Vinyl Siding – a Maintenance Free Alternative

Maintaining your home can often be a burden to homeowners. Very few of us want to give up our free time to repair a shingle or climb up on a ladder to repaint the exterior of our house. However, maintaining one’s home can’t be avoided forever. Repainting your home is one of those big tasks that requires attention every few years. Nevertheless, you have a wonderful solution. You have the option of repainting your home or replacing it with beautiful vinyl siding.

The Home Remodelers Group®, a family owned and operated home improvement company since 1964, recommends premium vinyl siding to give your home the long lasting and durable care it deserves.

What is vinyl siding?

Vinyl siding is comprised of PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) resins. Combined with acrylic components, which help resist denting and exposure to extreme weather conditions, and Titanium dioxide and other chemicals, which help protect the color from fading and chalking, the durability, flexibility and color retention of vinyl siding increases. Color pigments are mixed with the PVC resins to give vinyl siding a deep, penetrating color that goes all the way through the material. Because it isn’t just coating the surface, scratches and blemishes are not noticeable and it never needs painting.

Why vinyl siding works best

Painting your home used to last for approximately 10 years. Unfortunately, the paint was formerly made with poisonous chemicals. These chemicals gave paint a long-lasting and durable effect but also resulted in injury to children and animals who consumed the paint chips. As a result, paint manufacturers were required to remove most of these chemicals from their formulas, so repainting is required much more often. With wood siding, the paint eventually cracks or peels off, fades or even rots. Steel or aluminum siding can get scratched, dented or become rusty. (Source: www.hart2hart.net/siding_facts.htm)

According to Tim Carter at askthebuilder.com, you have about 4 years in between exterior paint jobs. Thus the cost of painting increases exponentially. For example, the estimated cost to paint your home is $1,200. Or estimate about 20 gallons of paint to provide 2 coats to an average size house, without labor. With inflation, repainting every 4 years would add up to approximately $14,550 over the next 20 years. (Source: www.vinylsiding.com)

Compared to the cost of years of repainting, vinyl siding is a wise investment. Replacing siding on a home is among the top ten remodeling projects in terms of overall payback. Based on the 2006 Cost vs. Value Report, homeowners in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania typically get a 92% return on their vinyl siding investment. The market value of low maintenance homes has increased dramatically because most homeowners want to spend their time relaxing in their home rather than working on it.

Vinyl siding can range between $1.00 - $2.50 per square foot, which costs a homeowner an estimated average of about $9,000. It is the less expensive alternative to wood or aluminum siding. With it’s easy cleaning, with soap and water, overall durability in any weather and a high return on investment; vinyl siding is a definite and beautiful benefit that adds instant curb appeal to your home.

To The Point

The Home Remodelers Group® highly recommends vinyl siding for your home for these reasons:

• Vinyl siding is made to look like real wood and it never needs painting.

• Available in a wide selection of colors and styles to fit your individual needs.

• Easy clean up – just spray with a garden hose and you're done.

• Premium vinyl siding will not warp, dent, corrode or show scratches.

• Added insulation can save money on heating and cooling costs.

With premium vinyl siding added to your home, you have more time to enjoy the things you love doing. And your home continues to look freshly painted year after year.

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