Comments on: Vinyl vs Cedar siding?

By: michael g

michael g — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:57:30 +0000

Change to cedar, The house will blend with the neighbors’.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:46:03 +0000

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.

By: PatV

PatV — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:00 +0000

Have you consulted with your homeowner’s insurance company?

I would think cedar siding would be a fire hazard and definitely require more maintenance.

By: Don R

Don R — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:47:21 +0000

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.

By: daveduncan40

daveduncan40 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:17:01 +0000

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.

By: Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:41:59 +0000

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.

By: onion

onion — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:49:41 +0000

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

By: alleykhad607

alleykhad607 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:44:50 +0000

vinyl siding will last longer than ceder and you should presser wash vinyl siding every summer to keep it nice looking

By: John16

John16 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:36:27 +0000

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.