing at dou blc tli!rit paccs.'[-hc reboLrnrling resi rlcrrtial rnalkcls in the South uncl West rcgions o1'thc U.S. uhcle thesc Irittcrials arc nrost oticrr installcdrrrc pro.jcctctl to erpcricncc thc stron.gest gfo\\ th in populltion untl lrousing activity through 20 16.

Brick lncl I'ibel ccrrrent scc r,r'iclc ttse itt (itt'So11111. *ltilt':lueeo is rrro:I comnronlr uscd in tltc We-st reeion. Thus. as nrorc honrcs ure bLrilt ancl rcn'rocle lctl to mcct thc needs ol' thc regions' incrcusing popull(i()n. clcnlrnrl lirr thosc siilin!' ntatc-rials w'ill also lrrlvlnce.

Fibcr cement sitling \.r'ill contirrue to takc nrarket shlrr-c ll'clm clther rnaterials. such as vinvl ancl u,ood. Dcnlrnd for f ibcl cct'nent sidinl: rvill bc spurred by its abilitr to be pro- clucccl into siclin-g thirt r-csernblcs rlorc costly nraterials. srrch as brick or stonc. liibcr centcnt siding clcrnand r"ill ulso be sultltortcd by continuing conslilIcf acceptilr)cc o1' thc ntatcrial betrttts.' ol its 1'rr't lirrt)irltLe l)lr)l)r'ltie\. such ils resistancc to dcgluclation citusctl bt' insect atlack ancl nroisture.

\rinvl siclins accountccl lirr thc largcsl sharc ol sicling rlclnand in 20 ll and will continuc lo lclcl the rttalkct in 20 l(r. as such innovations rus insulatccl r invl sidinc anrl ltroducts thitt bcttcl rcscnrble nltur-al rnateri alssuch ls r,' ood ancl stone u ill pnrrrote clcnrancl. Howcvcr'. contpctition fl'onr f ibcr ccrnent uncl stucco siding.,"ill chcck grou,th. [;iber ccntcnt ancl stucco siclins arc srricl to ol'l'cr e ncl-usels bcttcr l<trrg tcltn clurabilitv and requirc lcss maintcnunce.