5 Compelling Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Choose Vinyl Siding for Your Home

Whether you’ve just bought a fixer-upper or are renovating your current home, you know that selecting the right siding for your home takes careful consideration. You want to save money as well as pick a material that will be durable and keep your family safe. In the past, vinyl siding has been a popular choice, [...]

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More About Warping Vinyl Siding

I have to say that this issue comes up more often than not. I get calls all the time from people who have some sort of distortion of plastic siding due to reflections from car windshields or windows. Click here to read a story about melting vinyl siding. My good friend Bruce is always kidding [...]

Hidden Damage Could Cost You!

Some people go through life living the motto, "What you can't see or don't know won't hurt you."  I'm not a big fan of that.  Certainly, you'd agree that seeing your doctor or dentist on a regular basis is a good thing.  Changing the oil in your car on a regular schedule is a good [...]

Is Vinyl Siding Weatherproof?

You've heard the sales pitch haven't you?  If you have vinyl siding installed over top of the existing materials currently in your home (cedar, pressboard, etc.), then you don't have to worry about that material anymore because the vinyl siding will keep it dry. Well, the Vinyl Siding Institute wants to set the record straight [...]

7 Deadly Sins of Vinyl Siding

So you're still thinking about having vinyl siding installed on your home, huh?  You may want to read this first!  This article will tell you all the things the vinyl siding salesman won't tell you. We here at Blue Ridge Exteriors have been saying for years that vinyl siding isn't the right choice.  With the "lifetime warranties" and [...]

When it comes to plastic siding is thicker………better?

All of the vinyl siding guys tell you the same thing.  "Our siding is the thickest on the market."  Just look at the ads! But is thicker better?  If that's the selling point, I guess it is.  Let's take a quick look. The thickness of plastic siding is measured in "mils."  1 mil = 0.001" [...]

Is your contractor properly licensed?

You've done your homework as a smart consumer.  You got more than one estimate.  You checked the BBB.  You looked at some work the contractor has already completed, and you visited a job that is currently being installed.  You like the price, and you like the company rep you spoke with. What's left to do [...]

This won’t happen with HardiePlank® Siding *Update*

If you look at the comment that we received from our first "This won't happen with HardiePlank® siding" blog post from just a couple of days ago, you'll find a great link to a video produced by James Hardie® Building Products.  To make it easier, you can click here to see the video.  This video [...]

This won’t happen with HardiePlank® siding

Here is yet another story of a house fire that could have been prevented if a non-flammable siding had been installed on the exterior.  This house fire claimed no lives, but it could have been far worse. HardiePlank® siding by James Hardie® Building Products is non-combustible and approved for fire-rated construction.  You can accidentally put [...]

Insurance discounts with HardiePlank® siding?

When considering which exterior cladding to install on your house, you really need to consider more than the initial cost of the project.  Click here for an informative video about HardiePlank® siding. Wrap your leftovers in plastic.....not your home! Blue Ridge Exteriors specializes in HardiePlank® siding.  With more residential HardiePlank® siding installations than any other company [...]

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