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  2. CertainTeed - Wikipedia

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    It exports building products to more than 50 countries. CertainTeed has held more than 350 patents on its products in the past 30 years. In 2015, CertainTeed was recognized as the top brand in Siding: insulated, Siding: Vinyl categories, Roofing: Clay/Concrete/Synthetic Tiles, and Roofing Photovoltaic categories. [4]

  3. Owens Corning - Wikipedia

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    The Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt Shingle Recycling Program was launched in 2009 to keep shingles out of landfills. [37] In 2013, Constellation Energy built a 2.7-megawatt solar power system at an Owens Corning insulation plant in Delmar, New York. The power system, which is leased to Owens Corning, can produce 3.3 million kilowatt hours of ...

  4. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    However, newer vinyl options have improved and resist damage and wear better. Vinyl siding is sensitive to direct heat from grills, barbecues or other sources. Unlike wood, vinyl siding does not provide additional insulation for the building, unless an insulation material (e.g., foam) has been added to the product.

  5. Asbestos shingle - Wikipedia

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    Roof shingles made with asbestos. These asbestos wall shingles were partially removed exposing the felt paper, diagonal sheathing, strapping, and log corner notching. Image: Historic American Buildings Survey. Asbestos shingles are roof or wall shingles made with asbestos cement board.

  6. USG Corporation - Wikipedia

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    USG Corporation, also known as United States Gypsum Corporation, is an American company which manufactures construction materials, most notably drywall and joint compound. The company is the largest distributor of wallboard in the United States and the largest manufacturer of gypsum products in North America.

  7. ABC Supply - Wikipedia

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    ABC Supply Co., Inc. is a major, private American roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial buildings and is the largest roofing and vinyl siding wholesale distributor in the United States. [3]

  8. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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    On the left is a log that fell in 1920; in the foreground, a ringer bucked from the log is being trimmed to remove waste; on the right is a finished sling of blocks. Logs are typically cut into appropriate lengths using a chainsaw , then the "ringers" or cuts are split with an axe into cubes which are small enough to handle, usually 45 to 204 ...

  9. Vinyl siding - Wikipedia

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    Thicker grades of vinyl siding may, according to some, exhibit more resistance to the most common complaint about vinyl siding – its tendency to crack in very cold weather when it is struck or bumped by a hard object while others feel that a thinner product may allow more 'flex before cracking' and is a subject of debate. However, at "This ...