7 Deadly Sins of Vinyl Siding

So you’re still thinking about having vinyl siding installed on your home, huh?  You may want to read this first!  This article will tell you all the things the vinyl siding salesman won’t tell you. We here at Blue Ridge Exteriors have been saying for years that vinyl siding isn’t the right choice.  What with the “lifetime warranties”
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FAQ’s 2

It’s hard to believe that I haven’t written in this blog for a few months. We got incredibly busy the second half of last year and I had to sacrifice something. But I’m baaaaack! Let’s start the year 2010 off with an FAQ page, huh? Q: I’ve been told that your company uses subcontractors. I’ve
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When it comes to plastic siding is thicker………better?

All of the vinyl siding guys tell you the same thing.  “Our siding is the thickest on the market.”  Just look at the ads! But is thicker better?  If that’s the selling point I guess it is.  Let’s take a quick look. Thickness of plastic siding is measured in “mils”.  1 mil = 0.001″ (mil
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This won’t happen with HardiePlank® siding

Here is yet another story of a house fire that could have been prevented if a non-flammable siding had been installed on the exterior.  This house fire claimed no lives, but it could have been far worse. HardiePlank® siding by James Hardie® Building Products is noncombustible and approved for fire-rated construction.  You can accidentally put
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What an AMAZING offer!

I’ve got a great story about why homeowners shouldn’t always believe what they read. One of the contracts that our company has written this past week was from a homeowner who had questions about our labor warranty. It seems as though there is an AMAZING company in Central Virginia who claims in a mailer that
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