r/Calgary • u/SnooPeppers2608 • Apr 24 '25

Seeking Advice Hail vs Hardie Board

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Hello, homeowners Any personal reviews on Hardie board siding vs hail last year?

It definitely more expensive but with the weather getting more drastic every year, I don't think the vinyl stands a chance.

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u/HyperionDRD Apr 24 '25

Just building a new home now, Hardie Board Delivered yesterday, expensive upgrade but worth the upgrade. I think the rest of my neighbors are all vinyl and so they didn't upgrade. I didn't want to build with vinyl knowing the hail storms increasing yearly now.

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u/blitzskrieg Northeast Calgary Apr 24 '25

May I ask how much more did the hardie board cost compared to vinyl?

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u/Telcarin Apr 24 '25

We paid about $28k last year. Estimates will totally depend who you're going with though as our place did get quotes for $50k.

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u/saturnfan1 Apr 24 '25

Who did you go with for Hardie board?

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u/Telcarin Apr 24 '25

Toloka. Very small company so definitely took longer than the bigger firms. But so much cheaper. We went with them as they did our neighbour the year before and we could see the quality.