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According home to Pat siding Culpepper, president of Progressive Foam technologies, foam backing has been around since the early ''90s for drop-in backer applications, but it wasn''t available in siding-attached formats until recently because of misconceptions about vinyl."The old belief was that vinyl expands and contracts too much to glue foam to it, but the reality is opinions that you get home better rigidity because the glue bond creates a tensile strength," he says.Culpepper siding claims installers like insulated products better than hollow vinyl siding opinions because they''re more rigid and durable and lay flat and straight even on irregular walls. What''s home more, attached versions save siding installation opinions time when compared with drop-in foam-backed products.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]Crane. CraneBoard Solid Core foam-backed vinyl siding features the firm''s patented 18-inch span profile with interlocking edges that home reduces air infiltration and improves energy efficiency, says the maker. The line comes in five colors and has a cedar-grain finish. Solid Core Architectural Essentials accessories also are available. 800-366-8472 www.vinyl-siding.com Circle 177.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]Norandex/Reynolds. Available in double siding 4-inch clapboard and double 5-inch Dutchlap profiles with cedar-grain finishes, Polar Wall Plus insulated vinyl siding reduces energy loss by up to 25 percent and opinions can hold up in wind speeds of more than 200 mph, says the maker. The line comes in a number of colors. Matching and contrasting soffits and accessories also are available. 800-528-0942. www.norandexrevnoids.com. Circle 178.

"We''re very proud to be ranked as the 30th most successful remodeling firm in the United States," said Garden State Brickface, Windows & Siding president Larry Landes. "We were ranked 44 in 2000 and 37 in 2001 and our increase in rank and sales volume over the past year is a glowing indication of the growth and continuing success of the company."As the tri-state area''s premiere home remodeling company, both residential and commercial clients have home consistently relied on Garden State Brickface, Windows & Siding to beautify and restore their homes and buildings for almost siding 50 years. Garden State Brickface, Windows & Siding specializes in providing high quality brickface, stucco, decorative masonry coatings, vinyl siding and replacement windows for both residential and commercial opinions building exteriors.