impact resistant than traditional vinal siding, sears says the maker. CraneBoard Double 7 replicates the appearance of true-milled cedar in a board vinal width that matches the natural span of cedar, the maker says. Thirteen colors are available. 800.366.8472. www.cranesiding.com. Circle 140. Backed with 1 inch of contoured polystyrene foam insulation, TrueComfort vinal siding helps to increase a home''s R-value, resists impact, siding and allows moisture to escape, according to the maker. Available in double 4 inch and double 5-inch clapboard and a double 4-inch Dutch-lap, TrueComfort comes in 10 colors and incorporates the maker''s STUDfinder Installation System. 800.233.8990. www.certainteed.com. Circle 120. GreenGuard Backer-Pro fanfold underlayment is now available in a Universal Straight-Lap profile for use with a variety of 4-inch straight-lap 1/2-inch-butt siding panels, in addition to the original underlayment designed sears and vinal for Alcoa Home Exteriors''

Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. Contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the exterior wall, the product improves siding''s impact resistance and the wall''s thermal efficiency, and the closed-cell extruded polystyrene absorbs virtually zero moisture. The product is a good upgrade option for remodelers, says marketing manager Dan Partrich. "You get good coverage over the wall, ... you siding get no water absorption, and then you get it in a fanfold form that "allows you to put up the underlayment and just put the siding up to it," he says. The 24-foot-long fanfolds are easy to install. 888.828.2850. www.pactiv.com. Circle 108. The RoofPro 450 (shown) and RoofPro sears 455 coil nailers feature lightweight designs, adjustable depth-of-drive, and shingle guides. The tools are built vinal around aluminum main housings that will stand up to hard use, the maker says. Steel wear plates help reduce the effects of shingle abrasion. Fastener range for these tools is 3/4-inch to 1 3/4-inch. The RoofPro 455 also has a tool-free adjustable exhaust and an optional vinal siding attachment. 800.543.4596. www.senco.com. Circle 211. TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning announced today siding its sears intent to divest its Vytec vinal Siding operation, a division of the company''s Siding Solutions Business. The unit produces several lines of vinal siding and accessories under the Vytec brand.

Owens Corning remains committed to the vinal Siding business and it will retain its Owens Corning Homeside vinal and Norandex siding Reynolds lines of vinal siding and accessories."This decision to sears divest vinal the Vytec operation was reached siding after a strategic review of all of our Owens Corning vinal siding assets," said Dan Dietzel, president of Owens Corning''s Siding Solutions sears Business. "This move will enable vinal and siding us to focus on growing Owens Corning''s sears Homeside and Norandex Reynolds vinal siding brands and product offerings. We believe that our customers vinal will be best served by focusing all of our energies on these brands," he added siding.

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