Comments on: vinyl siding on victorian home? http://www.about-siding.com/vinyl-siding-on-victorian-home/56/ Your Questions, Our Answers Tue, 22 May 2012 14:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: MAttsprat http://www.about-siding.com/vinyl-siding-on-victorian-home/56/#comment-84 MAttsprat Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:56:44 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/vinyl-siding-on-victorian-home/56/#comment-84 the cheapist way sweat equity-scrape,caulk,prime&2-coats of paint.rent a portable paint gun at home depot the cheapist way sweat equity-scrape,caulk,prime&2-coats
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]]> By: LEW http://www.about-siding.com/vinyl-siding-on-victorian-home/56/#comment-83 LEW Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:14:49 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/vinyl-siding-on-victorian-home/56/#comment-83 When you say "Victorian," are you talking about a Queen Anne? Often the term is used simply to describe the time a house was built rather than as architectural style. It could be a farm house or something like that. In which case, you could look into vinyl siding, but if you're talking about a Queen Anne or Italianate or a highly stylized house, NEVER put vinyl siding on it! Anyone who's looking to buy that style of house will want the authenticity and beauty of wood. Properly prepared, the wood should hold paint for roughly 10 years even in rough climates. That means power washing, scraping, and sanding and then priming and painting the dry wood. It could be costly, but you'll need to decide if the investment will pay off when you sell in your market next year. If you're on a budget, you may save some money by having it painted all one color rather than doing the house as a "painted lady." But if you put vinyl siding on an architecturally significant house, you'll likely put off prosepctive buyers. Good luck. When you say “Victorian,” are you talking about a Queen Anne? Often the term is used simply to describe the time a house was built rather than as architectural style. It could be a farm house or something like that. In which case, you could look into vinyl siding, but if you’re talking about a Queen Anne or Italianate or a highly stylized house, NEVER put vinyl siding on it! Anyone who’s looking to buy that style of house will want the authenticity and beauty of wood.

Properly prepared, the wood should hold paint for roughly 10 years even in rough climates. That means power washing, scraping, and sanding and then priming and painting the dry wood. It could be costly, but you’ll need to decide if the investment will pay off when you sell in your market next year. If you’re on a budget, you may save some money by having it painted all one color rather than doing the house as a “painted lady.” But if you put vinyl siding on an architecturally significant house, you’ll likely put off prosepctive buyers. Good luck.

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