Gentek Aluminum Siding Guide

Gentek Deluxe vs. Woodgrain Series 2000: Which Aluminum Siding Is Right for Your Project?

Gentek offers two aluminum siding products with distinctly different design personalities. Deluxe Aluminum Siding provides a clean, smooth exterior, while Woodgrain Series 2000 recreates the texture and character of traditional painted wood siding.

Both products offer the practical advantages that continue to make Gentek aluminum siding relevant for remodeling and exterior restoration projects. Aluminum is lightweight, will not red-rust, does not absorb moisture, and requires considerably less routine maintenance than painted wood.

Gentek Deluxe Aluminum Siding: Clean and Traditional

Gentek Deluxe Aluminum Siding is designed for homeowners who prefer a smooth, crisp exterior. Its clean surface works especially well on traditional homes, mid-century properties, and projects where a pronounced artificial woodgrain would compete with the architecture.

Deluxe is available in two profiles:

• Double 4-inch clapboard with two 4-inch exposures per panel
• 8-inch single siding for broader horizontal courses
• Extra-deep 1/2-inch butt height for stronger shadow lines
• Smooth texture with a factory-applied polyester finish

The smooth finish is not merely an appearance detail. It gives contractors another option when the customer wants metal siding to look intentionally clean rather than imitate rough-cut wood.

Woodgrain Series 2000: Familiar Wood Character

Gentek Woodgrain Series 2000 Aluminum Siding combines an aluminum core with a woodgrain surface and a traditional Double 4-inch clapboard profile. It is the stronger design fit when the homeowner wants the warmth of painted wood without committing to recurring scraping, caulking, and repainting.

Important Woodgrain Series 2000 features include:

• Double 4-inch clapboard profile
• Detailed woodgrain texture
• Extra-deep 1/2-inch butt height
• LoMar polyester finish
• Coordinating Gentek exterior colors

Which Product Should You Recommend?

Choose Deluxe when the project calls for a smooth finish, crisp white exterior, or wider 8-inch courses. Choose Woodgrain Series 2000 when the customer wants textured clapboard siding and a broader selection of traditional exterior colors.

Neither choice should be made from a computer image alone. Smooth aluminum, textured aluminum, soffit, fascia, trim coil, and gutters can reflect light differently—even when the manufacturer coordinates the colors. Compare current physical samples outdoors before approving the final order.

Complete the Exterior as One Coordinated System

The siding panel is only one part of the finished exterior. Plan the project with coordinating aluminum soffit and fascia, trim and gutter coil, and rainware products. Coordinating these components before ordering helps prevent near-match colors and improvised jobsite transitions.

Suburban Wholesale & Supply helps contractors and homeowners compare Gentek aluminum siding profiles, finishes, colors, accessories, current availability, and warranty documents. Bring your measurements, photographs, or existing siding sample to our Davenport showroom before committing materials to the project.

Product profiles, colors, availability, specifications, and warranty terms may change. Review current Gentek literature, written warranty documents, installation instructions, and physical samples before ordering.