Method of manufacturing reinforced siding panels

A method for manufacturing at least 100 siding panels, the method comprising:

• manufacturing at least 100 siding panels, each siding panel of the at least 100 siding panels comprising:
• a front face;
• a rear face having a support member completely secured thereto, the support member having adhesive on a first face of the support member from a first side edge of the support member to a second side edge of the support member, such that the adhesive directly laminates the support member at the first side edge thereof to the siding panel with no gap therebetween, and directly laminates the support member at the second side edge thereof to the siding panel with no gap therebetween;
• a top edge including a nail hem;
• a bottom edge;
• a first side edge;
• and
• a second side edge,
• wherein the support member ends below the nail hem, for each siding panel of the at least 100 siding panels, the manufacturing including:
• providing a siding panel having a front face, a rear face, top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;
• providing a support member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first face, and a second face;
• applying adhesive on a first face of the support member from the first side edge of the support member to the second side edge of the support member;
• placing the support member on the rear face of the siding panel;
• and
• securing the first side edge and the second side edge of the support member to the adhesive, thus laminating the support member to the siding panel,
• wherein in at least 95% of the manufactured siding panels the adhesive directly laminates the support member at the first edge thereof to the siding panel with no gap therebetween, and directly laminates the support member at the second side edge thereof to the siding panel with no gap therebetween.