Asphalt siding is a hydrocarbon based material.
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It s about 1 2 inch thick wood fiber panels with interlocking male and female grooves an tongues.
And with overlap 4 5 sheets will cover one square.
Asphalt building siding became a popular building renovation alternative to painting weathered or rotted wood clapboard or wood shingle siding as early as the 1930 s becoming popular in the 1940 s and the 1950 s in north america where it was used both for low cost housing and for covering the deteriorated exterior walls of older homes.
Lightweight and easy to trim ondura roofing has no sharp edges and will not corrode.
This asphalt siding is an ingenious product.
Each sheet can cover over 26 sq ft.
You can see it s about 1 2 inch thick.
Asphalt building siding became a popular building renovation alternative to painting weathered or rotted wood clapboard or wood shingle siding as early as the 1930 s becoming popular in the 1940 s and the 1950 s in north america where it was used both for low cost housing and for covering the deteriorated exterior walls of older homes.
A second problem was insect control.
Wash away dust and dirt using a pressure washer.
Asphalt siding made great homes for carpenter ants and termites and they d often cause considerable damage behind the asphalt siding over the years.
If you need to paint asphalt siding you need to know what kind of materials to use or you may end up causing costly damage to your home.
Thus the term and comparison used by many as gasoline siding the amount of heat and energy being produced will quickly push fire into buildings.
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Here s a closeup shot of the side of an inselbric panel.
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