Siding Services on Colorado's Front Range
CR Custom Exteriors installs James Hardie fiber cement and LP SmartSide engineered wood siding, plus insulated vinyl, on homes across Colorado's Front Range. James Hardie is the most rigid, fire-resistant option; LP SmartSide is lighter, impact-tough and has a real wood-grain look. Both are installed to manufacturer specification to protect the warranty.
Most Colorado homes were built with wood or composite siding. Colorado's combination of intense UV exposure, dramatic temperature swings, periodic hail events, and high-altitude dryness turns wood into a maintenance obligation most homeowners eventually want behind them. Fiber cement doesn't rot, doesn't warp from moisture, and doesn't invite insects. It takes paint like wood and holds it longer.
James Hardie fiber cement siding
We install James Hardie® fiber cement siding — HardiePlank® lap siding, HardiePanel® vertical siding, HardieShingle® and HardieTrim® boards — to James Hardie's installation requirements, because improper installation can void the product warranty. Hardie's HZ5® products are engineered for climates with freezing temperatures, snow and wide temperature swings like Colorado's. Choose factory-finished ColorPlus® Technology colors, or primed boards we paint with Sherwin-Williams exterior formulas matched to any color chip.
LP SmartSide engineered wood siding
LP® SmartSide® is treated engineered wood siding with the warmth of real wood grain. Its SmartGuard® process adds zinc borate and resins to resist fungal decay and termites, and the boards are lighter and tougher to crack than fiber cement, with long lengths that mean fewer seams. LP SmartSide comes primed for paint or in prefinished ExpertFinish® colors, and is a popular choice for board-and-batten, sheds and garages as well as whole homes.
For homeowners with budget-conscious projects or rental properties, premium vinyl siding is a legitimate option. Modern insulated vinyl has foam backing that adds meaningful thermal performance — on a Colorado home where the heating season runs October through April, that improvement shows up in your utility bills. It's also factory-finished, meaning no future painting is required.
Siding replacement is also the right time to address water intrusion, flashing failures, or insulation gaps behind the old material. Our crew inspects and reports what's behind your existing siding before the first board goes up — no surprises during demo.
We frequently bundle siding with gutter replacement. When scaffolding is already in place for a siding project, the incremental cost of adding seamless gutters drops significantly. Ask about our current bundle offer.
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