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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on September 24, 2011, 04:23:15 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=287x9468
Oh my.
patrice (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-23-11 12:34 PM
Original message
Any thoughts on vinyl or polypropylene replacement siding compared to cement siding, anyone?
I'm liking the cement because it's not an oil-based materiel.
Hail proof (not just resistant).
Fire retardant, especially compared to vinyl.
But, maybe the strongest push for me is because of a smaller carbon footprint, maybe??
Does anyone know anything about this stuff?
Kolesar (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-23-11 03:38 PM
Response to Original message
1. I would use cement board instead of vinyl
Manufacturing vinyl puts chlorine into the environment. Burning it releases toxins. Plasticizers like phthalates cause respiratory problems.
I would consider aluminum siding. It costs more, but it is ultimately recyclable. That's worth something!
Greenpeace organizes against vinyl.
patrice (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-23-11 04:12 PM
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2. Thanks! I didn't know about the chlorine & I will look into aluminum.
Now wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Cement in fact is oil-based.
It requires oil (gasoline or diesel) to transport cement.
I assume it requires oil (gasoline or diesel) to turn that thingamajig that churns the cement inside the truck.
So where is cement not oil-based?
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=287x9468
Oh my.
Now wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Cement in fact is oil-based.
It requires oil (gasoline or diesel) to transport cement.
I assume it requires oil (gasoline or diesel) to turn that thingamajig that churns the cement inside the truck.
So where is cement not oil-based?
Oh yeah...you got to cut/blast/crush/transport the rock at the quarry. Then their is the sand pit where you dig/wash/transport to concrete plant where it's mixed and then delivered....lot of oil :-)
DUmmie should go with aluminum siding....nothing would convert the DUmmie quicker than to see his house stripped bare of siding and knowing it was sold for pennies to buy dope/drugs.
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Oh yeah...you got to cut/blast/crush/transport the rock at the quarry. Then their is the sand pit where you dig/wash/transport to concrete plant where it's mixed and then delivered....lot of oil :-)
DUmmie should go with aluminum siding....nothing would convert the DUmmie quicker than to see his house stripped bare of siding and knowing it was sold for pennies to buy dope/drugs.
No, he would demand more cops, legalized drugs, government run and subsidized drug re-hab programs, job programs for them as well, and higher taxes on the rich to pay for it all, so he won't have to.
That's why I have T1-11 siding on my house. It's made of wood, so I get to kill trees. :fuelfire: