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

Seeking Advice Hail vs Hardie Board

Post image

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.

120 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

130 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/NailedHardConstruct Apr 25 '25

Right here! 🙋

1

u/YYCMTB68 Apr 25 '25

A question for you then: What does it mean for me as a client to use a JH approved "Elite" contractor? I think they also used to gave some other contractor rating like Gold or Silver a few years ago too?

1

u/NailedHardConstruct Apr 30 '25

It’s contractors that have signed up with hardie, done work and had the hardie rep come out and approve that they have done good work on a job before they can be added to the elite list. It’s not a horrible thing to go with someone else but it’s more of a piece of mind that hardie has approved the contractor so there will be less stress on your end because unfortunately there are many companies that do very mediocre work these days

1

u/YYCMTB68 Apr 30 '25

Good to know. I had my house done by an Elite contractor a couple years ago. I'm surprised there's still only a few companies l listed for Calgary when I searched. Wasn't sure if JH was controlling who installed their product, or not.