home improvement siding

For the past 30 years vinyl siding has been far and away home America''s favorite exterior improvement cladding material. Over the years, manufacturers have worked tirelessly to improve the siding appearance and performance of vinyl siding. Despite these advancements, America''s favorite siding material has home and improvement always missed siding something--support!"Consumers have long been aware of the potential problems, with vinyl siding," says Pat Culpepper of home Progressive Foam Technologies, inventor of the Fullback[TM] Thermal Support System. Fullback[TM] is the industry''s first contoured foam support system precisely improvement configured siding to fit the profile of any home siding panel. "Sagging wall lines, improvement cracks, siding damage from wind, haft and impact have been persistent problems." Yet, not one of these problems is the fault of the vinyl. They are caused by the "hollow void," the large home unsupported air gap that exists behind the vinyl siding panel and the wall of the house.

RELATED improvement ARTICLE: Today''s siding operations, pros and consFIBER CEMENT siding 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 is easy--wash it off* Very fire resistant* Harder to home work with than others* improvement Installers must drill nail holes or use screws; cutting siding takes longer and can be challengingCOMPOSITE Made up of compressed wood chips