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A siding panel and two methods of installing a wall covering made from injection molded materials and having positioning relief to facilitate installation. The siding panel includes a plurality of decorative elements formed with a top edge disposed above a row of decorative elements. Apertures are formed in the panel below the top edge and on the rear side of the siding panel. The panel includes a plurality of tabs, each narrower than the apertures to provide the positioning relief, which depend downward from the rear side, with the tabs being spaced in intervals corresponding to the apertures. The decorative elements are arranged in upper and lower rows which are offset to define relatively discontinuous side edges. The panel is formed from polypropylene, and the decorative elements comprise a simulated wood grain finish to be used as cedar shake shingles. The tab is about one half the width of each aperture, with the apertures being disposed through the siding panel at an angle extending downward. The panel also includes a second pair of tabs disposed on the rear of each of the upper and lower rows of decorative elements on the side edge to define a pair of discontinuous grooves. A pair of tongues extend from the other side edge, with the grooves structured and arranged for receiving tongues of a horizontally adjacent panel, with the tongues being longer than the second pair of tabs.

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