With exterior trim sales on the rise, 2015 opened with another salvo from the major player in the fiber cement arena. Dublin, Ireland-based James Hardie Building Products released results of a study ...

Composite panel products made in North America are among the greenest building materials in the world. Composite wood panels, including medium density fiberboard (MDF), particleboard, hardboard and ...

Las Vegas — Makers of PVC trim are out to take more of the market with improved performance, from paintability to long product life. Azek Exteriors has a new cellular PVC trim product that can be ...

When you’re prepping for a trim project, the first thing you’ll have to decide is what types of trim you want to use. The most prevalent types of trim include bare wood, primed wood, medium-density ...

Composite decking has a lot to offer over traditional wood options. Easy maintenance, for one. Composite decking—an amalgam of ground-up wood and plastic formed into planks—doesn’t ever need to be ...

Composite decking is a great choice vs. wood for a variety of reasons. People choose wood plastic composite (WPC) or even plastic lumber (PL) over wood because they want the finished project to resist ...

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