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Posted by Terry on October 23, 2006, 5:52 pm
Who has it and likes it?
Who has it and dislikes it?
How about a brick home with vinyl trim?
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Posted by Eric in North TX on October 23, 2006, 6:30 pm
> Who has it and likes it?
I have some, on my rear wall off my patio. I like it for that location
as it can be pressure washed. I did it myself and used all the trim
pieces ( which is the difference between an average and a pro looking
job). It has been up 10 years, and hasn't deteriorated at all in-spite
of 2 times per year pressure washing. I put it over plywood, and that
made for a very smooth even wall. The rest of the house is being done
in hardy board, as time and money permit, my existing lap siding was /
is so bad that it couldn't be skinned over or I might have considered
continuing the vinyl. Our house is a work in progress, I may even live
long enough to finish it.
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Posted by on October 23, 2006, 6:38 pm
Love Vinyl- maintenance free nearly. NO PAINTING- lasts nearly forever
Terry wrote:
> Who has it and likes it?
> Who has it and dislikes it?
>
> How about a brick home with vinyl trim?
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Posted by on October 23, 2006, 6:43 pm
Terry wrote:
> Who has it and likes it?
> Who has it and dislikes it?
>
> How about a brick home with vinyl trim?
I saw a very good documentry on vinyl siding on HBO. Might want to
check it out.
http://www.bluevinyl.org/animation.htm
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Posted by Tater on October 23, 2006, 7:34 pm
Terry wrote:
> Who has it and likes it?
> Who has it and dislikes it?
>
> How about a brick home with vinyl trim?
ok, i'll bite.
I just bought my first house, an old farmhouse on a fieldstone
basement. the house was converted to 2 rentals ten years ago, and was
vinyl sided.
well, the metal roof leaks, next spring it is going to be replaced, but
i wonder how long it has been leaking, and how much dammage is done to
the internal walls. also, no one has done any maintenance on the
feildstone, and a lot of the mortar is crumbling, a winter project for
me (no loose stones, no structural collapse, I think i got there in
time)
a lot of the gutters are missing, and the north side has some green
stuff growing on it (lichen? light moss?) that can be washed off. the
sioding looks ok, but there are 1 or 2 places where something impacted
and broke a hole in the vinyl. no way to repair without tearing a lot
of stuff off and then replacing, but I think i'll just patch them
(ugly, but I'll live with it)
Bought the house for the price that most flipped houses get for
proffit, so i am not complaining, financing put's payments under rent,
and it is bigger than most houses (2200+ sq ft)
would i think about vinyl over brick? no. the way the field stone
looks, I'd say you'd have to re-point the brick in 15-20 years, and
then you'd have to remove all the siding, and by that time you may not
be able to find replacement pieces for any "oops" at that time.
Vinyl over wood? maybe, depends on roof overhang size, leakage
potenital, hidden dammage potential, and other factors.
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