Sheese....  You don't really think I put vinyl replacement windows on my
house, do you?  Yes, I used to live in a raised ranch with vinyl siding,
but so do/did you John.  And you maintain it.  And what about the guy in
the tin hotel?  On the other hand I have tried working with the new all
vinyl, trim material.  It cuts, shapes, miters and routs nicely and if
you rough it up and paint it, or if it is beyond two meters distance is
indistinguishable from wood.  You need to be careful that the substrate
is very flat and even, or it will vignette or follow form, but the flip
side is that is very fast on curves and can be back beveled with a mat
knife or plane while installing.  No back priming, fitting and removing
before installation.  I had samples outside for three months and
measured and remeasured dimensionally in many conditions and it is very
stable, unlike all the composites.  Not for everyone, but promising in
many applications.
Best,
Leland

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From: make easy -- get sakcrete
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Leeke
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:23 AM
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Subject: Vinyl Replacement Windows


Leland writes:
>>the business.  I proceeded to tell him just what his salesman told me
last year; "That in one year they would pay for themselves."<<

Yes, but the salesman also told you "replacement windows," and now it is
time to replace them. First they hook you with a one-year free sample,
but now that you are hooked on a petro-chemical dependence, you must
pay, and pay, and pay. We should all feel sorry for Leland, this is a
disease, not a matter of will or choice.

John

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