Today's vinyl siding products can mimic wood, insulate your home, and even stand up to tornado-force winds, making them a highly desirable exterior cladding option. Woodn't Ya Know 1/10 Vinyl shingles offer the same warmth, texture and variance of natural wood but without the wear and tear. While they may look like lumber, these [...]
Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak believe since the roof is such a prominent exterior component, figuring out how it plays into the home’s color palette is crucial. Their home in the Indianapolis area is shown here. Photo: Owens Corning. POSTED BY: SUE BURKETT JUNE 22, 2017 Could anything be more ubiquitous in our [...]
Most people can easily point out the siding and shingles on a home, but if you ask “what is soffit?” or “what is fascia?” you may get a shoulder shrug. Both soffit and fascia are present on nearly every home, if you look somewhere between that siding and the roof. Most homes have a [...]
LP Smartside vs Hardie | Compare Siding Costs, Pros & Cons Many homeowners looking for a top quality house siding debate between installing LP siding or Hardie Plank. While Smart siding is the newcomer to the residential market, with only about 20 years in business, its popularity across the US is growing very fast. [...]
Why You Should Replace Your Windows Your home's windows play a very important role in your life. The best windows provide natural lighting, increase air flow, and make your house look great from the inside out. Windows also play a big role in your home's efficiency. Modern windows offer better insulation, which makes it [...]
Inventories Depleted as Boom Follows Bust Across the board, prices of building materials have been skyrocketing for the past few months. Distributors are reporting that increases of five to ten percent on building materials are typical for nearly every manufacturer. An increase of less than five percent is an exception while many product lines [...]
Important Structural Components Below the Roof A lot that can't be seen from the ground goes into supporting a roof. Here are some of the parts of a roof that make up its underlying structure: Rafters — A structural framing component that runs from the ridge, or peak, of the roof to the eave, or [...]
Making your house more efficient, adding square footage, upgrading the kitchen or bath and installing smart-home technology can help increase its value.Nearly two-thirds (65%) of U.S. homeowners believe the value of their home will continue to rise over the next 10 years, according to a NerdWallet survey conducted online by The Harris Poll among over [...]
Understanding the cost of your roof When preparing your estimate, roofing contractors consider many variables that are specific to your roof, your preferences, your budget and goals, and even where you live. How roof costs are determined While you ultimately need to know the overall price of your new roof, roofing contractors get to [...]
If you just bought a house, you may be shocked to discover it doesn’t have gutters. How did you overlook this during the inspection? Now you’re left with the task of installing gutters and downspouts. Depending on the size of your house, a full-blown gutter installation could cost several thousand dollars. But since clogged [...]
