Vinyl Siding Advancements 

The vinyl siding of 2024 is not the vinyl siding of the 1960s. Vinyl siding made its way onto the home siding marketplace in the 1960s, and as with any invention, vast technological improvements have been made by vinyl siding manufacturers since this siding first appeared over a half century ago. 

Wear And Tear 

Older vinyl siding commonly used through the 1980s through early 2000s has a shelf life of approximately 20-25 years. Since the color was only in the thin capstock layer of the extrusion, scratches would expose the underlying substrate of the vinyl siding, which was a different color and causing unsightly chips and cracks. Modern vinyl siding today uses better bonding technologies to ensure chipping, cracking, warping, and other forms of weather wear are a thing of the past. In fact, new vinyl siding is so great at resisting weather and sun fade it never needs to get painted again! How cool is that?

Old Technology

Vinyl siding used to melt when exposed to high temperatures, and people would regularly run into this in the past. Of course this was a huge problem and had to be corrected. New Vinyl Siding has been engineered over the past decades to ensure this problem stays in the past. New vinyl siding keeps its integrity and holds up to heat, wind, and other extreme temperatures much more easily than vinyl siding of the past would have. 

How Long Does New Vinyl Siding Last

Today’s vinyl siding is far more durable than the vinyl siding that was invented in the 1960s to replace aluminum. Typically, vinyl siding lasts between 20 and 40 years. It lasts this long with very little maintenance required over time. When properly maintained, your vinyl siding will last decades. While other materials require painting and caulking, vinyl needs a simple bucket of warm water and some mild soap to be cleaned about once a year.

Real Wood Look 

You may be thinking, vinyl siding can’t possibly imitate the beauty of real wood siding. Well, it can and it does. If you have a more traditional or classic style home, you probably want to keep that style instead of throwing on some modern looking siding and vinyl does just that. You can get panels that look just like real wood or you can choose from panels with a more modern twist. Whatever style you want, we have you and your house covered. Conservation Construction has tons of vinyl siding styles to choose from! 

Final Thoughts

As you can see vinyl siding has come a long way from the early 1960s to today. It is more durable, vibrant, and protective than ever before. If you are in need of new vinyl siding replacement please contact us today to get your free quote. Thank you so much for reading today’s article and we will see you next week for another one.