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MaxiPanel® & MaxiPlank® Cement Fiber Siding

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Characteristics MaxiPlank
MaxiPanel
Real Wood Hardboard
Masonite
O.S.B
Clapboard
Non Comubstible Yes! No No No
Zero Flame Spread Yes! No No No
Termite Proof Yes! No No No
Vermin Proof Yes! No No No
Impervious to:        
* Water Yes! No No No
* Shrinking Yes! No No No
* Swelling Yes! No No No
* Buckling Yes! No No No
* Warping Yes! No No No
* Twisting Yes! No No No
* Salt Spray Yes! No No No
* U.V. Yes! No No No
Weight lbs/sq.ft. 1.9/2.4 1.7/2.1 1.7/2.2 1.7/2.3
Quality Acrylic Paint        
* Paint may Blister No! Yes Yes Yes
* Paint may Peel No! Yes Yes Yes
* Paint may Crack No! Yes Yes Yes
* Should Repaint 10-15 years! 3-5 years 3-5 years 3-5 years
Fastening        
* Easy to Nail Yes! Yes Yes Yes
* Drive Nails Flush Yes! Must Fill No No
* Screwheads Flush with Steel Yes! No No No
* Concealed Nailing (Plank) Yes! No No No
* Concealed Screwing (Plank) Yes! No No No
As Durable as Concrete Yes! No No No
Environmentally Friendly Yes! No No No
Shear Value (Panel) Yes! Yes Yes Yes
All 5/16" Thick Boards at Same Square Foot Price Yes! No No No
Installed Cost Similar Similar Similar Similar
Workability Good Good Good Good
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