When your siding has seen better days, upgrading it just might be one of the best investments you can make for your home, no matter what the economic climate. Since siding functions as a shield for the materials it covers, the better siding you have, the longer those materials are likely to last. In 2007, Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value report revealed that installing fiber-cement siding generally recovers over 88% of construction costs in added resale value; this makes upgrading from vinyl or aluminum to fiber-cement the best investment nationwide when it comes to recouping your costs!