Comments on: is siding better or painting better?

By: fudope_7

fudope_7 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:07:33 +0000

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.

By: knowitall

knowitall — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:43:55 +0000

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.

By: Christopher Wasson

Christopher Wasson — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:34:49 +0000

I would have to agree with everyone else and say siding.

By: That one guy

That one guy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:58:52 +0000

siding, compaired to paint, it looks better. i perfer a natural stone, wood panel or brick, more rustic look.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:07:14 +0000

Vinyl siding. Lasts longer.