the material up-close does not look like wood. • Vinyl can be noisy during rain showers and can be damaged from hailstorms. • Homes covered in vinyl siding tend to have a low resale value.

Often stamped with a wood grain texture and painted, it looks like regular wood siding. But it resists water and pests better ...

Both lap siding and panels are 1/2-inch thick. The siding looks like wood, works like wood and yet has no structural or surface grain. There are no knots to cause splitting or splintering.