Have installed Pacific Blue Certain Teed. I can grab the siding lightly and move it the required amount. Having a problem of oil canning on D4. 30 degree exterior temp and sunny north IA. 2′ overhang creates shadow line in the middle of a peice of siding. Half in sun is noticably warmer than half in shade. Oil canning on lower half. Installed over 1″ foam. Problem total lenth of house in shadow line only. Anybody else having problems with dark colors?
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Is the siding in question Certainteed Monogram? If so I have seen nothing but problems with it.
It's not the color thats the problem it's the siding itself.
Yes. Mgf problems or install problems?
Mfrs. problems. I built three townhouses last winter and all of them got Monogram siding. All three had that same issue.
It's not in the installation, I could grab the pieces and slide them side to side until a nail hit the side of a nail slot. It's just garbage.
Luckily I haven't installed any of it, or I would have gotten some call backs. I have installed miles of vinyl siding and never seen this issue as a defect, usually bad installs.
Any follow up with Certain Teed? how was the problem handled? Kelvin
Not any that I know of, it wasn't a huge problem it was only a sq. or so a house. It was just taken off and replaced with new siding.
You may want to check certainteeds website if the problem has affected alot of the siding.
Fer cryin out loud! It's vinyl siding! This is what it does.
Never had a problem before if properly installed. Never used dark color though. Kelvin
If it's wide "planks" and relatively thin stock then you'll get this, regardless of the installation quality. Though being extra careful to leave the stuff loose helps.
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I've put on a ton of monogram siding and have had zero issues. I believe that it is in the top three vinyls in the market. I try to use Certaiteed exclusively so in the past 10 years I have limited experience with much else. My call back rating is zero if that says anything about the product. You could train a monkey to put the stuff on if you spent a little time.
You might be on to something... a bunch of monkeys putting up siding working for fresh bananas, you could undercut all the other siding guys in your area and never have any employee problems other than the occasional poo flinging