What is Vinyl Siding?

 

Vinyl siding is a form of exterior siding for buildings, most usually small buildings such as houses, made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) resin, in a form of plastic. Vinyl siding is used for both decorative and weatherproofing reasons. It is a durable and inexpensive siding option for your house, while it has also cons coming with it such as lowering your house’s value or causing some moisture problems, which will be detailed in this article.

Vinyl siding is very common in cold and rainy environments such as UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Austria because it is an inexpensive siding method that provides good weatherproofing, and it simply looks good. However, while it seems that it may be the best option for your house, it may not be so. If you are to decide to implant vinyl siding for your house, you should consider the downsides to it.

Advantage: Vinyl Siding Does Not Need Painting

Vinyl siding already comes with various color options, with a baked-in colored structure. Its color is homogenous, and the color cannot be removed by mechanical ways. This is a unique trait of this type of siding and it frees you of the burden of coloring your house’s exteriors as an extra burden.

Disadvantage: Vinyl Siding CANNOT be Painted

While it comes with baked-in color, it cannot be re-painted. If you decide to change the color of your house, you will need to change the siding, which will be harder to imply in the first place.

Advantage: Vinyl Siding is Inexpensive

Vinyl siding is one of the cheapest siding materials on the market!

Disadvantage: It Will Lower Your House’s Value

While it is cheap, it makes your resale value cheaper as well. If you decide to sell your house, the offers you get maybe lowered because many buyers are likely to regard it as inferior.

Advantage: Low Maintenance

Vinyl siding takes care of itself! It is barely affected by the environmental dirt and damage while it is usually just washed down with a garden hose!

Disadvantage: Moisture Problems

While it keeps water out of your house, it causes the water to bulk on the surface of your house. So while keeping your insides dry, it will probably wet your ground and cause moisture problems.

Bonus: It is bad for the environment, basically because it is plastic!