Census bureau about 33 of the new single family homes constructed in 2011 were clad in vinyl making it the number one exterior siding that year.
Why is vinyl popular.
Here are five possible reasons why vinyl is making a comeback.
So if most of the 1000 indie retailers don t report sales that s about a third of retail sales of new vinyl going unreported meaning that new vinyl sales are likely to be about 50 higher than.
Vinyl records are popular again and here s how they re made.
Durable and resilient with plenty of natural looks to choose from vinyl is the hippest new kid on the flooring block.
Whether it is audiophiles an older listener trying to recapture their youth or younger listeners searching for an authentic experience vinyl records have become more popular over the last decade.
The analogue format made of polyvinyl chloride had been the main vehicle for the commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were largely replaced by the compact disc cd.
The vinyl revival is the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records or gramophone records that has been taking place in the western world since about 2007.
Why choose vinyl flooring the 80 s cheap look vinyl is out and new vinyl floors are the fastest growing flooring on the market.
She currently writes for soundstage direct her go to place for all turntables and vinyl equipment including vpi turntables.
Vinyl remains the most popular type of home siding today.
Another point in vinyl s favor.
It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format.
Most vinyl albums are black but they don t have to be pigmented materials can make albums red blue pink white orange or practically any other color.
I ve loved vinyl for as long as i can remember but i never knew exactly how records were made.
Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did.
Let s take a trip to a record store and i ll tell you the four reasons why 12 vinyl records are better than digital mp3.
Brick came in at second with 24 and fiber cement also known as hardie siding edged up to 15.