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 …