is siding better or painting better?
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We have 18 yr old Cedar siding in our house. In order to increase its life, we are planning to cover it with vinyl siding. SOme of our friends suggest that we do painting rather than vinyl siding. What does Yahoo Answers think?
Melissa
We have 18 yr old Cedar siding in our house. In order to increase its life, we are planning to cover it with vinyl siding. SOme of our friends suggest that we do painting rather than vinyl siding. What does Yahoo Answers think?
Melissa
January 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Vinyl siding. Lasts longer.
January 27th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
siding, compaired to paint, it looks better. i perfer a natural stone, wood panel or brick, more rustic look.
January 28th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I would have to agree with everyone else and say siding.
January 30th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
If your cedar siding is only 18 years old, perhaps you have a relatively young house. Older homes with historic value probably should not get vinyl siding, however, vinyl is a great alternative for other homes.
Cedar siding is going to require paint or stain periodically. Stain won’t peel quite like paint; it will more or less fade over time. Paint provides a nice “coating” against the elements, but it must be maintained more frequently.
Vinyl siding is easy, even for a do-it-yourselfer. It is easy to clean, comes in lost of colors, and will probably cost you the same as 2 or 3 paint jobs, but will last much, much longer. (My husband’s saying: Vinyl is Final!)
With vinyl, there will be joints where the siding pieces overlap, and if it is installed poorly, it will be wavy, or in the cold and heat, it will expand and contract. If nailed down too tightly, the waviness will exaggerate.
I just built a brand new home, and we chose vinyl. There are many options to “dress” it up, like vinyl shakes and different trim options.
Good luck.
January 31st, 2008 at 8:07 pm
This depends. Painting it ups the value of your house. But, if you dont sell it, you have options. Shingles look alot better. Some people want shingles but cant afford it. Its alot better looking then clapboard. But, it depends on what kind of shingles you want to put on it. Get the best ones if you want it to last long. I would suggest, in order to save money, just replace the ones that need replacement, and just paint over the whole thing. Vinyl siding is alot more costlier sometimes. About 4 paint jobs are equivalent to the life of vinyl siding. So, 4 paint jobs are about 20 years. Thats how long siding lasts. Eventually, they fade in color, and not evenly. And they start to get hard and crack. And when you try to replace it, some times the color or kind of vinyl siding is discontinued. And if you have some left over, the color definately wont match. And its costlier to have someone replace a piece of vinly siding compared to someone dabbing a little paint on the house. I mean, you can even dabble a little paint on your own house. I would suggest slowly replacing all the damaged ones every single year till your house is in decent shape. It might not cost you much if you do it yourself. Some singles are like a dollar to two dollars a square foot. So, if its everywhere, it might cost you just one bundle of shingles. Thats it. If you still disagree, just get estimates for both and you will find out.