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Why Vinyl Siding May Buckle Sometimes20250213020547

Why Vinyl Siding May Buckle Sometimes

February 13, 2025buckling, contraction, distorting, expansion, nailing, siding, vinyl, warping0 comments

Vinyl siding strips are naturally flexible, and bend in the length easily. They also distort in the width slightly with sufficient pressure. Our train...

Blind Nailing Versus Face Nailing Siding20240206011015

Blind Nailing Versus Face Nailing Siding

February 6, 2024blind, calgary, face, fiber siding, nailing0 comments

One of the great joys of siding is the free-flowing lines of the planks. We do our best to stagger the joints, so these don’t create an obvious patter...

Attaching Vinyl Siding With Nails20230306010814

Attaching Vinyl Siding With Nails

March 6, 2023calgary, fixing, freeway, length, nailing, nails, siding, type, vinyl0 comments

We like to attach our vinyl siding to a lattice of wooden studs over a plywood base. This ensures a level plane without any waves and troughs. Then we...