A new product on the market vinyl log siding is 100 man made but still retains the look of natural wood.
Rustic siding maintenance free.
Fortunately there are several high quality maintenance free siding options that also improve the appearance of a home.
It can give your home a natural or rustic appearance and the veneer itself is low maintenance it resists moisture issues and insect activity and it s flame retardant.
Man made from compressed wood fibers and combined with natural or synthetic binders canexel siding contains five finishing coats that are individually baked at high temperatures.
Therefore it comes with all the benefits of log siding but none of the pitfalls.
This process produces the following features.
Superior strength and durability.
However it is a common concern that most durable maintenance free siding options will lack the premium aesthetic appearance of other types of siding.
At trulog we ve created a maintenance free steel siding that we think is a great alternative to traditional wood log cabin siding.
Trulog is the only product i ve seen so far that looks like real log cabin siding while also being fire resistant and maintenance free.
Tough sturdy and maintenance free are trademark qualities of canexel wood fiber siding.
Our steel log siding does not rot or fade it never requires re painting restaining or re chinking and you won t have to worry about fungus or insect infestations.
There is obviously less maintenance no more bugs weathering fading splits it is very environmentally efficient and it costs a bit less than lumber.
Fiber cement siding is low maintenance non flammable and termite resistant.
On the other side fiber cement siding could encounter possible moisture related problems and older homes built before the late 1980s may have siding that contains.
Available in a range of styles and textures factory painting or finishes are highly recommended.
I haven t had a chance to work with this product personally yet but here s what i ve discovered as i ve researched how it goes on and whether it s worth a try.
You don t have to scrape it or paint it and it will look great year after year.
In other words many types of maintenance siding can make a home look shoddy.