No! Vinyl siding is virtually maintenance free. The most you ever have to do is give your home a wash down with soap and water once or twice a year.

That will probably seal them in. It may solve your problem, but will give a pebbly appearance to your paint job. Each repainting will seal in the artillery fungus even more. There are no fungicides legally registered (by EPA) against the artillery fungus. Bleach, if it worked, would be very temporary, as it leaches out with each rain. We tested 14 different fungicides in the laboratory, but have to take the experiment to the field.

The available historical evidence shows that Eichler used stains, not paint, on his homes, inside and out. One can speculate that, at least for the vertical-grooved siding, stains were employed so that the grooves stayed crisp and clean (the edges weren't softened by the paint), and some of the grain of the wood showed through (redwood siding was used throughout the 1950s). It is also possible that Eichler used stains because labor and materials costs were lower than for paint.

No. Our siding is virtually maintenance free. The most you ever have to do is give your home a washing with soap and water once or twice a year. We offer the widest variety of trim pieces in the industry. Everything from function utility trims to substantial wide trims resembling dimensional lumber, fluted cornerposts and decorative crown molding for window headers.

Note: Boards close to the ground and boards installed on chimneys are the first to become damaged. Look there first.

Although we use the best products possible for our siding, the life of your new siding depends greatly on the paint job it gets. You must use a good quality primer/sealer and a high quality top coat that is compatible with the primer to get the best results. Make sure the edges are primed/sealed BEFORE installation. Once your siding is installed it is impossible to seal the edges properly. The prime coat is the most important coat. Oil/alkyd primers are recommended; latex primers also work well.

Yes. All surfaces must be clean and free of debris prior to painting. Repainting aluminum siding can make it appear new and can be done for approximately 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of having new siding installed.

years ago, most of today's issues with paint failure did not exist. Paint failure was unheard of. The Allback linseed paint will last for 50 years or more if you maintain the surface with the cleaned and sterilized linseed oil or linseed wax every 5-10 years. Best of all, using the old fashion linseed paint instead of vinyl siding will maintain the original appearance of your old house and retain optimal property value. Vinyl siding has had the perception of being maintenance free.

Liquid Vinyl was introduced originally in England in the 1960's. The product proved to be very successful as a coating of homes and business in communities that had suit and grime accumulated on them from this coal base heating system. We have further added Mildewcides and fungicides to protect your home further and made it EPA friendly to the environment.

With today's paint technology, the best way to match paint is to take a sample or chip of your siding to your local paint store. Most stores have electronic color matching capabilities.

In a way, it's almost no contest. When compared to wood, brick, stone, stucco, and metal sidings on the basis of initial cost, maintenance costs, appearance, durability and value, vinyl siding is clearly superior. Alside offers a broad range of vinyl siding products, so you can choose one that's easily affordable. Whichever you choose, you can expect the highest quality and lasting beauty. And Alside vinyl siding never needs painting or staining.

If you are not having problems now, there is a high probability damage will appear in the near future. The question is not if your composite wood siding will go bad, the question is when. Qualifying damage may not be visible to the untrained eye. Most homeowners don't think they have a problem because they haven't taken the time to carefully examine their siding properly.

Hardboard siding is fine-grained sawdust and wood waste product combined with resins (glue) using high heat and pressure. Although this material has been manufactured since the 1940's, the bulk of the material was installed on properties from 1980 to 1998. These properties include, apartments, townhomes, condominiums, manufactured homes and single-family homes. Most manufacturers have discontinued manufacturing hardboard siding. Most recently was the Masonite corporation in March of 2001.

Yes, The Foundry makes a 7" shake and shingle panel that they provide a Fullback field applied panel for. We also offer a flat ?" and ?" EPS product called Halfback for all other shake and scallop profiles.

Installing siding is not a simple "do it yourself job" and is better left to siding installation professionals who have the necessary skills and equipment to do the job right the first time.

Rooms are painted by our facilities personnel. If you believe your room needs to be painted, please make a request through your building’s resident director to accomplish this.

If you have some surface source which you'd like to paint to some surface destination at position (x, y) you would use code as follows: cairo_t *cr = cairo_create (destination); cairo_set_source_surface (cr, source, x, y); cairo_paint (cr); Note that the paint operation will copy the entire surface.

Sure. Vinyl siding is extremely versatile and can be used with just about any exterior building material?brick, cinder block, even natural logs and field stones. If you have special installation concerns?such as running vinyl siding along a natural stone chimney, for example?talk to your contractor. He's probably handled a similar installation in the past. If he hasn't, he always can get detailed installation instructions from an Alside technical specialist. a homeowner, that's important.

Vinyl siding is one of the most versatile exterior design products you can work with. Alside, for example, offers many different vinyl siding lines. That broad selection lets you choose among a wide variety of design options, including horizontal and vertical siding; traditional clapboard and authentically detailed "shaped" sidings; wide and narrow panel exposures; smooth, subtle and deep wood grain textures; plus a wide assortment of traditional and contemporary colors.

Absolutely. The correct technical name for the material used in vinyl siding is polyvinyl chloride. It's a strong, durable, proven material that has earned a solid reputation for its beauty and permanence. It's used in automotive applications, medical devices, defense weapons, appliances, floor coverings, and of course, home construction. It's ideal as an exterior material because vinyl siding doesn't rot, crack, dent or warp. Plus it never peels or blisters.