Azek Trim Adds Value To Your Home

ful, well-styled house trim can bring your home to lifeincluding: moulding, casing, fascia, soffit, wainscoting,
and increase its resale value. One product, Azek Trimcornerboard, ceilings, doorjambs, rakes, frieze, and
provides inspiration to architectural designers so theymore. It is available in standard trim, beadboard, and
can design homes that appeal to homeowners andsheet sizes.
suit the architectural style of the particular home.AZEK comes in a traditional finish, which has a
From adding classic accents to historic homes orsmooth, semi-matte white finish on both sides.
giving a new home an impressive finish, Azek trimAnother style is AZEK Frontier. It has a rustic texture
has so many features to offer the home craftsman.on one side and a smooth finish on the other side.
There are a lot of reasons why builders prefer AzekThis reversible product features all of the same
trim. Perhaps the foremost preference is due to itsproduct benefits as the traditional Azek style. You
material consistency. It mills consistently and providescan find the Azek line of products at many
the look of real wood, not a plastic appearance. Itlumberyards throughout New England, in VT, MA, NH,
can be laminated, routed, shaped, and bent into anyCT, RI, and NY.
form needed for the exterior house application.Traditional House Trim
Builders prefer this type of material for the costFascia, soffits and trim around doors and windows
savings in application.normally have wood products used in them. Even
Historic Colonial Buildingswhen the house or building has wood, stucco, vinyl,
What really makes Azek Trimboard very popular iscedar, brick, or stone siding, the usual practice is to
how it works so well on historic buildings. Since it canutilize real wood for trim. The obvious problem with
be milled so well, it can be crafted into a finishedwood trim is the need for regular maintenance and
product that replicates trim on New England historicrepainting. Maintaining wood trim is a labor-intensive
buildings. The various historic period architectures alland costly part of any exterior finish work. When real
have their stylistic nuance and unique shapes, andwood products are not well maintained, their
Azek can be milled to mimic those styles very well.condition deteriorates and they may need extensive
Pediments, cupolas, corbels and brackets, spires orsanding before repainting or staining. Just the fact
elaborate facades can all be designed with the Azekthat it has to be refinished every few years should
product. With Azek, you're getting the appearance ofgive you second thoughts about using real wood.
real, clear wood boards and a product with superiorThere is a psychological-driven preference for real
durability. Another important advantage is how it canwood trim, despite the fact that wood will increase
be fastened close to the edge without splitting, unlikethe long-term costs. The reality is that cellular PVC
wood. Again, maintenance and repair costs are goingproducts are going to maintain their condition and
to be lessened.appearance longer, resulting in substantial savings in
Unlike real wood trim products, Azek Trim won't split,time and money.
twist, rot, warp, or deteriorate under extremeAzek Boards
weather conditions. That keeps maintenance costsLook at these features of AZEK cornerboards: They
under control, which is a critical issue for historichave the look, feel, and sound of clear lumber with a
building renovators and administrators. Cellular PVCseam that will never open. They provide a
has many advantages built in at the production level.combination of consistency and uniformity throughout
Boards come in 18 foot lengths so fewer seamswith no voids, and durability with a miter-locked seam
appear in the finished applications. It's flexible andthat will never open. Resistance to moisture and
strong, and it takes nails, screws, staples, and glueinsects makes it great for ground contact
well. You can work with Azek using traditionalapplications. Azek corner boards are manufactured in
woodworking tools and the product can be painted,natural semi-matte white, the most popular trim color
although it rarely needs to be painted.and finish, however they can be painted a custom
Beautiful Versatile House Finish Productcolor. Their cornerboards complement all housing
Builders use Azek Trim for all their finishing workexteriors from primed cedar siding to brick exteriors.