i would like to know your experience with azek trimboards, do the miters stay tight using standard pvc cement? can it be combined with woodmoulding and why dont they want you to use ring shank nails. i will be using stainless ring shank nails with m y cedar clapboard. thanks for any input. p.s. does anybody know which fine homebuilding issue has anything about exterior trim around anderson windows?
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Where I work, we use Azek exclusively for our exterior trim.
We used to use the Azek glue, but have recently switched to gorrilla glue. Do not get either on your fingers. Even though both are water-soluable, they will eat the prints right off your fingers.
Yes, the miters, splices, and butt joints all stay tight, but we reinforce with 2 inch galvie screws at all of these.
I don't know the answers to your other questions, but I will do my best to answer any others that you may have.
FYI, Azek glue is made by the Gorilla glue people.
Al
Wow! I had no idea.
The funny is, our shop tested both side by side. They glued up a bunch of 3/4 Azek (5 sticks, glued and clamped together to fabricate our corbels), and they decided the Gorrilla performed better!
In any case, that's good information. No wonder our Azek Rep said using the Gorilla would not void the warranty! Is there a price difference?
Do you use Azek frequently? Maybe we could exchange some other information.
thanks,
darcy
PS I meant to ask you if you had ever heated the Azek and bent it? One our houses has a "Catslide" roofline. We used to use a pattern and cut a couple from a full sheet (wasting the rest) until our rep said we could heat it and bend it to the pattern. We made an oven, and it worked great!
Edited 10/25/2003 5:40:59 PM ET by darcey
Although I've got pretty good knowledge of Azek, I don't have much hands on experience with it. I'm actually a rep for one of their dealers. It sounds like you're on the right track though. JLC had an article a couple of issues back that covered installation & fabrication details. It might be worth tracking down. Two of the better tips I've come across would be using lacquer thinner (careful!) to clean the product, and using white plastic pneumatic brads to assist in fabrication. I don't know the manufacturer of the brads but saw them in use at Azek's factory in the display shop. FYI, their national sales manager had the same position with Trex until about three years ago. He pushed very hard to develop a brand name emphasis there and now at Azek. The true test for the marketing of the product is when people that have only a casual connection to our industry have heard of the product. I'd say he's got the Midas touch!
Al
Al,
Thanks for the heads-up on the JLC article, I'll look for it.
Also, all of our Azek trim is painted, so we don't have to worry about the nailholes, cleaning and such. The paint they are using is a Sherwin-Williams product. It adheres just fine and looks beautiful!
The product we used before was called "Synboard". It was about the same to work with, but only 9 months later we began to notice shrinkage problems at the joints, leaving gaps as great as 1 inch. What a nightmare! We will be replacing it with Azek! : )
Nice to know we have a knowledgeable rep in our midst!
darcy