| External plastic wall cladding is used to provide | | | | Ensuring Quality of Plastic Wall Cladding Installations |
| weather protection for walls. Wall cladding made | | | | A number of industry standards have been |
| of PVC, for example, can protect walls not only | | | | developed for PVC sidings. The standards cover |
| against dampness but also against breakdown | | | | product quality, color retention and installation |
| from UV light. Additionally, accumulated dirt can be | | | | competence. |
| cleaned much more easily from a plastic surface | | | | By ensuring that the product you buy meets the |
| compared to other wall exteriors such as brick | | | | standards, you could guard against substandard |
| and wood. This means that it is easier to keep | | | | wall claddings, and enjoy the advantages that |
| plastic clad premises looking new for much longer. | | | | plastic offers. |
| In the US, Vinyl siding predominated as exterior | | | | Plastic Wall Cladding is Available for Interiors |
| wall material of all new one-family houses sold. | | | | Plastic wall cladding systems are also available for |
| PVC wall cladding is an alternative to aluminum, | | | | interiors. These tend to focus on hygienic and |
| fiber cement and timber sidings. It has certain | | | | decorative aspects. Smooth surfaces make them |
| advantages over other materials. | | | | impervious to ingrained dirt and easy to clean. |
| Plastic wall cladding resists heat, cold and | | | | Different colors and patterns provide the |
| dampness. Standardized sidings can also withstand | | | | decorative effect. |
| hurricane winds up to 110 mph and more. These | | | | Plastic Wall Cladding is Easy to Fix |
| wall claddings do not need painting, and can be | | | | The wall cladding systems come with profile joints |
| cleaned using just water and a mild detergent. | | | | and edge trims that make it easy to fix them. |
| Considering material, labor and finishing costs, | | | | The products also typically come with installation |
| plastic wall cladding costs the least when | | | | guides that allow expert DIYers to fix the plastic |
| compared to wood, fiber cement, stucco, brick | | | | wall cladding themselves. |
| and stone sidings. Add to this the ease of keeping | | | | Conclusion |
| plastic exteriors looking new, and it is no wonder | | | | Plastic wall cladding is an alternative to aluminum, |
| that people have come to prefer plastic wall | | | | fiber cement and timber sidings. Plastic resists |
| claddings. | | | | heat, cold and dampness, is easy to clean, needs |
| Environmental Aspects of Plastic Wall Cladding | | | | no painting and can be made to resist hurricane |
| Plastic is less recyclable compared to other | | | | speed winds. Standards have been developed to |
| materials. PVC can be recycled only if it is new as | | | | ensure product quality, color retention and |
| in the case of factory scrap and installation | | | | installation quality. |
| cuttings. Some plastic cladding makers have | | | | While external sidings focus on weather protection |
| developed methods for using recycled plastic as | | | | interior plastic wall claddings cater to hygienic and |
| the core and using new materials only on the | | | | decorative aspects. Different colors and patterns |
| surface. | | | | allow you to choose the one you want. |
| On the other hand, it does not cause air pollution | | | | Considering material, labor and finish, plastic wall |
| like painting or staining and consumes less energy | | | | claddings are less expensive than other |
| than aluminum siding. | | | | alternatives. |