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Originally Posted by Slava
I have Hardie Board and it’s great. It seems basically indestructible I think. Vinyl (I had prior) can be damaged a number of ways, and once it happens I think you’re basically re-wrapping your house. It’s not in my circle of expertise, but that’s my understanding.
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With the right tools you can easily replace a single piece of vinyl siding in the middle of a wall. Damage is not the main issue, it's finding matching product after a few years as manufacturers change their color charts. Even the same color can have dye lot issues.
Hardi is a lot harder to patch, if you do damage a piece mid run it's not a simple process. Chances of damage are way less but nothing is indestructable. I backed into the corner of my house a while back
and broke one of the bottom boards in a short wall. I haven't fixed it yet, luckily it is only a 4 ft outcropping so I'm just replacing the whole wall.