Vinyl vs Cedar siding?
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DCH asked:
We are just beginning our foray into residing our new home. It currently has vinyl siding which is in need of replacement. We are wondering if it is worth changing over to cedar siding. 95% of the homes in our neighborhood have cedar siding. Could someone provide some guidance?
Stanley
We are just beginning our foray into residing our new home. It currently has vinyl siding which is in need of replacement. We are wondering if it is worth changing over to cedar siding. 95% of the homes in our neighborhood have cedar siding. Could someone provide some guidance?
Stanley
June 1st, 2008 at 11:36 am
Don’t get cheap siding what ever you do. We got cheap crap on our condo and the stuff breaks very easily. Its awful.
Get the good stuff whichever way you go. You will not be sorry you spent the money.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
vinyl siding will last longer than ceder and you should presser wash vinyl siding every summer to keep it nice looking
June 5th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I cannot understand why Vinyl siding would have to be replaced?
It was probably cheap stuff.
Get a superior vinyl siding, Cedar is more expensive I think, and looks like crap after afew years.
And why look like everyone else?
Price out the cedar job , then go look at top quality vinyl.
you will not be sorry
June 7th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Hi! Definitely go with the Cedar siding. It holds up stronger,and it is a great insulator for winter. It also looks natural and textured.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Vinyl siding is maintenance free. All it needs is spraying off or wiping off every once in a while. With cedar you have to power wash and use a water seal product on it yearly after power washing.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I put good quality bevel-lap siding on my last house. It was beautiful for the first couple of years. The south side required re-oiling every two years to keep it from going gray (lots of work). After the first two years there were a few water stains that would appear and scratch marks from things and bushes and also hail marks. Bottom line - I wouldn’t do it again. I would use a good vinyl as a first choice or I might use a pine board siding and paint it.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Have you consulted with your homeowner’s insurance company?
I would think cedar siding would be a fire hazard and definitely require more maintenance.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Vinyl siding is nice; that’s what is on my house. But in a neighborhood where 95% of the homes have cedar siding, I would hesitate using anything unnatural. It is nice to have a personal touch on your own home so that it doesn’t look like a cookie cutter of everything else in the neighborhood, but using products considered inferior to surrounding homes will probably make your home stand out in a negative way (and that would definitely affect the resale value of your home).
I, personally, do not care for the look of cedar after the first or second year. And the maintenance required to keep it looking nice is definitely not anything I’d be interested in.
I agree with the person who suggested wood siding with paint. You could also use wood siding and a good stain. You could also consider “log” siding. A nice alternative, and my favorite for your circumstance, is a combination; a stone veneer with cedar accents. You’d still have some maintenance, but not as much, and your home would “fit in” the neighborhood.
Goo luck.
June 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Change to cedar, The house will blend with the neighbors’.