Review Siding Types

If your insulation is not all that good then you are depending on the siding whatever type you have to carry some of the burden.

Review siding types.

Each type has a color true to its name. It is also the most traditional and expensive siding option. Cedar types include eastern white cedar red cedar and alaskan yellow cedar. Each siding type in the table above is normally available in a wide range of quality and.

Pine and cedar are the two main wood species used for exterior siding. Wood is one of the most visually popular types of siding and many other types of siding are molded to look like wood. Although wood shingles and clapboard offer traditional charm they re very expensive wood clapboard is less expensive than shingles but still costs more than vinyl or fiber cement. Wood siding brings up the rear.

Our testing shows significant performance differences by siding type and brand. Mastic by ply gem horizontal vertical insulated and shingle shake siding this brand has it all. Typically after you have vinyl siding installed you can forget about it. While pine siding can be very affordable it can t resist rot and insects like cedar can.

Vinyl siding needs to be maintained less often than the others. Quest horizontal siding for example is made in 7 profiles and 35 brilliant colors.