Compare our siding to other siding products
| Characteristics | Affordable Exteriors | Real Wood | Hardboard Masonite |
O.S.B Clapboard |
| Non Comubstible | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Zero Flame Spread | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Termite Proof | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Vermin Proof | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Impervious to: | ||||
| * Water | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Shrinking | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Swelling | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Buckling | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Warping | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Twisting | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Salt Spray | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * U.V. | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Weight lbs/sq.ft. | 1.9/2.4 | 1.7/2.1 | 1.7/2.2 | 1.7/2.3 |
| Quality Acrylic Paint | ||||
| * Paint may Blister | No! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| * Paint may Peel | No! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| * Paint may Crack | No! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| * Should Repaint | 10-15 years! | 3-5 years | 3-5 years | 3-5 years |
| Fastening | ||||
| * Easy to Nail | Yes! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| * Drive Nails Flush | Yes! | Must Fill | No | No |
| * Screwheads Flush with Steel | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Concealed Nailing (Plank) | Yes! | No | No | No |
| * Concealed Screwing (Plank) | Yes! | No | No | No |
| As Durable as Concrete | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Environmentally Friendly | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Shear Value (Panel) | Yes! | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All 5/16" Thick Boards at Same Square Foot Price | Yes! | No | No | No |
| Installed Cost | Similar | Similar | Similar | Similar |
| Workability | Good | Good | Good | Good |