CertainTeed Expands Line Of CedarBoards™ Insulated Siding With New Single 7" Rough Cedar Clapboard

(HIT) - CertainTeed Corporation expands building professionals’ exterior design options with the introduction of the new Single 7" Rough Cedar Clapboard for its popular line of CedarBoards™ Insulated Vinyl Siding. Molded from real cedar boards, the authentic-style polystyrene insulated siding has a natural rough cedar texture and look of wide-board wood siding.

CedarBoards comes in four profiles. The new Single 7" and Double 6" Rough Cedar Clapboard display a straight even face with a flat surface to replicate the look of wood siding. Deep straight-edge panel projections create a clean look of freshly-sawn wood. The more traditional Double 4" Clapboard and Double 4-1/2" Dutchlap styles are available with Select Cedar finish.

"CedarBoards is beauty and performance in perfect balance. It has an authentic look of wide clapboard wood siding, while offering exceptional thermal, acoustical and low-maintenance benefits that will ultimately benefit homeowners’ pocketbooks," says Walt Hoyt, Director of Marketing Communications for CertainTeed’s Siding Products Group.

CedarBoards is engineered for thermal and acoustical performance utilizing TrueComfort ® Siding Technology. The polystyrene insulation backing of CedarBoards is custom contoured to the profile and can increase the R-value of a home’s exterior wall by as much as 22 percent. It also provides added strength and rigidity for a solid look and feel, and can compensate for minor variations in the wall. The impact resistance of CedarBoards is five times better than traditional vinyl siding.

Like other CertainTeed siding products, CedarBoards installs easily and precisely with the patented STUDfinder™ Installation System. STUDfinder precisely aligns nail slots with construction standards of 16" and 24" on center to ensure panels are securely fastened to studs. Accurate installation contributes to wind load performance and helps avoid the hazards of nailing into plumbing and wiring located between the studs.

CedarBoards comes in 12 popular colors with a wide variety of coordinating trim and specially designed accessories. It is backed by a lifetime limited warranty and exclusive PermaColor™ Lifetime Fade Protection. For more details, see warranty where product is sold. Its insulated core can help meet the performance guidelines of an ENERGY- STAR® qualified home.