PanelWrapSquares of siding from the walls you actually have.

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Squares of siding from the walls you actually have.

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Squares & CoverageWall area from perimeter, height and gables, minus openings.113
Vinyl, Fiber Cement & WoodCost, weight, lifespan and what each needs behind it.5
Trim & AccessoriesCorners, J-channel, starter and the linear feet nobody counts.5
House Wrap & FlashingThe layer that decides whether the siding lasts.5
CostInstalled cost by material and house size.1907
  1. Colour — Dark Vinyl Runs Hot, and Heat Is What Warps ItVinyl, Fiber Cement & Wood · 3 min read

    The colour decision on vinyl is not only aesthetic. It changes how much the panel moves and how long it holds its appearance.

  2. A Drainage Gap Behind the Siding — Cheap While the Wall Is OpenHouse Wrap & Flashing · 3 min read

    The siding will let some water through. Whether that water drains away or sits against the sheathing is decided by a three-quarter-inch gap.

  3. Working Out Siding Quantity — Squares, Not Square FeetSquares & Coverage · 3 min read

    The temptation is to deduct every window. Doing so leaves you short, because the offcuts around an opening are rarely reusable.

  4. Vinyl or Fiber Cement — Weight, Movement, and Who Installs ItVinyl, Fiber Cement & Wood · 3 min read

    One is nailed loosely on purpose and the other is nailed tight on purpose. Installers who confuse the two produce the failures people blame on the material.

  5. J-Channel and Trim — Measured in Linear Feet, and Always ShortTrim & Accessories · 3 min read

    The field panels get all the attention in a siding estimate. The trim is where the order runs short and the job stops.

  6. House Wrap — The Siding Is Not the Water BarrierHouse Wrap & Flashing · 3 min read

    Re-siding is the one chance in a house's life to get the layer behind the siding right, and it costs very little while the wall is open.

  7. What Siding Costs — Material Is the Smaller HalfCost · 3 min read

    Two houses with the same wall area and the same siding can differ by half, because one is a box and the other has fourteen corners.

  8. Siding Over the Old — Cheaper Now, and It Seals In What Is ThereCost · 3 min read

    The saving is real and it buys a wall nobody has looked at. Whether that is acceptable depends entirely on the house.

  9. Exposure and Course Layout — Plan the Last Row Before the FirstSquares & Coverage · 3 min read

    Starting at the bottom and working up puts the awkward cut piece at the top, under the eave, where it is most visible.

  10. Nailing Vinyl — Loose, Centred, and Never TightVinyl, Fiber Cement & Wood · 3 min read

    The most common vinyl siding defect has one cause, and it is a nail gun set a quarter turn too deep.

  11. Soffit and Fascia — Wrapping the Eave Without Blocking ItTrim & Accessories · 3 min read

    The most common mistake in an eave wrap is a beautiful new soffit with the intake ventilation sealed behind it.

  12. Insulated Siding — The Flatness Is Worth More Than the R-ValueVinyl, Fiber Cement & Wood · 3 min read

    The energy case is small. The case that the wall stops looking wavy is large, and it is the one people are actually happy about afterwards.

  13. Rot Behind the Siding — What to Expect and How It Gets PricedHouse Wrap & Flashing · 3 min read

    Every re-side on an older house finds something. The question is not whether, but whether the price for it was agreed in advance.

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