Publications
Vinyl siding – the exterior cladding of choice for remodelers, builders and homeowners – is attractive, durable and easy to maintain. The facts to back that up can be found in the many printed resources published by the Vinyl Siding Institute. Publications include an installation manual, insulated siding resources, product comparison fact sheets and others. Click here to order hard copies of our articles, brochures, videos and more on the VSI Publications Order Form, or download them from the links below.Installation Resources
Vinyl Siding Installation Manual (English) Updated December 2011!
This installation manual
has recently been revised; for materials specifically related to VSI's Certified
Installer Program, please contact a VSI Certified Trainer.
Vinyl Siding Installation Manual (Spanish)
Vinyl Siding Installation Fact Sheet
VSI Certified Products
Literature
Articles of
Interest
Certified
Vinyl Siding: Quality and Color You Can Count On
Polypropylene Siding:
Certified for Performance
Vinyl Siding Standards Build Consumer Confidence
VSI Certified Installer
Program Literature
Your
Home Deserves the Best: Use a Certified Vinyl Siding Installer
Hang with the Best: Become a Certified Installer Company
America Sides with Vinyl
Siding With
Energy Efficiency New!
Siding with Low
Maintenance New!
Alberta Sides
with Safety New!
Siding with
Codes Updated January 2012!
Reality Check: Vinyl Siding vs. James
Hardie Fiber Cement Siding
Canada Sides
with Vinyl Brochure
Side-by-Side: The
Truth About Vinyl Siding and Brick
Side-by-Side:
The Truth About Vinyl Siding and Fiber Cement
Side
Trips - Stories of Why America Sides with Vinyl:
Village of Pinehurst, NC
Side
Trips - Stories of Why America Sides with Vinyl:
Glenridge Place in Buckhead (Atlanta, GA)
Siding with History
Fact Sheet
Siding with Design Fact
Sheet
Siding with the
Environment Fact Sheet
Siding with
Neighborhoods Fact Sheet
Siding with Safety Fact
Sheet
Siding with Vinyl Fact Sheet
Designing Style:
A Guide to Designing with Today's Vinyl Siding
Order your copy or download a pdf
Dream It and Do It with Designing Style
A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding
Green White paper
Vinyl Siding Contributes
to Achieving Points in the National Green Building
StandardTM
A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding
Green
E-Newsletters
SideLines
E-Newsletters New!
Industry Statistics
U.S. Shipments of Vinyl Siding and Soffit Updated January 2011!
U.S. Census
Bureau: Exterior Cladding Comparison of New Single-Family Houses
Sold Updated June
2011!
December 2011 Qualified Remodeler: Retrofit
Roundup New!
October 2011 Builder: Side
View New!
August 2011 GreenBuilder: Closing the Loop
July/August 2011 ProSales: The Search for
Siding
July 2011 remodeling: Testing Vinyl
May 2011 Exterior Contractor: Considerations for Vinyl Siding
Installation
Winter Issue 2011
Building and Construction Northeast: Let LCA Be the Judge
January/February
2011 ecohome: Taking Sides. There’s no shortage of cladding options for
green homes.
October 2010 Professional Remodeler: Siding Trends: Mixing of
Materials Gaining Popularity
October 2010 Qualified Remodeler: Exterior Style: Contractors
Can Provide Distinctive Style and Value with Available Resources
Spring 2009 Remodeling News: Siding Products - Defining
Green and Sustainable (Reprinted with permission from
the Spring 2009 issue of Remodeling News.)
April
2009 Builder Magazine: Choose Sides. What is the best
exterior
material to use on your houses?
June
2008 LBM Journal: Siding ("This article originally
appeared in
the June 2008 edition of LBM Journal www.LBMJournal.com).
Reproduced here with permission from the publisher.")
April 2008 Qualified Remodeler: Inside Vinyl
Siding
October 2007 Construction Specifier: Siding with
Design
August
2007 Qualified Remodeler: Vinyl Siding
October 2006
Building Safety Journal: Verifying Vinyl Siding
