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Right siding. Wrong siding contractor. What happens next is a disaster.

Matt thought he’d made a good choice: update his home with Hardie siding. Unfortunately, he didn’t make a good choice when selecting his siding contractor. The right materials in the wrong hands seldom goes well. For Matt, it was a disaster.

Tagged With: Advanced Home Exteriors, contractor, hardie, hardie siding, houston, siding, siding installation. 11/01/14

What you should know up front about foundation repair tunneling

Houston is literally a city on the move. The clay soil under most homes in our area expands when wet and shrinks when dry. This “plasticity” means your home goes along for a ride that typically leads to foundation repair. Soil plasticity is best demonstrated with the ball test: Scoop up and form a ball […]

Tagged With: du-west foundation repair, foundation repair, houston, root barriers, soil moisture, tunneling

Ignoring foundation repair warning signs is an expensive mistake

Big problems usually grow from little warning signs. That’s how it is with your home’s foundation. A little crack here, a little crack there and before you know it: you’re facing a big foundation repair. Knowing the little warning signs along the way can easily help you take action before they grow into expensive foundation repairs.

Tagged With: du-west foundation repair, foundation repair, houston, warning signs

Do hidden costs of wood siding make Hardie siding a better choice for you?

Wood home siding sets you up for losing contest against moisture and humidity. Sooner or later, moisture gets behind wood siding. Boards warp. Paint peels. It’s game over. Humidity wins. The best way to win this contest is to never get in it. Hardie siding advantage James Hardie fiber cement is specifically formulated to better […]

Tagged With: Advanced Home Exteriors, Fibre Cement, hardie siding, houston, james hardie, siding replacement, Wood Siding

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