impact resistant than vinal traditional vinal siding, says the maker. CraneBoard Double 7 replicates the siding appearance of true-milled cedar in a board 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 chandler polystyrene foam insulation, arizona TrueComfort vinal siding helps to increase a home''s R-value, resists impact, and vinal allows moisture siding to escape, according chandler to the maker. Available in double 4 inch and double 5-inch clapboard and a double 4-inch Dutch-lap, arizona 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 vinal in a Universal Straight-Lap siding profile for use with a variety chandler of 4-inch straight-lap 1/2-inch-butt siding panels, in addition to the original underlayment designed for Alcoa Home Exteriors''

Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. Contoured to fill arizona the spaces between the siding and the exterior vinal wall, the product improves siding''s siding impact resistance and the wall''s chandler and arizona 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 get no water absorption, and then you get it in a fanfold form that "allows you to put up the underlayment vinal and just put the siding up to it," he says. The 24-foot-long fanfolds are easy siding and chandler to install. 888.828.2850. www.pactiv.com. Circle 108. The RoofPro arizona 450 (shown) and RoofPro vinal 455 coil siding nailers feature lightweight designs, adjustable depth-of-drive, and shingle guides. chandler The tools are built arizona around aluminum main housings that will stand up to hard use, the maker says. Steel vinal wear plates help reduce the effects of shingle abrasion. siding Fastener range for these tools is chandler 3/4-inch to 1 3/4-inch. The RoofPro 455 also arizona 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 vinal announced siding today its intent to divest its chandler Vytec vinal Siding operation, arizona a division of the company''s Siding Solutions Business. The unit produces several vinal lines of vinal siding and accessories under the Vytec brand.

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

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