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Pro's
Vinyl
- Low Maintenance
- Low Cost
- Thermal Performance
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Con's
Vinyl
- Lack of color choices
- Non-paintable
- Strength
- Expansion
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Clad Wood
- Low Exterior Maintenance
- Color Choices
- Interior paintable/stainable
- The look and feel of real wood
- Hardware Choices
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Clad Wood
- Cost
- Lack of exterior detail
- Interior maintenance
- Quality can vary
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Wood
- Exterior Architectural Detail
- Color choices
- Thermal Performance
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Wood
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Composites
- Combines diffferent strengths together
- Color choices
- Low Maintenance
- Durability
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Composites
- Cost
- Limited number of manufacturers
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Aluminum
- Strength
- Color choices
- Low Maintenance
- Durability
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Aluminum
- Quality Varies
- Low Thermal Performance
- Thermal Barrier issues
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Steel
- Strength
- Narrow sight lines
- Color choices
- Durability
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Steel
- Feels cold
- Commercial look
- High cost
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Fiberglass
- Strength-low expansion rate
- Paintable
- Good thermal performance
- Low Maintenance
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Fiberglass
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