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Installing the Cellular PVC Trim on the New Addition

The trim in New England houses has traditionally been made from pine or cedar. Bob talks with Kristen Baer of Azek Trimboards about their product, a cellular PVC trim made using "free foam" manufacturing. The Azek boards have the look and feel of wood boards without any of the hassles. Azek is impervious to water, termites, and other insects, and comes with a 25-year warranty. The boards are easy to work with and cut. Azek will have 15 molding profiles available once their current expansion is complete. Azek trim boards are useful everywhere, especially in New England where harsh weather conditions cause freezing and thawing, expansion and contraction. The boards hold up well in coastal areas, too, and cost roughly the same as trim made of clear cedar. Azek trim pays for itself through savings on paint and maintenance. Azek boards do not need to be painted for protection but do hold paint nicely. Homeowners should use 100 percent acrylic latex paint on these boards. If they are to be painted a dark color, use "Vinyl Safe" by Sherwin Williams.

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Installing the Cellular PVC Trim on the New Addition

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" The trim in New England houses has traditionally been made from pine sometimes cedar. We have a new product it's called azek. Yes right that -- war and this is Kristen Baer who's here to tell us all about it which is made out of."

" All -- that isn't me it's a cellular PVC product. It's made by manufacturing process called a free foam manufacturing and what are the big advantage is media looks just like boards. It had been -- up here but it comes through like this training anti ethnic food and give you the look and the feel of wind it. Without any hassles for example it's impervious to moisture termites insects and gives about 25 year warranty how is it to work with. It's great to work as -- here. They allowed this as is right on the house so you mean this is this edge that they've put on it correct well that was routed out after they'd applied the wood to -- the frame. Yeah and it also provides moldings like we see up here this crown yes it has -- right currently azek has. Eight crown molding trek -- a brick wall as of march 1 they'll be eight and only fifteen eighths at profiles available amazing so is azek very useful in different regions in terms of climate. Yes especially in New England where there's harsh harsh weather conditions yes and especially where there's more on the water if that holds up --"

" Right and in terms of cost how does it compare."

" You're looking about the same as a clear cedar. But once you. We paint here's your wood probably every three to five years -- very made your money back yeah is ask yes are there any warranties associated with -- 125 year warranty."

" That's pretty impressive."

" Yes and it's very good well the springtime weather comes back we'll have to put a coat of paint on it and slowly you know with azek too you don't have to painted. For protection however holds paint very nicely yes -- you want to have you trim out picked on different color obviously you can do that actually one is a 100% acrylic latex paints. And if you like you can dark colony -- is vinyl safe made by Sherwin-Williams okay we'll keep that in mind thanks Kristin."

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