Does anybody have any recommendations for vertical vinyl siding for a 2000 sg ft Contemporary home? I have a customer who would like vinyl but doesn't like the look of horizontal.Has to be able to withstand New England winters and fit into a mid line budget.This guy is an a-list customer and for whatever reason likes to buy his girlfriends vinyl siding. Maybe cause "diamonds last forever" and"vinyl is final" :thumbup:
I did google it but really haven't seen anything jump out at me that I like.

You forgot "Plastics Fantastic":laughing: I've never seen a vertical vinyl I like. Tomstruble is your go to guy for this one. I've seen some pics of his with vertical, IMS.:thumbsup:

 

Never saw a vertical panel I liked, GMOD

 

If they don't like horizontal, what about a shake panel...cedar impressions:thumbsup:

 

They are talking about possibly doing that on the gables but want something different below it

 

Try a herringbone pattern.

No, I don't have a clue how you'd do it. :jester:

 

Carolina beaded, maybe?

 

I did a barn awhile ago in vertical vinyl. I couldn't find any better pictures.

 

Paulie
Who is that material made by?

 

That is the best vertical I have seen.:thumbsup:

 

I must say paulie that is some damn nice verticle IMO. Maybe it is the color and the style building but it looks very appealing in that pic.:thumbsup:

 

vinyl looks great......on a double wide.

 

Some do.

Vinyl when installed right looks great on most houses. The problems with vinyl is the snob factor, there isn't any.

By the way, I have had vinyl on my house since 1982, I hate painting.

 

that is called "board and batten" sidiing. virtually all siding manufacturers offer it. its going to be about 6" wide i think. i use it on gables some times as well as porches.

 

lone framer=whats that decorative stuff under the soffits? whats it made of?

 

The corbels are Fypon. For those who aren't familiar with it, it's an expanded foam product. We use a great deal of Fypon, Azek and vinyl siding on our projects.

Not many folks want the maintanance that comes with other options.:thumbsup:

 

paulie
what did you use as a transition? how wide is it?

 

Hardi. I think it was 1 X 4, maybe 1 X 6.

If I were to do it again I'd use Mirtec or Azek. My distributor warned me that Hardi was changing their warrentee about nailing,.... again. After working with Mirtec, it was a joy not to work with the special blades and dust from Hardie board.

90% of my business is interiors. Somebody like Tom that works solely on exteriors would be a good reference.

I see my pictures are exactly the opposite of what I wanted. :laughing: The before should have been small and the one I wanted to show you to give a better look was tiny.

 

Wow Paulie.......nice work on the rehab! What a difference......

 

After viewing this thread, I see I should be locked up for Hijacking. I apologize.

One more thing, I have been noticing (in this area) the board and batten siding is growing in popularity. At first I noticed as a accent on a gable or whatever. Lately I see whole exterior walls with a shake or fish-scale accent on the gables.

I did enjoy the barn project with the vertical siding install and wouldn't have a problem doing it again. :thumbsup:

 

After viewing this thread, I see I should be locked up for Hijacking. I apologize.

One more thing, I have been noticing (in this area) the board and batten siding is growing in popularity. At first I noticed as a accent on a gable or whatever. Lately I see whole exterior walls with a shake or fish-scale accent on the gables.

I did enjoy the barn project with the vertical siding install and wouldn't have a problem doing it again. :thumbsup:

No apology necessary. I have no experience at all with vertical so I'm enjoying the education so keep talking.
BTW that is a nice job. One of the first I've seen that looks decent.

 

OK Paulie, now that you have taken over this thread, a couple questions:
did you start your board and batten with j trim or a drip edge?
what are the details on your belly band or whatever its called/ do you have adrip edge on the top?
finally, how did you finish the top? j channel again?
I guess to sum up, my questions are the difference between where to use j trim or drip edge
Sam

 

Sam, all the corners and "belly band" I used J channel. Any horizontal component get's a "Z" flashing above it then J. I think that's what you call a "drip edge.

The radial arm saw was a test so to speak. I've used the siding saws and even jigs with a sidewinder but never really liked any of them. The radial arm saw was great to cut several sticks at once real clean with a vinyl blade. Also excelled at copying the same angle at the gable and again cut several at once.

However there were drawbacks, the ol' girl was heavy. Not really set up to go mobile. It was my dads, I can still remember him working with it with a cigar and cocktail on the bench in the early 70's. When a piece inevitably flew out somehow, dad would tell me that mom didn't really have to know about it and not to mention the new hole in the wall. :laughing: But being that old the motor was tired, so you had to cut slow.

 

i got a couple these are certainteed Ironmax soffit/siding

 

i guess the only advice i have is to install the panels like you install a corner post,you want to direct expansion downwards

 

sounds like a hell of a guy paulie:thumbup:thanks for sharing

 

Thanks Tom. Yeah it was good bonding time. I'll probably always keep that 'ol Sears Roebuck radial arm saw. Half the time we went down to his wood-shop in the basement cuttin' wood on that saw with no real project in mind. :laughing:

 

i'd treasure it too