Poplar Grove James Hardie Country Lane Red Siding Example
Many Poplar Grove homes still have the builder-grade vinyl they were built with around 2000, and homeowners often ask what a switch to James Hardie looks like. This video is that kind of example: a homeowner whose vinyl siding was rippling where sunlight reflected onto it chose James Hardie fiber cement in Country Lane Red, and the job was finished before winter. It is the kind of vinyl-to-Hardie upgrade we do for Poplar Grove homeowners.
James Hardie Country Lane Red siding example
A vinyl-to-Hardie siding upgrade like the ones we do for Poplar Grove homeowners.

James Hardie Country Lane Red Siding | Martin Exteriors
As a Certified James Hardie Installer, we recommend James Hardie fiber cement first, with vinyl as the other main option and LP SmartSide available. Most siding jobs take 1 to 2 days, and we install year-round, winter included.
Why the Vinyl Was Failing
- The problem: the house has a sunroom at one end, and light reflecting from it was hitting the vinyl siding and warping it into ripples.
- The choice: James Hardie was the homeowners’ first choice from the start, so they looked for a Certified James Hardie Installer and found us.
- An extra check: a James Hardie representative also came out to look over the job.
- The color: Country Lane Red, picked for the cabin in the woods look the homeowner always wanted.
Weighing Hardie against new vinyl for your own house? See James Hardie siding. If only a few boards are damaged, see siding repair in Poplar Grove.
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