This Old House Vinyl Siding

If you abhor the idea of exterior house painting this is vinyl siding s strongest point.

This old house vinyl siding. The color on top runs all the way through. Recorded live from the jobsite of our 2019 idea house in new canaan connecticut this old house host kevin o connor meets up with lead carpenter gordon jacobsen of karp associates to install a building material called smartside siding. Cottage on the cape. Common concerns purists sneer at the idea of wrapping houses particularly older homes that have significant architectural detail in plastic.

Siding on this old house. This means that the color cannot be mechanically abraded scratched off or stripped. Vinyl siding s color is 100 percent homogeneous. How to install smartside siding part 1 pro2pro.

Vinyl siding costs about 11 percent less than cedar siding and 26 percent less than aluminum according to rod matthews business manager siding for toledo ohio based owens corning. Recorded live from the jobsite of our 2019 idea house in new canaan connecticut this old house host kevin o connor meets up with lead carpenter gordon jacobsen of karp associates to install a building material called lp smartside trim siding. Vinyl siding is unique in that its color is baked in. While wood siding is fastened tightly to the house vinyl siding literally hangs from nails driven through horizontal slots at the top of a panel s nailing hem.

Adding coastal charm with cedar shingles 2020 idea house. The reason for the loose nailing has to do with the vinyl s and polypropylene s need to expand or contract as the temperature changes.