What Is Aluminum Siding?

 

Aluminum siding is a siding method to cover your household that was started to be used in the 1930s as a cheap and practical alternative. In the 1970s, because of the raw material prices getting very high, it started to lose its ground to vinyl and stucco the way it took wood siding’s place. But why aluminum siding today?

Aluminum is a very resistant, non-flammable, low-maintenance choice of siding. Being a raw metal material, its durability is crazy high. The only maintenance it needs is power washing from time to time and that is all. The color is applied in the factory before it gets to you. You can even get it painted in a wood siding style! You can mix it with a stone siding, which is usually what house owners do, and get an awesome look while getting the advantages of both of the sidings.

But Why Not Aluminum Siding Then?

That is because being a soft metal, it is easily scratched or dented. If your environmental air is rough, Aluminum siding will most likely be damaged in an instant. And repairing, that is a cost amplifier. Another reason is the noise that it will cause. Being a metal, it will slightly expand and shrink with heat changes, and while doing so it will make noises that can make you and others in the house uncomfortable. Finally, while it can be painted in any way you want or styled in the vinyl of wood or stone, it will still look like metal and that is a problem yet to be solved by the industry.

Being a good alternative, Aluminum siding comes with its burdens. Make your choice!