Built about 8 years ago. Wanted wood siding look but am way too lazy to properly maintain it. We used Certainteed and have been very happy: Post-build: http://imgur.com/d8Drj0N 6 years later: http://imgur.com/aBPGhmE (still looks good to me) We've actually had all sorts of problems with our Azek fascia (not fiber cement) popping nails after warping in the sun, but the fiber cement has been great. I compulsively researched fiber cement before choosing it, and, at least 8 years ago, the installation quality really matters. I read a lot of horror stories that were essentially some contractor who had never done fiber cement before ignoring all the instructions and installing the siding improperly (often just pretending it was vinyl). They'd then tell the homeowner that the product was bad when things inevitably went wrong. I should also note that I compulsively researched the look of the installed siding as well. We actually drove 90 minutes to the nearest install site with the colors we wanted. We had planned to use WeatherBoard Redwood but that ended up looking almost traffic cone orange to us, we used Weatherboard Mahogany instead and it worked very well. The site we visited was a school and noted that we shouldn't use adhesives on the siding, they'd taped a big ad hoc movie screen for a show and the tape had stripped some of the finish from the siding (just an aesthetic issue, but good advice nonetheless). Whatever stain we have on our siding can be purchased seperately and refinished later if desired, assuming you can still find the color. I'd suggest you find an experienced installer whose previous work you view before selecting them. Our GC had a specific team that he always used and they banged everything out in under a week, they were like fiber cement installing machines. More on reddit.com

sorry but if hardie pulled the studs you have a substrate issue not a hardie issue. More on reddit.com