Lone Star

The answers is NO, you do not have to use HardiPlank because YES, there are other fiber cement siding products offering more styles to choose from.

First though, allow us to clear up one fact; We know that HardiPlank is now spelled with an ie, as in HardiePlank. For the longest time James Hardie spelled it only with an i and that is how most people still know it. They are the same product.

HardiPlank is a product, not a brand. It is one of several siding products manufactured by James Hardie Building Products, an international company best known for a series of fiber cement siding products.

James Hardie also offers; HardieShingle, HardiePanel, HardieTrim, HardieSoffit, and Artisan Exterior Design. The latter being a luxury lap siding product and the newest addition to the line.

Below is a summary of choices with links to the correponding web page from Jameshardie.com where you can learn more.

• HardiePlank - A lap siding style product. The most common choice and a very popular choice in Texas, especially in Houston.
• HardiePanel - A panel style product typically installed with vertical seams which looks like rough sawn T-11 plywood siding.
• HardieShingle - A shingle style product which looks like traditional shingles but wont crack and split like traditional shingles.
• HardieTrim - A supplement to other siding products by James Hardie. Used for trim and fascia to finish out siding installations.
• HardieSoffit - As you might guess, soffit panels. Available in vented and non-vented varieties.

All of these siding products are available from James Hardie, made of the same high quality fiber cement materials, and available to be installed on your home by Lone Star.