Insulated Siding Options

The insulated vinyl siding performed the best lowest structural sheathing moisture content when there was no wetting event and the conventional vinyl siding performed the best after the water injection testing.

Insulated siding options.

This way you can hold onto your money longer and spread out the expensive of a new siding job over a longer period of time. The insulation is glued in place for a permanent connection. Vinyl siding can be installed on newly built walls and also over most types of existing siding. Insulated vinyl siding has an outer skin made of polyvinyl chloride or pvc just like standard vinyl siding.

Behind this skin is a layer of expanded polystyrene eps that is form fitted to the stepped siding profile of the vinyl. If you need added insulation insulated vinyl siding has a backing of solid rigid foam insulation that fills the voids behind the siding s stepped profile. Ply gem offers insulated siding which wraps your home s exterior with a continuous blanket of insulation up to 1 1 4 thick that can help lower energy costs. Both the insulated and conventional vinyl siding showed among the best drying capacities.

With some standard options available to insulated vinyl siding contractors such as greensky financing a 20 000 siding job can be financed for as low as 250 mo.