If you want to install or repair the siding of your home in Paradise, you will have many materials to choose from—some of which might not be ideal. Though vinyl siding is an excellent choice for many homeowners due to its beauty, safety, versatility, durability, and ease of maintenance, there's another siding option that eclipses vinyl in certain critical respects: fiber cement. Fiber cement siding costs about 10% more than vinyl per square foot, but it instantly elevates your home's market value. Fiber cement siding looks fantastic. It comes in more profiles than vinyl, and it can be painted or stained any color. If you have a hard time comparing fiber cement to vinyl straight on, try to picture your home dressed in one unfathomably beautiful siding—fiberglass.
Siding repair is a vital service that ensures the integrity of your home's exterior. It is bad enough that some natural forces wear down siding; it is worse, of course, if siding is damaged by something like hail. Either scenario can, over time, lead to issues like cracks, warped siding, or faded siding. What newer siding in particular tends to do, when kept in good condition, is provide insulation for the exterior of your home. Your house's siding has to withstand all that Mother Nature can throw at it—from sunshine to wind to rain and snow and, yes, hail. So, believe it or not, siding serves a rather aesthetic purpose too. When maintained and kept in good condition, it looks good and even can fit right in to what some might call an eye-pleasing exterior.
If you are a homeowner and care about the environment, then siding that is friendly to the Earth's ecosystem is probably a worthwhile undertaking for you. The options run the gamut from reclaimed wood to steel siding made from repurposed materials. These solutions are sustainable because they often utilize boundless, readily available natural or industrial materials. Siding made from these materials, which include recycled glass, is made using much less energy than required to heat or cool your home for even a year. So, the siding you choose can work damned hard for you. It can return the favor by contributing to the reduction of your energy bills (really, it can) and looking good while doing it.