The color is a finish rather than a pigment that permeates the material.
Different styles of aluminum siding.
Horizontal siding mimics traditional wood siding.
A special tool called a zip tool is used to join and separate the siding strips.
The low cost versatility and easy maintenance of vinyl siding has helped it become the most popular siding choice in the united states.
Industrial grade acrylic paints are used that resist fading and scratching.
You have good color and style options though not as many as with vinyl.
While some design professionals and homeowners are turned off by the plastic look of some vinyl siding products the variety of colors and styles available helps explain this siding s popularity.
There are three styles types of aluminum and steel siding.
As the search for low cost low maintenance siding continued the next evolution after aluminum and steel siding was the advent of vinyl siding.
Aluminum siding has many strengths and today s products are superior to the previous generation of aluminum siding.
Horizontal steel siding via rollex.
Located in columbus ohio they developed vinyl siding as a replacement for aluminum siding.
Vertical steel and aluminum siding is produced in board batten styles for a traditional look.
The product that was available then compared to now is much different.
Vinyl siding was first introduced in the late 1950s by a manufacturing plant called crane plastics.