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Old 04-07-2008, 11:48 AM   #1
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special order siding

I'm ordering siding in a non-stocked color of J channel and the supply house requires full box orders. Not that big of a deal with needing say 37 pcs and 40 makes a full box, but if I only needed say 10 pcs, 40pcs is a lot of material to throw away. Do some of your suppliers work with you on odd orders such as this?

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Old 04-07-2008, 12:31 PM   #2
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I think it's up to the wholesaler your supplier works with. If I only needed 10 I would either ask the supplier to find another wholesaler for your needs or use another supplier for that order. Someone should be able to help you out.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:32 PM   #3
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Somebody somewhere, will have it in stock. We pull from 6 different wholesalers. 99% of the time i can get it in stock from someone what color J is it?
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Somebody somewhere, will have it in stock. We pull from 6 different wholesalers. 99% of the time i can get it in stock from someone what color J is it?
The color is (((not in stock))) its actually a very pretty shade of clear

have you tried Delmarva aluminum??
sg williams in dover??
quality roofing??
ABC roofing supply?
the roof center in Salisbury?
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Old 04-07-2008, 04:47 PM   #5
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Yes, we have many times over the years bought more material than needed because it was special order. No, we do not keep this stuff. Your talking about chump change. I know a guy who gave away half a trailer full of Heartland high temp Olive vertical siding. He had to buy full trailers of this and ended up with a bunch of this stuff. This is still chump change at $10,000.00 considering the size of the project.
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are you wrapping the windows in white ? or color . if white you can always use white j , around the windows. sometimes a different color on the corners and j looks awesome , just a suggestion
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I wish it was white-HO want's Cameo for trim but the J needed is Terra Cotta. I'm a little hesitant about the color combo-put this together with a new roof in Hickory on a tudor style house!

SG's a special order, didn't try Qualtiy since they're in Lewes. I'm getting materials through Lansing Bldg-they're giving me 10%+ off SG's prices, but I've got to get it right when ording the quantity. I'll just throw the extra in the trash-no room to store 'Terra Cotta' for years to come! I figured if I have to drive a distance for the material, the gas and time would defeat the cost savings of the J I'll be tossing.

softtop-how did that warped corner deal workout?
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:39 PM   #8
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What color is the window trim? We solved this entire problem by eliminating vinyl J channel all together. It looks like crap anyways
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3 1/2" lineal in the color 'cameo'. I've stopped using J around the window openings and build up and wrap or use lineals, not even offering the lesser J install. So far, the HO's have seemed to like the extra attention to detail :-)
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so what do you need the J for?
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What brand of siding are you using? I used Mastic Terra Cotta on a job last summer and used there inside corners.
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