skirting siding for mobile home

For skirting the past 30 years vinyl siding has been far and away America''s favorite exterior siding and for cladding material. Over the years, manufacturers have worked tirelessly to improve the appearance and performance of vinyl siding. Despite these advancements, America''s favorite siding mobile and home material has always missed skirting something--support!"Consumers have long been aware of the potential problems, with vinyl siding," says Pat Culpepper of Progressive Foam siding Technologies, inventor of the Fullback[TM] for and mobile Thermal Support System. Fullback[TM] is the industry''s home first contoured foam skirting support system precisely configured to fit the profile and siding and for of any siding panel. mobile "Sagging wall lines, cracks, 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 home void," the large skirting unsupported air gap that exists behind the vinyl siding panel and the wall of the house.

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

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