Unless you live in a brick, stucco, or stone home, the outside of your house is covered with siding. Old homes use wood for siding, but every few years, the wood siding needs to be repainted and sealed. Despite our efforts, circumstances beyond our control often do things to the wood that require us to…
More than 30 years ago, James Hardie Building Products invented a material that would prove to be revolutionary for the siding market. The product was James Hardie fiber-cement siding. Because James Hardie has invested in excess of $100 million in research and development, their product is roughly five years ahead of regular fiber-cement siding in…
When putting siding on your home, it’s not something that should be taken lightly. It can be expensive, time-consuming, and messy – particularly if you don’t have a good contractor. If you’re going to invest so much time and money, it’s important that you get it right the first time. So much of a good…
Whether it’s strong winds, hail, hurricanes, or tornadoes, storms show no mercy. They’ll wreak havoc on everything in their path – and sometimes, that includes your home’s siding. While your focus should be on staying safe during the storm, what do you do when the sun finally peeks through those dark clouds, and the dust…
Did You Know That Vinyl Siding Can Melt? After a homeowner recently called me with a question about replacing her vinyl siding, I did some research and found this HouseLogic.com article. The homeowner mentioned her vinyl siding looked, “melted,” and I thought it might be on a deck near a grill. This is a common…
If you are considering a siding project for your home, you’re probably going through the same selection process most educated homeowners in our region deal with Vinyl or Fiber Cement, Manufacturer A or Manufacturer B, and even Red or Blue, but most homeowners forget to consider the rest of the components to their siding project:…
