Today’s Best Exterior Trim Choices

Today's Best Exterior Trim - Boral White Paper Cover

A veteran carpenter sorts through 10 of the latest engineered-trim options

Solid wood is no longer the smartest choice if you want to install durable and beautiful exterior trim on your home. There are composites, finger-jointed boards,and chemically treated choices if you still want to work with wood, but fly ash, cellular PVC, and other completely synthetic materials can be more stable, more moisture-resistant, and easier to work with. Read on to figure out which is best for you.

In this article you will find comparisons of:

  • Material properties of popular engineered trim materials
  • What types of projects each trim material will work best for
  • Fastening requirements
  • Necessary cutting and shaping tools
  • Finishing methods

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