of trim into a singular extruded piece that
allows easier and faster installation"
Rick Marsh, segment manager with LP
Building Products, focuses on workability.
"Because it's an engineered wood product,
contractors can work with standard wood
blades — a lot of tools they're familiar with.
at's a big time and money saver there. ey
get clean, crisp cuts good for window and door
surrounds and are not left with a joint with
chipping or other issues. Another aspect of
our product is it is relatively light, especially
when compared with fiber cement. ey can
move it around faster and get it up faster with
less breakage. It leads to less jobsite waste and
reduced costs." Engineered wood also can be
cut down to thin dimensions without losing
rigidity and strength.
film that peels off once the trim is in place
so pieces are kept clean all the way through
installation."
AZEK Trim installs with the same tools as
wood trim, according to Michael Parrish, vice
president of product management for AZEK
Building Products. "e installation process
will be very familiar to the remodeler/build-
er, making the execution of the job simpler
and more efficient. From a fiscal standpoint,
AZEK trim will stand up to the elements
much better than wood and other materi-
als," Parrish asserts. "is means the level of
work required to maintain wood and other
materials will be reduced, saving the expense
and labor for these maintenance activities.
e other innovation that is exciting is the
combination of what used to be several pieces
lifelong fasteners," he says. "PVC is meant
to last longer than wood so we recommend
stainless, galvanized or a coated fastener so
the fastener can last as long as the product."
Ply Gem designs its products with ease
of use for remodelers at the forefront of its
mind, Shane Short, general manager of Ply
Gem Trim & Mouldings, says. "is year,
for example, we launched two cellular PVC
trim collections: DesignReady, made from a
millable composition developed for fabrica-
tors, and BuildReady, a full collection spe-
cifically designed for the contractor market.
BuildReady includes our most used trim
thicknesses, lengths and widths. What dif-
ferentiates our line is sealed edges, wood grain
or smooth finishes with a deep linear pattern
that reduces dirt, and a protective laminated
LP SMARTSIDE is an engineered wood product that comes in 16-ft. lengths and several widths
for maximum design versatility. The wood grain pattern is versatile enough to fit in nearly any
architectural style, from a craftsman bungalow to neo classical. Circle 6 on inquiry card
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