Vinyl Siding On Historic Homes

Inevitably the vinyl siding got some moisture behind it sometimes from rain seeping in and sometimes just from water vapor trying to escape the house.

Vinyl siding on historic homes. Much of what appeals to us about older historic houses apart from their architectural style is the graceful moldings well. But john leeke a home restoration consultant in portland maine warns against installing vinyl on homes in historic neighborhoods. Does vinyl siding decrease home value. First seen on mass produced homes of the 80s and 90s vinyl siding has become a common choice for most historical home renovations.

Photo taken april 4 2002. However the maintenance repair and retention of historic materials are always the most architecturally appropriate and usually the most economically sound measures when the objective is to preserve the unique qualities of historic buildings. Wood siding has a potential life of at least 200 years. If there are 10 restored victorians on a street and one has vinyl siding the value of the one sided in vinyl will suffer he says.

While most homes built in the late 1800s and early 1900s used wood siding this particular exterior cladding requires regular upkeep and a new paint job every few years as a result maintaining the original beauty is a stringent process. Synthetic siding has a potential life of at least 50 60 years. Vinyl is a competitively priced siding and provides the look of traditional wood siding without needing periodic maintenance. Photo by kolin smith re siding with vinyl.

Most of the time when i remove vinyl siding from a historic house i find wet spongy and rotted wood siding. Photo by pierre châtel innocenti on unsplash. All materials including aluminum and vinyl siding can fall into disrepair if abused or neglected. The seven man crew from hansen home designs trimmed and sided this 3 200 square foot house in less than two days.

However the city occasionally runs into snags when one of these homes borders a historic district. If the wood siding on your home is starting to become beaten up and rotted or the upkeep is just becoming too much for you then consider all the advantages of their vinyl equivalents. Original or historically accurate siding on a historic home or building is an overt example of a building s era and unique characteristics.