Category: vinyl siding

Buyer Beware!

It sounds simple, but how many of you actually ask for references?  A lot of consumers don’t for whatever reason.  Maybe you don’t want to “insult” the company representative.  Maybe you don’t want to look foolish because you’ve heard of …

HardiePlank cost vs. Vinyl cost

According to a publication called Side By Side on the website of the Vinyl Siding Institute “the initial purchase price <of fiber cement siding> (including labor and finish costs) is over 49% higher than vinyl siding”. (page 10 of 12)

REALLY???

Tell …

HardiePlank Pricing

Whether it’s at a home show or a prospective customers house I’m always asked, “how does the price of HardiePlank compare to vinyl siding?”  I wish I had a standard answer for that question but I don’t. 

We have a customer …

Plastic and tin cans

date 11 Feb 2009 | category vinyl siding

Does vinyl siding look like real wood on the house?  Maybe if you squint your eyes, cock your head and forget the skinny reveal it will look like real wood.  Before having vinyl siding installed on your house I suggest that …

Don’t cover up your siding problems with vinyl siding

date 05 Feb 2009 | category vinyl siding

Vinyl siding is installed over your existing siding.  If you have any rotten surface wood you would hope that it would be replaced with fresh lumber before you new siding is installed, but what about the sheathing (wood) that is …

Why HardiePlank siding is better than vinyl siding

It’s well known that vinyl siding is actually a fire accelerant, but until you see entire neighborhoods consumed by fire it doesn’t really hit home.  This link here has pictures and gives testimonials from people who had the foresight to …