Solid Foam Core Vinyl Siding
A newer product on the market solid core or foam backed vinyl siding consists of siding with a polystyrene backing attached.
Solid foam core vinyl siding. Traditional vinyl siding most wood sidings and fiber cement sidings typically have an r value of less than 1 0. This product has a solid foam core that allows the siding to lay incredibly flat on a humpy exterior wall. Or the foam board. Solid core siding is a much more rigid panel that offers many advantages over traditional non foam backed vinyl siding boards solid core siding is essentailly traditional vinyl siding with a solid core backing.
But my real question is the i m considering the new this new solid core vinyl siding material. Craneboard s solid core backing gives you more insulating power up to twenty times the r value of fiber cement and up to four times the r value of ordinary vinyl siding with standard backer board. The siding has an r value of 4 0. You know versus the traditional siding material that you know that includes the backer board leslie.
The layer of polystyrene in addition to acting as an insulator and. This product helps form a permanent bond between the vinyl siding and the foam. Craneboard solid core siding comes with all the insulation you need built right in for an r value of 3 0 4 0 depending on product style.