Alcoa Siding
Alcoa Home Exteriors, which includes its aluminum and vinyl siding products, has been a division of Ply Gem Industries, Inc. since 2006. Ply Gem is based in Kearney, Missouri. But the name Alcoa is still used because it is such a well-known brand name. Alcoa bases their business philosophy on the fact that consumers are interested in product performance, low maintenance, workmanship and warranties.
Alcoa offers four performance categories of siding product lines: Super Premium, Premium, Standard and Economy. Each of its siding products is broken down on its Web page, according to 12 styles, the four performance categories already mentioned, 53 colors and 25 specific brands. In addition to Alcoa, Alcoa Home Exterior is the corporate umbrella for two other manufacturers: Mastic and Cellwood.
According to Alcoa, the vinyl siding share of the market has approximately doubled in the last decade while traditional wood materials are on a marked downswing. The company also asserts that vinyl siding is the most preferred material overall in both new construction and remodeling.
The Alcoa Home Exteriors Web site has a very useful feature that helps the consumer to understand the various terms used in the siding industry. It matches up siding, soffit, fascia and trim and more to ensure that you can talk intelligently with your siding contractor both before and after the installation of new siding materials.
The company also has a guide to the many possible Designer Accents, including cedar shakes and shingles, moldings, window and door casings, corner posts, mounts and vents, and window, door and garage mantels. Each of these is linked with specific product details and information about whether they are made available at pro centers or retail centers.
As with other siding manufacturers, Alcoa’s Web site provides a handy Design Center that allows the consumer to select product and view how it would look on a certain style of house, and to select different colors for comparisons.
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