Interesting Facts About Siding

Thanks for reading today’s article. We can’t wait for you to learn some really cool facts about siding. Keep reading to learn more. 

1. Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building.
2.  Siding you choose to install is suitable for the climate you live in. At Conservation Construction of Dallas we have options specifically designed for the Texas climate. 
3. Siding which is added to the home and made from vinyl, cedar ridge or james hardie can boost a home’s property value. 
4. Think Blue. All shades of blue have grown tremendously in popularity over the last several years. 
5. Light colors make a house look larger and more inviting, and if painted on a house that’s sited away from the curb, they can bring the structure visually forward. Dark colors, meanwhile, make a house look more substantial, and especially if applied to a home’s lower portion, they suggest stability and permanence.
6. Aluminum siding with a baked-on color finish was introduced in 1947 by Jerome Kaufman. He learned the process by watching how the exteriors of planes were painted during World War II. Kaufman and a group of contemporaries formed Alside Siding, which became one of the largest producers of aluminum siding in the country.
7. Cedar siding has been the wood siding of choice for hundreds of years because of its natural beauty and low maintenance.
8. Manufactured products tend to have longer lifespans than natural products like wood, and contrary to popular belief, inert products like vinyl may do less damage to the environment than treated wood or other products.
9. Vinyl siding is one of the lowest maintenance types of siding materials, and it also generates the least scrap during installation, with typical waste at less than 2%!
10. Insulated siding products can increase your home’s R Value (thermal resistance) significantly. Siding like Cedar Ridge has one of the best R Value’s on the market today. 
11. All sidings at Conservation Construction of Dallas include lifetime warranties. So if you choose siding replacement with us you’ll get the best warranty on the market today. 
12. A lot of people don’t realize that having a non-natural material siding your house will help keep away pests. Termites are drawn to areas that have food and water sources available, so wood serves both functions as it also traps water.
13. While the initial cost of house siding may seem high, the reality is that over time you will more than make back your money. If you don’t use siding, you can expect that you will have to have the house painted every few years, and that alone will add up to more than the siding.
14. House siding comes in an unbelievable array of colors, styles, and designs. 
15. Vinyl siding is installed right over your already existing siding. This makes it the easiest to install and the most cost-effective. 

Those are the facts in today’s article. We hope you’ve learned a lot about siding materials in today’s article. If you would like a free quote for your new siding replacement click here! Comment below on what your favorite part of the article was. Visit our website to see some siding for yourself here.