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 brochues and vinyl siding benefit fact sheets. 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
Side-by-Side: The Truth About Vinyl Siding and Brick
Updated April 2012!
Side-by-Side: The Truth About Vinyl Siding and Fiber
Cement Updated April 2012!
Siding With Energy Efficiency
Siding with Low
Maintenance
Alberta Sides
with Safety New!
Siding with Codes
Reality Check:
Vinyl Siding vs. James Hardie Fiber Cement Siding
Canada Sides
with Vinyl Brochure
Side
Trips - Stories of Why America Sides with Vinyl:
Town
of Cary, NC New!
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
Today's Vinyl Siding: Verifiably Green White paper
Today's
Vinyl Siding: Verifiably Green Handout
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 (1986 - 2012)
U.S.
Census Bureau: Exterior Cladding Comparison of New Single-Family Houses Sold
(1998 - 2011)
December 2012, Qualified Remodeler: On the Siding
New!
May 2012, Qualified Remodeler: A Study in Siding
May 2012, Construction Canada: Insulated Siding is Heating Up
in Colder Climates*
May
2012, Professional Remodeler: Updated Guide to Insulated Siding
February 2012 Professional Remodeler : What siding clients
want
December 2011 Qualified Remodeler: Retrofit
Roundup
November 2011 ProSales : Exterior Insulation: Thinking
Outside the Box
October
2011 Builder : Side View
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.
