The History Of Siding

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The history of siding. Siding is a very easy to distinguish component of a home. Siding rail a track section see also. It started out as a basic siding choice made by a plastics manufacturer. Take a walk down memory lane with c t siding a roberts wisconsin siding contractor and learn everything there is to know about the history of american siding.

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. Siding material used to surface the exterior of a building to protect against exposure to the elements prevent heat loss and visually unify the facade the word siding implies wood units or products imitative of wood used on houses. Siding construction the outer covering or cladding of a house. There are many different types of siding including clapboard horizontal lap siding vertical board siding and shingles.

Originally siding was limited to materials such as aluminum or fiber cement siding but vinyl siding has offered a. Paint doesn t last a long time. In the beginning vinyl siding needed a bit of work to get to its current high quality production. Before mass produced siding americans used what they had.

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.