Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 4: Exterior Portfolio

The next installment in our series takes a look at the Exterior Portfolio brand, which is a division of Westlake Royal Building Products. Before we begin, here’s a quick recap of our previous installments of the series: Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 1: Mastic Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 2: Norandex Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 3: Additional Norandex Products A Note on Warranties Like all of the brands we’re featuring in this series, Exterior Portfolio offers an excellent warranty on their vinyl siding — a Double Limited Lifetime Warranty, which can be transferred once by the original homeowner to an immediate subsequent homeowner. Let’s begin our overview of Exterior Portfolio vinyl siding … PREMIUM COLLECTION CraneBoard® Solid Core Siding® A top-performing siding with innovative thermal technology. It’s also beautiful, durable and insulated. Benefits include: Horizontal lap, as well as board & batten profiles provide additional design options Offers greater insulating power than fiber cement, wood, engineered wood, or even brick Withstands hurricane-force winds up to

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Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 3: Additional Norandex Products

In this vinyl siding series, we’ve been highlighting the top four vinyl siding brands in America. In Part 1, we focused on Mastic vinyl siding products, and in Part 2, we covered the first half of Norandex products. In Part 3 of the series, we’re diving into the remaining Norandex products including siding, vinyl soffit and porch ceilings — plus shutters, blocks and vents. Before we begin, a quick note on warranties … Norandex provides homeowners with one of the strongest homeowner protection warranties in the industry — a Limited Lifetime Transferable Warranty, that includes ColorHold Lifetime Fade Protection. Let’s take a look at the rest of Norandex’s vinyl siding products … Cambridge Beaded Featuring a low-gloss brushed pattern, this vinyl siding offers a large selection of colors. Stylistically, it harkens to the look and feel of early southern homes. Product Details: Features Norandex’s proprietary NailRIGHT® Siding Installation System, which provides safe and secure installation Full, traditional U-groove beaded design Cedar Knolls This vinyl siding features the look of natural cedar wood grain, which replicates

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Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 2: Norandex

In this series, we’re covering the top four vinyl siding brands in America. In Part 1, we began the series by taking a look at Mastic vinyl siding. In Part 2, we’re shifting our attention to another fantastic brand called Norandex. Norandex has a total of 13 vinyl siding products, and we’ll be covering the first 6 in this installment of our blog (the remaining 7 products will be shared in our next blog post). As with all of the vinyl siding companies we’re covering on our series, Norandex provides Madison-area residents with one of the strongest homeowner protection warranties in the industry — a Limited Lifetime Transferable Warranty, that includes ColorHold Lifetime Fade Protection. Let’s dive into the first 6 Norandex vinyl siding products … Rustic Hill Featuring a shakes and shingles design, this vinyl siding has the look of natural cedar, along with the durability of polypropylene. Rustic Hill is available in three different styles: 5″ Double-Course Cape Cod Shingle 7″ Traditional Shake 9″ Hand-Split Shake Home Accents One of Norandex’s premium vinyl

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Sizing Up the Best Vinyl Siding Brands, Part 1: Mastic

There are a lot of options when it comes to vinyl siding, and before you make the investment it’s important to become educated about your options — including which vinyl siding brands are best, as well as which vinyl siding type meets your aesthetic and budgetary needs. That said, we’ve created a 4-part series that provides an overview of America’s top four vinyl siding brands, as well as the products each brand offers. In Part 1 we’ll be diving into Mastic vinyl siding. Before we begin, it’s important to mention that Mastic offers a transferable lifetime limited warranty on their luxury vinyl siding, vinyl siding, vinyl soffit and vinyl accessories, which is fantastic whether you are looking to stay in your home, or sell. In addition, Legacy Exteriors is a Mastic Master Contractor, which means we’re able to provide Mastic’s Double VIP Limited Lifetime Warranty to homeowners. EverPlank Mastic has reinvented vinyl siding with Mastic EverPlank Luxury Vinyl Siding, which combines a true-to-wood look, durability and easy maintenance — creating a truly luxury vinyl siding

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Prolong the Life of Your Roof with these Attic Tips

In the month of May, our articles focused on roofing — specifically GAF roofing products. In this article, we’re shifting our attention from the roof to the attic. Why? Because a couple of useful attic tips can help extend the life of your roof, regardless of whether your roof is brand new or not. Essentially, our attic tips boil down to ventilation and insulation … A Well-ventilated attic can prolong the life of your roof … Keeping your attic well-ventilated is a key element in roofing care. It’s something we take into account when we install a new roof on a home, and it’s also something you’ll want to inspect — or have a professional inspect — if you haven’t done so recently. That said, how do you determine if your attic is well ventilated, or if there are issues that need addressing? Check for mold in the attic. If mold is present, have a professional, local remediation company stop by and take a look. Essentially, with moisture can come mold, mildew, and fungi —

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