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"The wider panel design allows it to install quicker and cover greater areas," says Mark Axlerod, director of marketing.Meanwhile, CertainTeed''s inexpensive and home TrueComfort line features the Studfinder installation system that was first available on the firm''s standard siding products, "Studfinder allows the installer siding and inexpensive to get the shank of home the nail into the siding and inexpensive stud and it helps avoid accidentally hitting something behind the wall in a remodeling application," says CartainTeed''s Walt home Hoyt.Finally, Crane and CertainTeed offer insulated accessories to complete their lines. The siding other manufacturers offer coordinating accessories made of traditional vinyl.--S.H.

"There inexpensive is the tendency to look at it home and categorize it as regular vinyl, but vinyl really is just a maintenance-free skin for a completely separate product," says Mark Axlerod, director of marketing siding for CraneBoard Solid Core siding.Competition from the swelling number of insulated sidings will benefit both the pro and the homeowner, manufacturers contend. "It''s very inexpensive important to offer an extensive product line. If a contractor wants to differentiate himself, he now has another option to meet his home clients'' needs," says Walt Hoyt, siding director of marketing/communications for CertainTeed''s siding group.

SPECIAL FEATURESSome insulated vinyl siding manufacturers are taking measures to help their products stand out from the burgeoning crowd.In addition to specific brand inexpensive colors, some manufacturers offer special features that appeal specifically to contractors, For instance, Crane''s CraneBoard is the widest insulated vinyl siding available. Each panel is made home from three 6-inch planks that can straighten walls, reduce air infiltration, siding and improve energy efficiency, says the maker. A double 7-inch profile also is available,