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The Basic of Vinyl Siding
Wed 15 Jul 2009 - 13:01
The Basic of Vinyl Siding
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Francis_Murphy]Francis Murphy
A home is the biggest and the most valuable investment of an individual of his lifetime. A good looking and well maintained home is the dream of every person. To have such a dream home of yours, you need to have some extra attention towards the physical check-up of your home. Some small things sometimes add to the beauty and good outlook of your dream home. A New vinyl siding is one of them.
Vinyl siding is a plastic cladding applied on the exteriors of the house to provide an additional decoration and protection from the weather. It is an alternate to the traditional wood siding and the materials like the aluminum and fiber. As it is made from polyvinyl chloride or PVC, so it's named as the vinyl siding.
It has 80 percent of its weight due to PVC resin, with only 20 percent of other ingredients that make the color, gloss, opacity, flexibility and durability. It's most commonly used in United States and Canada for residential construction. The reason that makes it much common is its easy maintenance and more durability. It can easily withstand any kind of weather conditions, are crack resistant and do not fade in the sunlight for many years.
While considering the cost of painting and repairing the wood outside your home, you shall find that vinyl siding is much beneficial and pays for itself even though with a good initial expense. Its cost varies according to the thickness of the vinyl. The new siding well known as the solid core has an insulation property. It thus saves up to 30 percent on energy costs and it does not bend or get damaged easily.
Thus, it is always advisable to hire some good professional to get it done. It is available in many attractive colors and thickness. If your existing siding is in a good condition, but has faded due to sunlight, you need to just get it repainted with some good quality paint that may even last for some eight to ten years.
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