Exterior House Siding Tests

The Vinyl Siding Institute (VSI) [LINK: vinylsiding.org ]manages a Vinyl Siding Product Certification Program to allow manufacturers to independently verify the quality of their exterior house siding. Siding certified through this program must be examined and verified by a third-party to meet or exceed ASTM D3679, the long-standing, accepted industry standard for quality exterior house siding. Additionally, the program examines each product’s color choices to ensure it meets or exceeds the color retention requirements of ASTM D6864.

As a superior exterior house siding system, Brigade Board meets or exceeds all requirements by providing extreme resilience and working as a unit. Review our testing data below, or contact us today for additional details on how Brigade Board meets or exceeds all your expectations for exterior house siding.

Product Test Data

Heat shrinkage: <3% at 160º F
Impact resistance mean failure
energy: >60 in.lb
Static wind load test pressure: 38 PSF
Basic wind speed: 172 MPH*
Surface distortion: None at 120º F
Squareness: <1/8” of square
Length: Within -1/4” of specification
Warp/camber: <1/8”
Coefficient of linear expansion in./in./ºF): 3.15 x 10-5

Fire Resistance

(vinyl only) All Brigade Board vinyl siding, soffit and accessories have a class 1 flame-spread classification per 1997 Uniform Fire Code.

ASTM E-84

Flame spread index: <25
Smoke density index: <450
Fuel contribution: 0

ASTM D-1929

Self-ignition temperature: 780º F

ASTM D-635 (Classified CCI)

Test specimens did not burn to 25 mm mark. Material was shown to be self-extinguishing. Therefore, no average extent of burning can be calculated.

Brigade Board R Value