March 10, 2004

Vinyl Siding Over Block and Stucco

Tim,

We have a cinder block house that has some paint and some stucco. We want to put on siding, probably vinyl. But we also want to do the best job of insulating the exterior. What do you recommend? Thanks,

Sandy

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Sandy,

Talk about being at the bus stop when the bus comes by! You can now buy a vinyl siding that has a solid foam core backing. The foam has an R-value of 4 and makes the siding feel almost as solid as wood. Traditional vinyl siding is fairly flimsy. The first company to market with this was Crane Plastics. They call their product Crane Board.

There are some other vinyl siding companies trying to catch up to Crane.

Tim
W3ATB

Posted by Tim Carter at March 10, 2004 06:34 PM