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Understanding Siding Basics

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Siding

  • Vinyl siding is available in a variety of colors, textures and profiles.
  •  Benefits include easy installation and low maintenance. Color is solid throughout, so scratches don’t show. Available in widths up to 12” in lap. Aluminum siding is used less frequently than vinyl siding. Has a baked-on enamel factory finish that fades over time and needs to be repainted. Can be installed over any structurally sound surfac
  •  Must be grounded with a No. 8 or larger wire to the cold-water service or the electrical service ground. Wood siding typically comes in redwood and cedar. Wood is a natural insulator and adds to the R-value of the wall. Not as popular as other types of siding as it is high maintenance. May be stained or painted. Fiber cement siding looks, feels and installs similar to wood.
  •  Created by mixing Portland cement, sand, clay and wood fiber and forming it into siding panels with various textures, including wood grain, smooth or stucco texture. Usually comes primed and ready to paint. Has a Class 1 (A) fire rating and resists rot and wood-boring insects.


    • Soffit & Fascia Panel 

  •  Soffit panels enclose the underside of an eave.
  •  Fascia panels enclose the front of an eave.


    • J-Channel 

  •  Used to trim out the ends of siding panels where they meet a door or window.
  •  Also used to cover cut edges of panels around windows and under the eaves.



    • Corner Post

  •  Outside corner posts provide a more finished appearance at the outside corner of adjoined walls.
  •  Inside corner posts provide a more finished appearance at the inside corner of adjoined walls.

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    Courtesy of NRHA.org
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