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Instead of vinyl or old-time wood siding, you can use "Hardy board" (or 
Hardi-board? --probably a brand name) which is made of cement and is 
increasingly being used in new construction (because it never needs to 
be replaced!).  We used it on the house exhibit we built inside the 
Hands-On Museum a year ago, and by all accounts, it's working great.

The drawback is in the installation-- it's HEAVY.  And it will eat up 
saw blades like nobody's business.  Also, it ain't easy to get a nail 
through!  However, I've recently noticed blades marketed specifically 
for Hardy Board--so one would hope they last longer, and with 
pre-drilling and an installation partner with a strong back, these 
obstacles can be overcome!

Best of fortunes!
___
JasonJayStevens
exhibits . annArborHands-OnMuseum . [log in to unmask]
art . potterBelmarLabs . www.potterbelmar.org . [log in to unmask]
On Apr 19, 2005, at 1:27 PM, William Katzman wrote:

> Has anyone out there used materials such as vinyl siding within an 
> exhibit?
>  We are creating a new exhibit caleld Energy Avenue...and I was 
> thinking
> that it would really be cool if we could make it look like like places 
> you
> go to on a street...so vinyl siding and other building "finishes" 
> would be
> cool to use.  I'm wondering how problematic thses surfaces would be 
> within
> a permanent exhibit though...
>
> I'm looking forward to your responses!
>
> -William Katzman
>
>
> William Katzman			[log in to unmask]
> Director of Exhibits			(828) 322-8169 x307
> Catawba Science Center		(828) 322-1585 (fax)
> "Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of 
> value"
> -A. Einstein
>
>
>
>

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