The Bowes replaced vinyl siding with Hardie siding, then Hardie with cedar. "The aesthetic drove a lot of it," Bowe said of the decision to cover the house in reddish-hued cedar shake during a ...

Hues such as steel blue, fire brick ... is equal to one box of siding. Foam-backed siding costs about $400 a square, and cedar shake vinyl runs about $600 a square. That means vinyl can run ...

One of the most “classically New England” architectural styles is the coastal colonial with cedar shake shingle siding. This iconic siding and roofing material gained popularity because of its ...

However, you may need to reapply a clear-coat stain every two years. With a new installation of cedar shake siding — which can cost around $5 a square foot — you shouldn’t need to do any ...