opinions on Alside and prodigy Siding - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

advanced_energy · 05-19-2009, 07:38 PM

any opinions on Alside vinyl siding; 25 foor panels with reinforcement or prodigy? how does it compare to certainteed or Crane?

Patrick · 05-19-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by advanced_energy

any opinions on Alside vinyl siding; 25 foor panels with reinforcement or prodigy? how does it compare to certainteed or Crane?

Stick with Certainteed or Alcoa Mastic they have been, and will continue to be the leaders with consistent product and they will always stand behind the products

Mastic has a 25' panel now which we are using.

the prodigy insulated stuff from alside locks down, and is a PIA to install under windows. I have also heard about some financial problems at alside

**loneframer** · 05-19-2009, 08:11 PM

I havn't used these larger panels. What kind of spacing must be done? Are the corners and J's deeper to allow looser panels?

rojigga · 05-19-2009, 08:53 PM

Not to overtake a topic, but I am curious to the ratio of vinyl to cement in your areas. In the Okanagan valley in BC the cheap is vinyl and the higher-ups are stucco and/or cement fiber. If your vinyl is selling in higher end homes I'm curious as to why. Cement is more costly but maintains better than vinyl.

rojigga · 05-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Guess that was me overtaking a topic

tomstruble · 05-22-2009, 05:41 PM

the longer panels use the standard trim pieces,in the middle of the panel you ''lock nail'' a nail slot,controlling expansion

**loneframer** · 05-22-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tomstruble

the longer panels use the standard trim pieces,in the middle of the panel you ''lock nail'' a nail slot,controlling expansion

I do that even with standard panels. I like to make sure they stay centered.

tomstruble · 05-22-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by loneframer

I do that even with standard panels. I like to make sure they stay centered.

is there nothing you dont do perfectly

CharlesD · 05-23-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Patrick

Stick with Certainteed or Alcoa Mastic they have been, and will continue to be the leaders with consistent product and they will always stand behind the products

Mastic has a 25' panel now which we are using.

the prodigy insulated stuff from alside locks down, and is a PIA to install under windows. I have also heard about some financial problems at alside

My son was telling me the Alside rep told him they were losing money by selling their windows to Window World and it was going to catch up with them.
Is that what you heard?

**loneframer** · 05-23-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tomstruble

is there nothing you dont do perfectly

I'm far from perfect, trust me. I do however use the 25 years of making mistakes and learning from them as a guide to better quality. I also learned alot from my dad, working with him as a kid. He was an "old school" carpenter who never took shortcuts, he would rather loose money than loose his reputation. I've got the loosing money part down real good.