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  2. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Highly decorative wood-shingle siding on a house in Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S. Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable ...

  3. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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    The sizes also vary from country to country; in North America shakes are usually made in 24-inch (610 mm) lengths - the most common, 18-inch (460 mm) barn shake, or even 48-inch (1,200 mm) shakes, which are typically used for siding. In Scandinavia shakes, traditionally used only for roofing, are generally smaller than in North America ...

  4. Vinyl siding - Wikipedia

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    Vinyl siding is plastic exterior siding for houses and small apartment buildings, used for decoration and weatherproofing, imitating wood clapboard, batten board and batten or shakes, and used instead of other materials such as aluminum or fiber cement siding.

  5. Novik - Wikipedia

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    Novik may refer to: Novik (surname) Novik (beginner) , historical Russian term meaning a teenager from a noble, boyar, or cossack family enlisted to army or ...

  6. Russian cruiser Novik - Wikipedia

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    Novik was slightly damaged by three hits and two crewmen were killed. Novik reached the neutral German port of Qingdao; however, choosing to avoid internment, Commander Mikhail Fedorovich von Schultz chose to outrace its Japanese pursuers around the Japanese home islands towards Vladivostok, hoping to join with the Russian cruiser squadron ...

  7. Insulated siding - Wikipedia

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    Producers report an average R-value of 2.0 - 5.5, significantly more than that of other siding products including fiber cement, brick and stucco. Homeowners also report insulated siding serves as a noise barrier to external sound. Insulated vinyl siding with added fan fold foam board insulation raises the R-value to 3.5 - 7.5.

  8. Russian destroyer Novik - Wikipedia

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    The first ship of its class, Novik was completed in 1910 at the Putilovsky Plant. She was originally designed by AG Vulcan Stettin. The class included 52 other ships in four groups: Derzky-class destroyer; Orfey-class destroyer; Izyaslav-class destroyer; Fidonisy-class destroyer; Novik was one of the best ships of the type during the First ...

  9. Asphalt shingle - Wikipedia

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    Asphalt shingles on a home in Avalon, New Jersey. Two types of base materials are used to make asphalt shingles, organic and fiberglass.Both are made in a similar manner, with an asphalt-saturated base covered on one or both sides with asphalt or modified-asphalt, the exposed surface impregnated with slate, schist, quartz, vitrified brick, stone, [6] or ceramic granules, and the under-side ...