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10-05-12, 06:14 PM

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Vinyl ID

Does anybody know what is this vinyl siding is called and how is it hung?

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10-05-12, 06:18 PM

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Got a pix of the siding itself? There may be someone that can id it via numbers, so hang in there.

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10-05-12, 06:30 PM

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The vinyl siding itself is gray and has some texture to it. Sorry pic except what I have hung so far.

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