Vinyl Siding Stays Put During Severe Weather
The patented Millennium® SMARTWALL Technology in Wolverine Siding Systems keeps walls straight and true, season after season, according to CertainTeed Corporation, the manufacturer of the product, and gives builders, remodelers and home owners the assurance that siding will stay put — even in a hurricane.
CertainTeed Corporation is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — the Supplier 100 of NAHB.
SMARTWALL Technology features a hem that allows siding to “float” over minor imperfections in the wall and move laterally as temperatures rise and fall with the changing of the season, says CertainTeed. Ordinary siding may allow laps to open up or gap over time, it says, while laps stay tighter with SMARTWALL Technology because panels can move as walls move.
“When restricted siding expands and contracts it becomes wavy and will stay that way,” says the manufacturer. “This causes many problems for contractors. Not only are wavy walls unsightly, but they are also the cause of frequent service calls from unhappy home owners. This condition, known as ‘oilcanning,’ is eliminated through proper application of SMARTWALL Technology.”