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Selecting a vinyl or fiber cement siding used to mean a narrow choice of colors. Now the vinyl palette is enormous, and fiber cement colors home are more varied builders than ever. Fiber cement can also be painted (though siding the paint must be maintained).The information at right will help you decide what type of siding is best for your needs, taste, and budget (costs do not include installation, which varies with material). For more information on siding home materials, visit the website of the NAHB Research Center, a division of the National Association of Home Builders (known for its independent testing of building materials) at www.toolbase.org or call builders (800) 898-2842.

Manufacturers siding respond to new market opportunityProgressive Foam home and builders Technologies, with the help of the industry''s top manufacturers, is not just promoting its Fullback[TM] Thermal Support System. It''s promoting a whole new category of insulated vinyl siding. "Insulated vinyl siding will continue to grow because the product meets a real consumer siding need and offers an attractive profit opportunity to our home manufacturer partners, and their remodeler and builder customers," Culpepper says. builders and siding Manmade exterior siding, which nowadays surpasses wood home for durability also has builders come a long way in mimicking siding the appearance and feel home of wood. The flat, machine made-looking trim around the doors and windows on houses using vinyl or fiber cement siding builders used to be the it''s-not-wood giveaway. But today manufacturers are turning out trim with a heavy grain and mitered siding corners for a realistic appearance and shadow line.

RELATED ARTICLE: Today''s siding operations, pros and consFIBER CEMENT Made from cement and wood fibersCOST: From $1.35 per square foot* Very durable; little warping or buckling over time* Doesn''t break, dent, or scratch easily* New colors and stains add to "real wood" appearance* Maintenance home and builders is easy--wash it off* Very fire resistant* Harder to work with than others* Installers must drill nail holes or use screws; cutting takes longer and can be challengingCOMPOSITE Made up of compressed wood chip siding.