Vinyl

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  Another Look at Vinyl Siding (Subscriber content)

  Manufacturers have successfully tackled some of the issues plaguing this low-cost cladding.

   
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  Malco Products Sider

  If a speed square is a framer's go-to layout tool, Malco's Sider is the equivalent for vinyl-siding installers.

   

• Q&A: Asphalt Felt Under Vinyl Siding

  Q. Can asphalt felt be used directly under vinyl siding? I have heard that the two products are incompatible.

   

• Q&A: Vinyl Siding Over Foil-Faced Rigid Foam

  Q. Can vinyl siding be installed directly over foil-faced rigid foam?

   

• Q&A: Vinyl Siding Over Fan-Fold Foam

  Q: Before installing vinyl siding over existing wood siding, we first install a layer of fan-fold foam insulation. Is the fan-fold foam an adequate weather-resistive barrier?

   

• Reader Survey: Siding Choices (Subscriber content)

  What do you think of today’s siding materials? What would you put on your own house? We asked 1,000 readers for their views; here’s what they told us.

   

• Products

  GFCI-protected temporary power, polyurethane glue, corner sander, puncture-proof wheelbarrow tire, insulated vinyl siding, hydraulic work platform

   

• Detail: Wood Trim for Vinyl Siding (Subscriber content)

  On houses clad with vinyl, a simple rabbeted edge detail preserves the look of traditional wood trim at windows, doors, and corner boards.

   

• Aluminum Trim for Vinyl Siding (Subscriber content)

  Brake-bent aluminum coil stock makes for crisp, durable trim details at windows, doors, and fascia. A Pennsylvania vinyl siding contractor reveals the tricks of the metalworking trade.

   

• On-Site With Fiber-Cement Siding (Subscriber content)

  We take a close look at handling, cutting, installing, and painting fiber-cement to see how it compares with traditional lap siding.

   
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  Durable Details for Vinyl Siding (Subscriber content)

  Cracking, splitting, and rippling of vinyl siding can usually be traced to poor installation — specifically, not allowing for the material’s inevitable expansion and contraction with changes in temperature. A siding expert tells how to put it up right.

   

• Practical Engineering: Keeping Water Out of Walls (Subscriber content)

  Preventing structural damage from water leaks

   

• Traditional Trim in Vinyl and Aluminum (Subscriber content)

  A New England builder tells how to trim capes and colonials with low-maintenance materials, and still keep a traditional look.

   

• Building with Style: Give New Windows An Old Look (Subscriber content)

   

• A Hard Look at Hardboard Siding (Subscriber content)

  This 50-year-old product has taken its share of knocks. Is it because of inherent problems or because installers and owners aren't holding up their end of the deal? JLC takes a look.

   

• A Pole Barn With Style (Subscriber content)

  The versatility and economy of pole barns aren’t limited to farm sheds. This pole building serves as a contractor’s garage and warehouse.

   

• Problem Clinic: Wood, Vinyl, and Aluminum Siding (Subscriber content)

  A full report on siding failures and how to avoid them—based on extensive field experience.

   

• Vinyl Siding Revisited (Subscriber content)

  From its early days of fading and cracking, vinyl has come a long way in quality and versatility.