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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 29, 2008, 1:26 pm
> DT wrote:
> > In article <ffe64fb1-aa04-465f-9f56-5d7a0658e...@y21g2000hsf.googlegroup=
s.com>,
> > jtla...@gmail.com says...
> >> I am sealing off a door in my house, and need to put new siding where
> >> it used to be. =EF=BF=BDThe entire house has 8" aluminum siding.
>
> >> I have looked at every store I can think of (all of the big box home
> >> improvement stores, and scoured the internet looking for aluminum
> >> siding for sale, but have had no luck. =EF=BF=BDEverything is vinyl. =
=EF=BF=BDDoes
> >> anyone have a suggestion for a place to look (online would be fine)?
>
> >> I'm not worried about color, because after the new siding is up, I'll
> >> be painting the entire house.
>
> > I have no problem buying aluminum siding in my area. Try a real construc=
tion
> > supply house. They should carry both plain and textured.
>
> I had a similar problem about 6 years
> ago when replacing a sliding door with
> 2 double hung windows. =EF=BF=BDNone of the big
> box stores carried 8" smooth finish
> aluminum. =EF=BF=BDI could find 8" wood grained,
> 8" divided into 2 4" but not single 8".
> I checked with many smaller places and
> finally found one about 15 mile away.
> It was only white, but my other siding
> had been painted, so it didn't matter. =EF=BF=BDThe
> point is to check the smaller places and
> you may have to drive a bit.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
if all else fails a local metal company can replicate some for
patching. you take in a sample they bend and form it as needed
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