The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 3: Shake & Shingle Siding

Welcome back to our series on CertainTeed vinyl siding. In this installment of the series, we’re covering CertainTeed’s Shake & Shingle line of siding, which consists of four beautiful, colorful, durable styles: • Cedar Impressions Perfection • Cedar Impressions Rough Split • Cedar Impressions Sawmill • Northwoods So far in the series, we’ve covered the following: The Benefits of Working with a CertainTeed 5-Star Vinyl Siding Contractor The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 1: Horizontal Siding The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 2: STONEfacade Siding That said, let’s take a look at the benefits of the each of CertainTeed’s Shake & Shingle styles, as well as a peek at the colors offered for each … CEDAR IMPRESSIONS PERFECTION High-quality, durable and attractive, this vinyl siding mimics the look of cedar shingles without the hassle of maintenance. Benefits include ribs on the back of panels and shingles that protect against warping, cupping or distortion. Super-thick siding panels have reinforced nail slots and molded locks for seamless and secure connections — strong enough

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The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 2: STONEfacade Siding

Welcome back to our series on CertainTeed vinyl siding. In this part of the series, our focus is on the STONEfacade vinyl siding line, which is a durable, low-maintenance stone veneer that looks like real stone. So far in the series, we’ve covered the following: The Benefits of Working with a CertainTeed 5-Star Vinyl Siding Contractor The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 1: Horizontal Siding That said, let’s take a look at the benefits of the STONEfacade series, as well as colors and a mini gallery … BENEFITS OF STONEFACADE VINYL SIDING Manufactured architectural stone veneer provides the aesthetic beauty of natural stone, along with the affordability and durability of vinyl. The easy -to-install panelized system makes installation efficient. Each stone veneer panel has variances so no two panels from the manufacturing process look exactly alike. A unique rainscreen is built into each panel to allow top-to-bottom drainage, protecting walls from moisture build-up. Unlike traditional stone veneer products STONEfacade requires no sealing, coating or mortar. Designed by building science experts, this vinyl siding

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The Colorful World of CertainTeed Vinyl Siding, Part 1: Horizontal Siding

Welcome to the first part of our series that focuses on CertainTeed vinyl siding. In all, CertainTeed offers four major categories of vinyl siding products, and each is available in a multitude of styles and colors. This series will cover all four categories, including: Horizontal Siding Stone Veneer Siding Shake & Shingle Siding Vertical Siding And in case you missed it, our last article was all about the benefits of working with a CertainTeed 5-Star vinyl siding contractor, if you’d like to check it out. As you may have guessed, in the first installment of this series we’ll be sharing all of the horizontal siding styles — there are seven in all — along with a peek at all of the available colors for each style. That said, let’s jump in! MONOGRAM This siding is a durable, low-maintenance option for Madison-area homeowners. Features include a traditional look, as well as a multitude of colors. Crafted from high-quality vinyl, Monogram is designed specifically to withstand harsh weather conditions like we experience here in Wisconsin. It’s also

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The Many Sides of Mastic Vinyl Siding, Part 2: Lap Siding

Welcome back to our series on Mastic vinyl siding. In Part 1 of the series we focused on Mastic’s sustainability practices. Now, in Part 2, we shift our focus to their Lap Siding, which is a low-maintenance, durable premium vinyl siding that can withstand the extreme Wisconsin weather — be it hot or cold. Mastic’s Lap Siding has a lot of benefits, including the fact that it’s eco-friendly, and provides an industry leading V.I.P. limited lifetime warranty backed by Ply Gem, the company that manufactures Mastic, who is a 75-year leader in pioneering performance home exteriors. Let’s take a look at some of the additional benefits Mastic Lap Siding offers, as well as a gallery of all the available styles, and a sampling of the variety of color options you have to choose from … TRADITIONAL & TIMELESS Lap siding features flat, typically horizontally placed boards, which overlap each other (protecting your home from being infiltrated by water), Mastic’s lap siding options come in three widths: narrow, regular and wide — and range from 3-to-7

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The Many Sides of Mastic Vinyl Siding, Part 1: Sustainability

Last summer, we took a look at all of the vinyl siding brands we carry at Legacy Exteriors — including Mastic, Norandex, Exterior Portfolio, and Mitten. As we enter the 2025 spring season, we’re going to take a deeper dive into these brands to help give you a better understanding of which one might be best for your vinyl siding needs. Before we begin, we’d like to note that ALL of the brands mentioned above produce outstanding vinyl siding products, and also offer excellent warranties, so in many cases a homeowner’s choice comes down to price point, color, and siding style. In this series on Mastic vinyl siding, we’re going to take a look at the three different types of siding they offer — lap siding, vertical siding, as well as shake and shingle siding — to show you the aesthetic differences between each, as well as highlight some of the top benefits of each siding type. Before we jump into the different siding styles, let’s take a look at one of the major benefits

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