How to care your home´s Vinyl Siding

Today’s vinyl siding offers all the characteristics and elegance of wood siding without the maintenance worries, rotting, splitting, or insect damage. Unlike other exterior cladding, vinyl siding only requires simple, periodic cleaning with mild soap and water from a garden hose. 

Although vinyl siding doesn’t rot or wear in the same way as wood, it can crack or puncture. You can keep your siding in good shape by trimming shrubbery and trees away from the house so they don’t harm the material. If a section does become badly damaged, you’ll have to replace it.

If you’d like to keep your siding looking good for as long as possible, At At SMART CHOICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, we give you some advice about how to clean your vinyl siding:

1. Wash it:

Once a year, you should invest an hour or two in rinsing every bit of the siding with a garden hose to get rid of dust and dirt. If allowed to accumulate year after year, the siding will eventually begin to look distinctly grimy and won’t come clean unless scrubbed.

2. Don´t hit it

Be careful where you park your lawn mower, bicycle, or snowblower. Vinyl doesn’t dent, but it can crack or break, especially when rendered brittle by cold weather. Replace any damaged sections as soon as you can.

3. Inspect it:

Although vinyl siding doesn’t cause wood rot, it may conceal moisture-related problems from another source. Seek any suspicious streaking or staining that appears on the vinyl itself or on the exposed foundation wall beneath, either of which may warn of hidden trouble. Because the nails or screws that secure the siding to the wall lose their holding power in rotted wood, loose areas of siding are another warning sign.

At SMART CHOICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, we are Siding, Roofing and Flooring specialists and we can help you to renovate your home. 

Our qualified team have years of experience in all aspects of Siding, Roofing and Flooring in Atlanta and surround areas, contact us for a free quote and to see how we can help you!

For more information on our services in Atlanta, give us a call today for all inquiries (678) 628-9987 and visit us at www.atlchoice.com for a free estimate.