Vinyl Siding is Top Cladding Pick for 21st Straight Year

U.S. Census Bureau Report: 30 percent of New Single-Family Houses Completed Last Year Were Clad With Vinyl Siding

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Jun 01, 2015, 12:24 ET

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vinyl siding was the top pick for exterior cladding on homes completed last year in the United States for the 21^st straight year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's annual report, "Characteristics of New Single-Family Houses Completed."

Today's vinyl siding comes in more colors and shapes and textures than any other finished cladding -- and, you’ll never need to re-paint, caulk, or re-point it. Plus, Vinyl siding demands the least amount of your time and money to maintain. And as a time-starved homeowner, that's one less thing to worry about. But, for all the beauty and durability vinyl siding delivers, what you might appreciate most is its great value. Vinyl siding has the lowest total installed cost of any exterior cladding.

With its unmatched selection of profiles, shapes, textures, and colors, vinyl siding can play a beautiful role in your home's exterior design - and will keep looking great year after year.

Vinyl siding was the predominant exterior wall material on 30 percent of the 620,000 homes built. Brick and stucco each claimed 23 percent. Fiber cement had 18 percent. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of homes built in the Northeast and 60 percent of homes built in the Midwest were first and foremost clad in vinyl siding.

"Vinyl siding continues to be the most popular choice in cladding because homeowners want beauty and durability and they don't want the burden of never-ending upkeep," said Kate Offringa, president of the Vinyl Siding Institute Inc. (VSI).

About the Vinyl Siding Institute
The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc., located in Washington, D.C., is the trade association for manufacturers of vinyl and other polymeric siding and suppliers to the industry. VSI is the sponsor of the VSI Product Certification Program and the VSI Certified Installer Program. For more information, visit www.vinylsiding.org, Facebook (www.facebook.com/aswv.vsi) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/vinylsidinginfo).

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SOURCE Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc.