Has anyone worked with the insulated siding available? Looking for advise on
whether it is worth both the expense and having to special order it.
Ed

"Ed Varin" wrote in message
news:Ma0Kf.4711$Ug4.540@dukeread12...
Has anyone worked with the insulated siding
available? Looking for advise on
whether it is worth both the expense and having
to special order it.
Ed



I looked at it last year and found that if the
surface you are covering isn't perfectly flat it
won't look right. I had asbestos singles so I
decided against it so I wouldn't have to remove and
dispose of them.

"Ed Varin" wrote in message
news:Ma0Kf.4711$Ug4.540@dukeread12...
: Has anyone worked with the insulated siding available? Looking
for advise on
: whether it is worth both the expense and having to special
order it.
: Ed
:
:
I wouldn't special order for it, or pay mucho $$$ for it, but ...
I did put some on our back porch when it was built, and what I
have noticed:

-- It shows underneath lack of flatness more then usual (it was
a diy jobg)
-- It's harder to dent and shows a lot fewer defects when it's
hit with pool toys, etc..
That -might- mean a little better cold-weather tolerance
against breakage; can't really say for sure.

Otherwise, no big deal. The stated R value wasn't all that great
compared to what I used in the walls anyway, but for a
non-insulated porch, it did help keep some ofo the summer heat
out once the ceiling was also insulated.

HTH,

Pop