There are many choices for siding your home in the Melrose, MA area. One of the most popular choices is vinyl siding. After spending a month scraping and painting one side of my colonial, I can see why. After completing the job, I decided it was time to go maintenance-free. I think I made a good choice. 5 years later, it still looks fantastic. However, it’s really not “maintenance-free,” as I wash the siding once a year. My neighbor, who had his house painted the year before I sided my home, has hired a painter to touch up some peeling paint on two occasions in the past 5 years.
When I decided to choose the vinyl siding route, I had to choose if I go with clapboard or cedar shakes. They both looked fantastic in the brochure and had many colors to choose from. I decided to go with the cedar shake look because my house had wooden cedar shingles. I wanted to keep the look similar to the original construction. I believe either the clapboard or cedar vinyl siding would have looked good. It all comes down to personal preference and budget.
Excerpt from: This Old House Magazine
Written By: Mark Ferirer
“For many people, price isn't the issue at all; the real seduction of plastic siding is reduced maintenance. That's exactly why a wood guy like This Old House general contractor Tom Silva put vinyl on his house 20 years ago. “I don't have time for painting,” he explains. “I'd rather spend weekends on my boat.”
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