Vinyl Siding: When the Appearance is not Aimed to Deceive

Vinyl siding is a flexible material that is used for exterior wall covering of your home. It is a product engineered using primarily polyvinyl chloride, which makes it an ideal material with which to cover the outside of your house as it is extremely heat, cold and moisture resistant. You can be sure that your Vinyl siding will resist against heavy winds and denting.

It is a wise investment to use vinyl siding for your house renovation project. Re-siding a house is one of the top ten house remodeling projects all over, if you consider the overall payback. Siding made out of vinyl is free from any maintenance. Don’t we all need a little extra time in our day?

If you have found that adding vinyl siding to your home is cost prohibitive, you might consider repainting, which is much more inexpensive.  Is the cost worth the end result?  Here are some considerations.

Repainting every 4 years would be expensive, can you imagine how much that would add up to over the next 15-20 years?  That’s a reasonable lifespan for a quality certified vinyl siding job.

What can be the amount of time saved in maintenance if you do not have to scrape, paint or replace rotting boards?  It is easy to make your vinyl siding like new using a hose and some mild detergent.

Vinyl siding is durable, so it doesn’t dent or get damaged from the weather.

Choose from a wide variety of colors, textures and styles to create the look and feel you want.

What Should You Look For?

If you can find certification by the Vinyl Siding Institute, then you know you are getting a quality product.  The industry boasts a special standard called VSI certification which ensures the siding meets or exceeds preset conditions.

What Choices Do You Have?

Gauge

Impact and weather resistance are better if thicker. As the panels are thick, they will hang straighter and will be flat against walls to give a better apperance. Look for the correct gauge size which is more inexpensive.040″ to upper level.

Grain

With Grains, you can get a more contemporary and orthodox look. More pronounced grains can give a home a more rustic appearance. You could also consider log siding or stone siding for your exterior siding as an option.

Profiles

How about a more conventional style such as clapboard? A dutchlap panel? Have you ever heard of a vinyl siding called dutchlap panel? The traditional style of a beaded panel?  

Color

These days you can choose home siding from a variety of vinyl siding colors which go right through the PVC and not just on the surface. This means that if your siding gets scratched or knocked, it won’t easily show. You can pick from an assortment of colors, which will be held better by the vinyl siding and last longer than paint.