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By Kevin_D
Created 01/14/2013 - 11:00

Hi Calvin,  I'm sorry I was

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calvin [1] [original] [2] on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 12:03

Hi Calvin, 

I'm sorry I was unclear. 

Faux vent are just non-functioning decorative vents. Here are some examples:  http://www.architecturaldepot.com/gable-vent-vertical-decorative.html 

Essentially they look like a vent, but serve no function other than decorative. 

 

So what I was asking is:

a.)Since they are non-functioning vents, does that make them siding?

     1.) If they are considered siding, how come there is no testing data for things like wind resistance (R703.1.2)

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