Living in Louisiana, the exterior of your home is a huge consideration when building or buying a new home in Southeast Louisiana. However, because of rising construction pricing, every material used on a home when building a new home has to be priced to be able to meet the budget of your construction loan. While brick and concrete siding are the optimal and preferred exteriors to use
during the home building process, vinyl siding is an affordable choice.
Vinyl siding has had mixed reviews over the past decades, but it has evolved and progressed in quality, as a building material, for newly built homes. There are several myths about vinyls siding which have since been debunked.
Myth 1:
As a less valued home building material, vinyl siding causes your home to have less value. The opposite is actually true in regards to vinyl siding – it can increase your home’s value. Because of minimal maintenance, durability, energy efficiency, appearance, and the fact that it works with many different-sized and designed homes, vinyl siding actually helps your home value.
Myth 2:
Because vinyl siding is considered “less,” people think that it tends to fall apart, fade or deteriorate over time. Actually vinyl siding naturally works with the outside temperature and environmental conditions to expand or contract depending on the weather.
Myth 3:
Vinyl siding adds to the “trash” of the earth – think plastic – and is hard to dispose of or recycle. Not only is vinyl recycled 99% of the time, but it also can be transformed in to reused products, such as composite decking, patio furniture, and vinyl windows.
Myth 4:
Vinyl siding had a reputation of being unfriendly to the environment because of its makeup. However, not only is vinyl environmentally friendly, but it also is low-maintenance with upkeep and is “enclosed,” not releasing harmful chemicals into the environment. It has 79% to 85% less environmental influence than fiber cement and brick and mortar.
So, when building a new home, feel free to feel good about choosing vinyl siding for your home’s exterior – an affordable, environmentally friendly and low-maintenance choice!
