Vinyl Siding For Your Virginia or Maryland Home
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are different types of siding for your home. Tru Builders Construction.
is a professional siding contractor that can help you with your decision.
Types of Siding Seamless Siding - Seamless siding is a unique product
that produces a long lasting protective finish to your house in "seamless"
sections. Made of steel, the sections of siding are produced right on-site from
roll stock in a special machine that cuts the finished product to the exact
measurements and contours of your house.
Aluminum Siding - Aluminum is one of the metal sidings.
It is more popular than steel because exposed areas of steel tend to rust.
Rectangular Plank - Perfectly rectangular wood planks are
applied vertically with their ends butted together for a smooth look. The
vertical joints of the planks are covered by long, narrow strips of wood called
battens to help keep out moisture.
Clapboard is rectangular planking applied horizontally
and overlapped. Clapboard will not look as smooth as rectangular planking
applied vertically. However, it can be given a smoother look if the edges of the
plank are beveled or tapered.
Composition Board or Hardboard Planks or sheets of
compressed wood fiber and weather resistant adhesive. Hardboard is a good choice
in drier areas.
Shingles are usually redwood, cedar or cypress. They are smooth sawn and
of uniform size and shape. They are applied from the bottom up and overlap each
other a bit as the next highest row is applied.
Shakes are a rough type of wooden shingle, usually redwood, cedar or
cypress. They can be either: handsplit, handsplit and sawn on one side, or
handsplit and sawn on both sides.
Stucco is very similar to plaster on an interior wall.
Stucco, like vinyl, is a durable siding. It is composed of sand, water and
cement. Today some stucco has an acrylic finish.
Vinyl panels are made of polyvinyl chloride and resemble
wood. They act much the same way as aluminum but don't dent. If vinyl is
scratched it doesn't need to be painted because vinyl doesn't rust and the color
of the vinyl permeates the entire thickness of the panels. If you are looking for a vinyl siding contractor in Maryland, Virginia or the Washington, D.C. area, please call us today at 301-440-0086 or complete our online request form. | 
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