AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Close
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-199872398/roofing-amp-siding-19.html" title="Facts and information about Roofing & siding: 19 top picks offer strength, style, and value.(FEATURE)">Roofing & siding: 19 top picks offer strength, style, and value.(FEATURE)</a>
Close
Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from Consumer Reports are available.
Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds
Roofing & siding: 19 top picks offer strength, style, and value.(FEATURE)
CURLED SHINGLES and cracked boards can lead to tens of thousands of dollars in water and insect damage. Our top picks for roofing and siding can protect your home for decades. They're also the most visible way to give your home a makeover now and make it much easier to sell later.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Our latest tests of more than 55 products include asphalt roofing and vinyl siding that look more like real slate and wood for roughly half the cost of other asphalt and vinyl. We also found values among fake-slate roofing and fiber-cement siding that looks real even up close (see "Other Tested Types," on page 40, for fake slate).
ROOFING: More ...
Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
For more facts and information, see all results
- Fiber cement gives an edge; vinyl siding companies that have taken on fiber...
- Magazine article from: Remodeling Cory, Jim October 1, 2002 700+ words
...s because the company also offers fiber cement. Owner Jeff Armor says that until three...ago, Armor Siding had never done a fiber cement job. What prompted him to take it on...to sliced bread." Today installing fiber-cement siding is 25% of his company's business...
- Siding with longevity: fiber cement siding offers a lasting solution for home...
- Magazine article from: Residential Design & Build Alley, Maureen May 1, 2006 700+ words
...we search for ways to control them. Fiber cement siding offers homeowners a way to prevent...sand, cement and cellulose fibers, fiber cement siding is extremely durable. "It...to the sun's rays." Benefits of fiber cement include resistance to termites, rot...
- Cutting fiber-cement siding: specialized power tools work well, but so does a...
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction Moody, Matt April 1, 2003 700+ words
...years, but I only recently installed fiber-cement siding for the first time. When JLC...some of the portable tools for cutting fiber-cement siding and trim, it was an opportunity...without risking a bad purchase. Cutting fiber cement with a circular saw blade is like producing...
- Installing: fiber-cement siding: it's durable, it holds paint well, and the...
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction Uhler, Tim December 1, 2003 700+ words
...OSB-like substrate. We switched to fiber cement in 1996, when Inner-Seal became the...we now side almost exclusively with fiber cement. Our customers like it because it looks...results. It wasn't easy switching to fiber cement. We had gotten used to engineered siding...
- Fiber-cement market update: better products and know-how establish the...
- Magazine article from: Remodeling DeKorne, Clayton September 1, 2004 700+ words
...years ago in Europe and Australia, fiber-cement siding has become a popular upsell in...vinyl for a 35% to 50% higher cost. Fiber cement has taken off as a replacement siding...wood. PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS The newest fiber-cement products are designed to better resemble...
- Fit for trim: the lack of practical and affordable accessory options for...
- Magazine article from: Remodeling Cory, Jim June 1, 2002 700+ words
...Chicago attended several seminars on fiber-cement siding. Like many companies that install...vinyl, Siding 1 is interested in adding fiber cement to their repertoire. Conforti likes...reservations about accessories. The use of fiber-cement siding is growing in both remodeling...
- Move Over Vinyl and Wood.(fiber-cement)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Builder February 1, 2001 700+ words
Cemplank Fiber-Cement Siding Offers Beauty, Durability...wood and vinyl exterior siding--fiber-cement. By offering the look and feel of...the industry's best warranty, fiber-cement siding by Cemplank is poised to become...
- Cut Up.(fiber cement circular saws)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Magazine article from: Builder TOMASULO, KATY December 1, 2000 700+ words
As fiber cement siding grows in popularity manufacturers are...AFTER ONLY 11 YEARS IN THE UNITED States, fiber cement has become the third most popular siding material. Fiber cement captured 9 percent of the siding market share...