"Robert11" wrote in message

Have been looking all over the web, and, frankly, there's so much, it's
really confusing.

Would like to ask:

a. Is there any concensous as to which brand is the "best" ?

If not, which are generally considered as the top quality brands ?

b. Is 0.048 the thickest that anyone offers for residential use ?

c. Is there a very rough price per sq ft that is generally acdepted as a
norm for
the total of material and labor cost to install ?

Thanks,
B.

You have more to be concerned about that just thickness of material. What
exactly is the material? (there are many blends and additives that can be
used). Who is going to do the installation? I'd rather have a second tier
material installed by a good craftsman than the best material hung by a
hack. Talk to the people you will be working with and find out why then
like to use a particular brand.