log home siding

COST: From $1.50 per square foot* Easy to work with* Inexpensive* Works well in dry climates such as Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico* log Troubled history in wet climates* Must be kept free from fungal growth; requires meticulous maintenance such as painting and sealingVINYL A thermoplastic materialCOST: From $1 per square foot* Inexpensive and home increasingly realistic-looking alternative to wood* Offers an array of new styles and details, some of which would require special (and costly) millwork for wood

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

And once the siding is up, the EPS backing supports the vinyl so it doesn''t cup or bend, preventing callbacks, Culpepper says. In addition, Progressive''s log Fullback features PerformGuard, home a non-toxic termite and carpenter ant repellant to quash pest concerns.Although siding he''s only wrapped log one house with insulated vinyl, Lindsey Anderson, owner of Cincinnati-based United Home Improvements, says insulated vinyl siding is worth a second look."You get much straighter wallboards," comments Anderson, who offers Crane''s CraneBoard Solid Core home and siding insulated siding to his clients.