- Fiber cement siding installation usually costs $7,300 to $25,000, about $15,000 typical.
- Fiber cement (Hardie type) siding on an average home, installed.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What fiber cement siding installation costs
Fiber cement siding installation usually runs $7,300 to $25,000. A typical job lands near $15,000. Fiber cement (Hardie type) siding on an average home, installed. By the square foot, Bob Vila put it at $6 to $13, with $9.50 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $7,300 |
| Typical | $15,000 |
| High end | $25,000 |
| Per square foot | $6 to $13 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $17,884 typical in Hawaii against $13,276 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Product line. Primed boards cost less than factory-painted ones.
- Labor. Fiber cement is heavy and needs special cutting, so labor runs higher than vinyl.
- Wall area and trim. More wall and more windows mean more cost.
- Painting. Primed boards need painting on site.
Fiber cement siding installation cost by wall area
| Wall area | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | $6,000 to $13,000 | Bob Vila |
| 1,800 sq ft | $10,800 to $23,400 | Bob Vila |
| 2,500 sq ft | $15,000 to $32,500 | Bob Vila |
Fiber cement siding installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national fiber cement siding installation range with its labor part, roughly 50%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $6,581 | $13,523 | $22,538 |
| Alaska | $8,285 | $17,025 | $28,375 |
| Arizona | $7,207 | $14,809 | $24,681 |
| Arkansas | $6,461 | $13,276 | $22,127 |
| California | $8,043 | $16,527 | $27,545 |
| Colorado | $7,401 | $15,207 | $25,345 |
| Connecticut | $8,041 | $16,522 | $27,537 |
| Delaware | $7,289 | $14,976 | $24,961 |
| District of Columbia | $7,948 | $16,331 | $27,218 |
| Florida | $6,675 | $13,716 | $22,861 |
| Georgia | $6,702 | $13,771 | $22,952 |
| Hawaii | $8,704 | $17,884 | $29,807 |
| Idaho | $7,092 | $14,573 | $24,288 |
| Illinois | $8,589 | $17,648 | $29,414 |
| Indiana | $7,442 | $15,291 | $25,485 |
| Iowa | $7,295 | $14,990 | $24,983 |
| Kansas | $7,020 | $14,424 | $24,039 |
| Kentucky | $6,907 | $14,193 | $23,655 |
| Louisiana | $6,711 | $13,790 | $22,983 |
| Maine | $7,347 | $15,097 | $25,162 |
| Maryland | $7,320 | $15,042 | $25,070 |
| Massachusetts | $8,399 | $17,258 | $28,764 |
| Michigan | $7,401 | $15,207 | $25,345 |
| Minnesota | $8,099 | $16,643 | $27,738 |
| Mississippi | $6,518 | $13,394 | $22,324 |
| Missouri | $7,434 | $15,275 | $25,458 |
| Montana | $7,387 | $15,178 | $25,297 |
| Nebraska | $6,947 | $14,274 | $23,791 |
| Nevada | $7,434 | $15,275 | $25,458 |
| New Hampshire | $7,333 | $15,068 | $25,114 |
| New Jersey | $8,153 | $16,753 | $27,921 |
| New Mexico | $6,708 | $13,784 | $22,974 |
| New York | $7,965 | $16,367 | $27,279 |
| North Carolina | $6,678 | $13,722 | $22,869 |
| North Dakota | $7,399 | $15,204 | $25,341 |
| Ohio | $7,459 | $15,327 | $25,546 |
| Oklahoma | $6,631 | $13,625 | $22,708 |
| Oregon | $7,703 | $15,828 | $26,380 |
| Pennsylvania | $7,360 | $15,123 | $25,205 |
| Rhode Island | $7,514 | $15,440 | $25,733 |
| South Carolina | $6,688 | $13,743 | $22,904 |
| South Dakota | $6,722 | $13,813 | $23,022 |
| Tennessee | $6,747 | $13,863 | $23,105 |
| Texas | $6,664 | $13,693 | $22,821 |
| Utah | $7,153 | $14,699 | $24,498 |
| Vermont | $7,311 | $15,024 | $25,039 |
| Virginia | $7,110 | $14,610 | $24,349 |
| Washington | $8,278 | $17,009 | $28,349 |
| West Virginia | $7,181 | $14,756 | $24,594 |
| Wisconsin | $7,551 | $15,516 | $25,860 |
| Wyoming | $7,313 | $15,026 | $25,044 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $8,000 to $26,600 | $15,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $6,584 to $23,217 | $14,897 | Counted |
How the fiber cement siding installation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 50%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for siding and stucco work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, fiber cement siding installation cost; HomeAdvisor, fiber cement siding installation cost; Bob Vila, fiber cement siding installation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.