Is anyone familiar with an aluminum roofing product made by Perfection Roofing, specifically the Country Manor Shake series? It is made to look like hand split shingles. Web site www.perfectionusa.com I am thinking of using it as siding on a large carriage house since it matches the siding the surrounding buildings. Any pros or cons?
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Most roofing materials CAN be used for siding but not all as well as others.
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From what I can see this looks like the Alcoa AL shakes I laid many moons ago. My biggestconcern wouldbe that it would get dented and be hard to replace a section or two later
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That's strange because the installation procedures on GAF's website said not to use their shingles for siding. I don't understand why that wouldn't work though. If they shed water at a 7/12 pitch, why wouldn't it work at infinite pitch?
"That's strange because the installation procedures on GAF's website said not to use their shingles for siding. I don't understand why that wouldn't work though. If they shed water at a 7/12 pitch, why wouldn't it work at infinite pitch?" Will the nailing patern hold the total weight of the shingle? In a roof application gravity is helping hold the shingle in position, in a vertical application gravity is trying to pull it off.
Good point.
Also, the sealing strip depends on gravity to hold the upper shingle against the lower to work. This would be marginal at best in a verticle installation.Birth, school, work, death.....................
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Like I said, not all as well as others. You would need extra nails and it would still pucker/sag a bit - enuf to look ugly in some liting situations - and don't expect it to wind seal.
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