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Siding
Making a Decision You Can Live With.
Whether you are building a new house or planning to
renovate your existing house, choosing the right exterior for your home
can be a daunting task. But it can be an exciting opportunity, as well.
After all, by choosing your home's exterior, you are determining your
home's "personality." You have the power to make it look
stately, friendly, warm, contemporary, traditional or whimsical.
There are a lot of choices out there, but the right
exterior choice will combine beauty, durability, and value. When choosing
your home's exterior, there are some especially important traits you
should consider: curb appeal, strength and durability, ease of maintenance
and investment quality. These are the traits that contribute to long-term
satisfaction and lasting pride in your home.
America's First Choice - Vinyl Siding.
The most popular exterior choice today is vinyl. Vinyl
siding is being used on about one third of America's new houses, and about
70% of all remodeling jobs call for vinyl siding. It won't blister, peel,
split, warp or rot like painted wood. It can't be easily dented by hail or
kids at play. And it has many more applications and offers more variety
than brick - at a lower cost.
Is vinyl siding right for your home's exterior?
If you want the look of wood, the long-term durability of brick, and the
ease of maintenance that only a quality vinyl product can give you, the
answer is definitely "yes!"
Vinyl siding comes in more textures, colors and styles
than just about any other material, so there are a lot of decisions to
make before you have siding installed on your house.
Virtually Carefree Maintenance.
Natural wood siding requires back breaking maintenance. This is because
there are two ways to finish exterior wood clad boards. One is painting,
the other is staining. Both have many disadvantages including, chipping,
peeling, splitting, and rotting, not to mention uneven weathering and UV
damage. In short either process has to be repeated over and over every few
years. A chore that is not only time consuming but also costly.
Vinyl siding, on the other hand, requires virtually no maintenance. The
color is formulated right into the siding, so it won't ever scratch, chip,
flake or peel. It never requires painting. In fact in most cases a simple
rinse with a garden hose, is all it takes to keep it looking new year
after year.
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