Owens Corning remains committed to the vinal Siding business and it will retain its Owens Corning Homeside and Norandex Reynolds lines of vinal siding and accessories."This decision to divest the Vytec operation was reached after a strategic review of all of our Owens Corning vinal siding assets," said Dan Dietzel, president of off and premium and sears Owens Corning''s Siding Solutions Business. "This move will enable us to focus on growing Owens Corning''s 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 siding brands," he added.

Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. Contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the off exterior wall, the product improves premium and sears siding''s impact resistance and the wall''s vinal and siding thermal efficiency, and the closed-cell off and premium 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 get no water absorption, and then you get it in a fanfold form that "allows sears you to put up the underlayment and just put the siding up to it," vinal he says. The 24-foot-long siding fanfolds are easy off to install. 888.828.2850. www.pactiv.com. Circle 108. The RoofPro 450 (shown) and RoofPro 455 coil nailers premium and sears feature lightweight designs, adjustable depth-of-drive, and shingle guides. The tools are built around aluminum main housings that vinal will stand up to hard use, the maker says. Steel wear plates siding 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 off has a premium tool-free adjustable exhaust and an sears optional vinal siding attachment. 800.543.4596. www.senco.com. Circle 211. TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens vinal Corning siding announced today its 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.

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