History Of Siding

The compound used to produce vinyl siding had actually been around since the late 1800s but vinyl siding didn t make its way to the marketplace until the 1960s.

History of siding.

Vinyl siding was introduced to the exterior market in the late 1950s as a replacement for aluminum siding. It was first produced by an independently owned manufacturing plant called crane plastics in columbus ohio the process was originally done through mono extrusion a process of forming the profile from a single material into the desired shape and size. It started out as a basic siding choice made by a plastics manufacturer. Alside adds three new branches to its long list of nationwide alside supply centers.

Vinyl siding has quickly become the number one choice for exterior siding. Beautiful vertical siding in a premium 050 thickness. Siding may refer to. When early settlers came from europe to america and started to build houses trees were plentiful so they cut down trees to make log cabins.

All pages with titles containing siding. The board and batten history continues. Alside introduces board and batten siding. Paint doesn t last a long time.

Originally siding was limited to materials such as aluminum or fiber cement siding but vinyl siding has offered a. Siding construction the outer covering or cladding of a house siding rail a track section see also. Used for decoration or weatherproofing vinyl is placed on the outside of a home to not only add a beautiful exterior but to also regulate the temperature inside by limiting the outdoor influences of heat or cold. Charter oak xl 16 8 siding launched.

Vinyl siding started being produced in the 1950 s for regular home building and remodeling. This extended length siding panel is almost 40 longer than standard siding offering fewer overlaps and added beauty. Funny name and what in the world is a batten. More board and batten history.

A condensed history a number of years ago in the east and the midwest wood fell out of favor because homeowners wanted a maintenance free home says richard arnett a sales manager for vinyl designers inc. Along with the roof it forms the first line of defense against the elements most importantly sun rain snow heat and cold thus creating a stable more comfortable environment on the interior side. Siding is a very easy to distinguish component of a home. In the beginning vinyl siding needed a bit of work to get to its current high quality production.