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Choosing Siding Materials: Here Are 5 Top Options To Consider
If you're planning a home upgrade project, consider exterior siding to give your home a new look and enhanced protection. The best siding materials blend function and aesthetics to give your home a makeover and also protect it against extreme weather. Siding installation can also reduce maintenance costs, improve energy efficiency, and boost your home's value.
Read on to discover different materials you can choose for your home's exterior siding project.
1. Stone Veneer Siding
Stone siding materials such as granite, slate, and limestone are durable, weather-resistant, and beautiful. You'll see these protective materials in some of the oldest buildings such as churches and temples. You have a diverse range of stone veneer styles, textures, patterns, and colors to suit any décor outlook you have in mind.
2. Brick Veneer Siding
If you're looking for standout exterior décor for your home, consider brick and brick veneer siding. Bricks add a natural look to your home and give it a unique color. You have a choice of bricks or veneers, both made from fired clay. The siding materials come in different sizes and textures. This siding option offers great sustainable value. Brick or brick veneers give your home an earthy look and enhance energy efficiency.
3. Vinyl Siding
Vinyl has become a popular material in the construction industry for several reasons. Vinyl siding is a durable material that's also weather-resistant and insect-resistant. This affordable siding material is also affordable, and you can choose from a variety of colors and styles. Vinyl siding installation is also easier, and you can give the wall covering a stylish finish with liquid PVC coating for enhanced protection and aesthetics.
4. Cement Fiber Siding
If you want to get the look of masonry, or wood but without the high cost, fiber-cement siding is the best siding material for you. This affordable siding option offers multiple benefits including low maintenance, fire resistance, and pest resistance. The siding is highly customizable with multiple styles, colors, textures, and finishes to choose from.
5. Wood Siding
Wood has a classic warm look and feel, and this is a good reason to consider wood siding. Solid wood including redwood, cypress, cedar, pine, or spruce is popular for wood clapboard siding. Wood siding is beautiful, and with proper care, the siding gives years of protection for your home.
With so many exterior siding options, choose carefully to get the best value for money. When comparing these top siding materials, consider weather resistance, energy efficiency, durability, maintenance, aesthetics, pest and fire resistance, and the cost of siding installation.