Comments on: Best Vinyl Siding – How to Choose & Top Brands

By: Concerned professional

Concerned professional — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:38:29 +0000

I wouldn’t put Georgia pacific on my house if they gave it to me for free. I’ve been an installer for over 20 years and GP has zero quality control. Every box has factory defective pieces in it. It’s also damaged in the shipping process by not using pallets! Their soffit material has oil/grease stains on panels from the manufacturing process that must be cleaned after installation. If the boxes get wet the paper in between panels used to protect them bleeds causing yellow stains clearly visible. The worst problem it that if you get siding material manufactured on different dates, it will be a different color. Mixing these on the same wall will cause a “patchwork quilt” look over time. And never purchase material from a company that sells lumber!

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:31:11 +0000

Hi. Nice article. Has anyone heard of or worked with Style Crest Siding? I’m looking at their Carrington Collection (Legacy). Thanks.

By: Joe Rafferty

Joe Rafferty — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:26:37 +0000

Still not sure what vinyl siding to buy. Our neighbors window is melting our vinyl siding. With the new vinyl siding coming out on the market is there one that will help or stop this problem all together? We are not sure if our neighbors will do anything about the problem.

By: sharon kollman

sharon kollman — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:08:14 +0000

We are leaning towards Certainteed’s Cedar Impressions. We are thinking of removing 45 yr. old wooden cedar shakes and replacing with Cedar Impressions vinyl shakes to not have the continued upkeep with sealing and replacing shakes that fall off and to get rid of the woodpecker problems all wooden shakes will get. Please for resale, most people looking for a home want maintenance free now. We also did not like the dark brown look of the house when we bought it. I like the golden new shake look and don’t want it to change in a few years. We have neighbors who have Certainteed’s Cedar Impressions and are very happy with them. We’ve watched how they’ve weathered over time, and were pleased.

By: Dan Rich

Dan Rich — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 04:38:18 +0000

The information offered here is very helpful, and is exactly what I was looking for.
Everything was covered.

I will stick with one of the top 6 manufacturers. I have bought different products from
each, and have not experienced any issues. In siding, I will stick with mid to high grade material. I’m 67, just painted the house, but will be to old to paint again. I want a low maintenance product that will look good for 15 to 25 years.

I’m looking also at a company called Champion. Know people who have bought
their windows.They offer lifetime warranties on windows and siding, which includes
labor and material on their better quality items. No prorating. the only thing I don;t
know is their pricing.

Again thank you. I have 3 pages of notes.