Real Vinyl
What to look for in a Premium Vinyl Siding
Vinyl Siding 101 – What to look for in a Great siding job and not ripped off! Are you thinking about getting Vinyl Siding on your home? Big companies like Home Depot sub your job to the lowest bidder. That is after they sell it to you for more than $ 20,000. The products they use are only builder grade and sometime look terrible after they are installed.!
If a siding professional, I really can not thank you enough because I have a few jobs per year just fixing mistakes from other contractors. For example, I could house a potential customer for an estimate and they just had their siding done. I will tell them "the looks nice, because I know they do not do it again. I'm really just being polite because I know when a job that looks terrible and is installed incorrectly or they used a cheap product to see. It is a fact "they got what they paid and still got ripped off. Let this happen to you, vinyl siding should be and investment that looks great and save your energy.
Just learning one of the steps I give you below and you will know far more than anyone on the planet that has vinyl siding installed on their house. Follow these steps, we talk about what makes a good job of a bad job. And you'll have piece of mind when hiring a contractor.
What product your contractors BRING TO YOUR HOME
It is rare these days that I have someone to sell on Vinyl Siding. People know they need or want. If your math a good paint job will cost almost as much as Vinyl Siding. I use a product as long as I can remember no one has ever called me back to say this job terrible or the quality of the product is garbage.
I make sure my customers know the product inside out before they start to sign the contract work. And then I had a lengthy everything I told them about the contract, reading aloud before they sign up, just to make sure no misunderstanding. There is never a question whether the product is good or not. Or they are willing to pay for a "job well done" is often where the problems begin!
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT vinyl siding
First of all vinyl siding shall not conduct heat or cold making it a great insulator. There is a wide variety of colors on the market that are tested, tried and true and will not fade the way older products which have in the past. It is very similar to car paint. If you look at the way technology has improved over the years there are some beautiful car paint colors that were not available just 20 years ago.
The same is true with vinyl siding is a product that would disappear in the sun, crack, warp or split. I'm not you that this will not happen. If you go to the local supply yard or Home Depot and buy the product they have on their shelves, there is a good chance that you do not know what you get and you could be a nightmare on your hands. The main purpose of installing a Vinyl Siding system is to protect the structure from the elements. Keep it dry. Moisture is the # 1 enemy. By Following the simple steps below will provide a great job, in which form follows function and you will end up with an attractive energy saving house.
Step 1.Tyvek Vapor Barrier ™ – The biggest fallacy: "This is insulation" in fact it helps the insulation by keeping air and moisture, mold and mildew out. The cladding system we use was evaluated in the building regulations. Your homes' worse enemy is the elements. Moisture and wind driven rain will cause wood rot and excessive moisture from condensation causing mold and mildew. Moisture can be trapped in the walls years without a vapor barrier. According to Dupont labs the average 2500 square foot home has more than ½ miles of cracks in the walls. So many opportunities for water and air to get in your house. The vapor barrier "lets air in and keep moisture out" vapor barrier • Stops drafts, • Helps insulation work better • Cuts energy bills • Keeps out water • Stops mold and mildew and exterior moisture rot • Let 'escape from
Step 2. Dow Styrofoam ™ Board Insulation – Biggest fallacy-white "insulation" also known as coffee cup or cooler insulation is all you need "Fact is: the white stuff is called expanded polystyrene beads and no resistance to moisture or insulation properties. We offer an option of a ½ "to ¾" Dow board of isolation. Keep in mind there are other thickness' only adding to the amount of insulation and the total cost of the job. This is not only seal the home of the wind driven rain and moisture. Added on top of the vapor barrier Dow board, the structure dry and well insulated. Dow board is much thicker and holds up longer than ordinary fan fold insulation. Dow has the trademark for Styrofoam. Styrofoam was originally patented in 1942 for the U.S. Coast Guard as a life jacket. This means that it will not allow any moisture to make a nice addition to our 2cnd siding step to take for keeping your structure dry. The Fan fold (the white stuff with silver foil on one side) was originally designed for the site to get easier because instead of coming in large 4'x8 'boards, you can view all the insulation for a whole house in a small van. So easy to transport because it folds so nicely. The problem is when it comes folds apart and worse of all it sucks and retains moisture. "It's like wrapping your house with white coffee cups, fold an coffee cup and what happens? "I once witnessed training for on one of the largest siding and window companies in America an extensive presentation to convince people that had the continuous paper insulation was the best on the market. Meanwhile, all they did was to save themselves a lot of money by offering "Junk" to their customers. Even with high quality siding system is that by having a heavy insulation underneath is that it is adding to the overall strength and tightness of the cladding as its "hung" on the structure.
Step 3. Galvanized Steel Starter Strip – Biggest misconception – you do not need a starter strip. Or a thin vinyl will do-as fact makes the siding bubble. Ask someone who just had vinyl siding done "what kind of starter strip did you?" Guaranteed not to know them better, but still – turn them some money, saying, "I bet you did not know what kind of band you have." The sad part is ask them what kind of options their new car and they will know everything on the list. Vinyl siding is hung on house and not nailed on. It has to allow for expansion and contraction and needs a little give for this to happen. Vinyl Siding is nothing more than nice raincoat for your home. To add to our moisture resistant system for your home, we use a Galvanized Steel Starter strip. Galvanised rust "she make boat trailers out of it. "Steel is much stronger than vinyl or wood. Galvanized steel siding will be implemented over a bend or dip into a house wall that can not so the siding to dip and giving you a lousy looking job.
Step 4 – Siding Panel – Biggest mistake – Siding is siding it's all the same! "The is all the same when an ignorant penny pincher or you just refuse to be trained to recognize the difference. "Most people agree" cheapest is best " – NO WAY! If you already have in your current home more than two years in choosing a siding you want a product that is better than what the original builder of the homes. You want to retrieve a more premium product. The key thing to remember is that siding offered by Home Depot or a builders supply are builders grade. So it's a cheap product that is designed to be cheap to install. Note that I do not say it was cheaper just that the quality is not the same. The savings is usually in the time and labor it saves the builder, not the homeowner. By improving your siding you want to take to the next level. You want to kick it up a notch "a premium product should be: • • stiff and strong resistance to the elements • Look like real wood • Look great form the street • Have a great warranty • At least a .40 "thickness • Have a double wide nailing hem • installed in a documented proven system The product I usually recommend to clients has all these features plus a zinc curvature beam strengthened. This rod is actually built into the panel itself, this helps to insure rigidity and makes for clean straight course lines and even walls. The nailing hem on siding is almost always over looked. Make sure the siding you have a thick double layered nailing hem. The one I recommend to stay nailed and tested to withstand 150 mph winds. Looking to this panel from across the street or down the block not only looks real wood but has depth and character. Between each plate you see a shadow to make it look like freshly painted wood. It is so strong that actually hold a heavy cinder toes up while suspended on the back of two chairs. This is a premium product. You also have to look at the make up of the vinyl itself. Many companies use a recycled vinyl in their panels. This is something you truly seek. This will have negative effects on how fast the siding wears out. The products I recommend are 100% pure quality and Ti-Pure ™ titanium dioxide (an ingredient found in car paints) this prevents ultraviolet degradation, so even the hot summer sun just the surface. Its virgin grade is a patented mix and not recycled the tested mixture will not warp, bend, shrink or swell humidity and thus capable of complimenting the system underneath. Soffets-Soffets are hanging over your home away from walls and roofs or under porches or porches. A premium job will use a vented channeled soffet or a bead board. These are much stronger than the small builder grade soffets you should watch out for.
Step 5 Trim, blocks, j-channels and corner posts-Biggest misconception – you do not know what they are, because your installer does not want the extra money to buy them to spend. Light blocks, vent covers, hose surrounds, openings, and j-channels – with these your work will look clean and professional and the warranty will be in full force. Without them your siding will look terrible and actually begins to deteriorate and break down. Most of the cladding, the value of a job, by not including these essentials, your job, the value of your home. The reason I this is the most stress is that I see it all the time. For example if your installer was a bright spot on the exterior wall without a mounted light block and you need the unit, the only way to do would be to the entire wall of the cladding removed instead of just replacing the block. What a pity. All for a $ 8.00 light block!
Clean, crisp trim and rulers – in addition to the substance described above. Rulers and trim, door surrounds and shutters will add to the value and curb appeal of your siding job. Many people stop at this level. Often described as "Crown Molding for your home exterior". Maybe a dental molding along the top of the house or grooved panels aside each door with a keystone crown above the entrance way. These accents will really add to the value of your home. Reputable contractors love an educated customer. Now you know more than most installers do. If you have any questions feel free to email me I'll help any way I can. Peter K. Cook
About the Author
how to get off of vinyl yellowing sneakers?
I have a few kids Stride Rite sneakers from a store that they were going to throw. There brand new. The reason they would she was thrown there for a while and the souls or bottoms of the sneakers have yellowed dark kind. I'm tring to get back to white. Please help with a real solution. The upper part are white leather.
Use a little bleach.
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