Home Improvement Projects : Different Types of House Siding

Different types of siding on houses include vinyl siding, hardwood, cedar or redwood siding, and brick siding, all of which are applied to the exterior of the main structure of the house. Add value to a home by building up higher-quality siding withadvice from a licensed remodeling contractor in this free video on home maintenance. Expert: Tim Gipson Contact: www.inhisstepsremodeling.com …

Brick Veneer Keeps Walls Drier than Vinyl, Fiber Cement, Manufactured Stone and Stucco Siding

Renowned Independent 3rd Party Lab Concludes Brick Veneer is the driest of all wall panels evaluated November 15, 2010 (Reston, VA) An independent 3rd party building products laboratory, a wholly owned subsidiary of the country’s pre-eminent trade association for the housing industry has recently completed a year-long field moisture study entitled “Moisture Performance Comparison of Typical Residential Wall Assemblies.” The …

Brick vs. Vinyl Siding

Video 3 of 3: See Brick Veneer and Fiber Cement Video This video shows that homes built with brick offer dramatically more protection from wind-blown debris than homes built with vinyl or fiber-cement siding. The study, conducted at the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, demonstrated that a medium-sized wind-blown object, such as a 7.5-foot long …