Great thread on vinyl siding.  My only happy memories of vinyl are my old 45s, which were probably plastic.

I like an article a found in The Alliance Review, dated March/April 1997 titled "Side-Swiped? - Synthetic Siding Still a Sticky Issue for Commissions"  written by William Crosby.  It is a nice summary of the myths and problems masked by synthetic siding.  Quote:  "Vinyl or aluminum siding may reduce exterior maintenance, but is it permanent? ...Vinyl can actually melt and crack and, like all plastic, it expands and contracts....Imagine a vinyl record tha warps when left out in the hot sun."

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