The Siding Blog

In the Siding Leads blog yesterday they said if Cwin (ContractorsWithIntegrity.com) sold to Sears Siding or another similar national siding company, the projected sales would be around $73 million per year. Is this right?

“… $73,333,333 $ Proj. Closed Sales

$24,200,000 33% Profit / Year *no advertising costs included because Cwin would be the advertising.

$72,600,000 x 3 years *over 3 years

$121,000,000 x 5 years *over 5 years …”

ref. What IF Cwin sold to Sears Siding? | Siding Leads blog.

They further went on to say:

“… Cwin’s Good Lead Average Percentage over the course of the past 3 years is 94.15% Good Leads and 96.97% Good leads over the past 30 days …”

That’s almost ridiculous how awesome that is. If they can even get close to those numbers … that’s extremely impressive in our opinion.
Read the Full Story: What IF Cwin sold to Sears Siding? | Siding Leads blog

Vinyl Siding & Vinyl Replacement Windows have one of the best Cost vs. Value ratios (ROI) in this economy.

In a report by G.M. Filisko it is reported that “Remodeling magazine’s annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market.” this is great news for siding market.

G.M. Filisko goes on to say, “Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value.

Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. When home owners turn to you for your expert advice, counsel them that some things never change: Investing in their home still pays off.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® statistics show that home prices have fallen by an average of 7 percent nationally in the past year. But the value of home owners’ investment in remodeling projects has declined only 3.86 percent on average between 2007 and 2008, according to Remodeling’s 2008–2009 Cost vs. Value Report.

Remodeling produces the Cost vs. Value Report each year in cooperation with REALTOR® magazine. REALTORS® responding to a survey in midsummer said home owners could expect to recoup a national average of 67.3 percent of their investment in 30 different home improvement projects. At the height of the housing boom in 2005, home owners could expect to recoup a national average of 86.7 percent on projects.

Remodeling remains hot in 10 cities, where, on at least some projects, home owners can recover 100 percent of their costs. In Charlotte, N.C., for example, decks, midrange kitchen remodels, vinyl siding, and window-replacement projects all would net more than they cost, in respondents’ estimation. High rates of recovery were seen in both strong real estate markets and weak ones.
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“You can get Cancer from Asbestos called Mesothelioma
It only takes one tiny particulate of asbestos in your lungs to cause the asbestos cancer known as Mesothelioma. So think of that like this: a particulate is like a tiny piece of dust and how often do you think we breathe in dust? Like all the time So if you are disturbing asbestos it gives off dust and the person disturbing it or other unknowing people who come in contact with that person or the area of disturbance can breathe that stuff in. Not good to say the least.”
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We hope most people already know this information but there are some people who either do not take the warnings seriously or just flat out don’t know the risks.  These are the people we would like to educate. (continue reading…)

So you are looking for siding materials, well you’ve got lots to pick from like vinyl siding, fiber cement siding, cedar siding, composite siding, metal siding and rock siding to name a few. We will briefly dive into each category to give you a good idea of what type of siding materials you might be interested in.

Vinyl Siding Materials

Vinyl siding is the number #1 most used siding in the nation today. Many people prefer vinyl siding materials over other siding materials because it can be relatively inexpensive, doesn’t require painting, is very low maintenance and typically comes with a 50 year warranty. Vinyl siding comes in horizontal (lap), vertical, shingle/shake siding & soffits material types. Many other options are available. (continue reading…)

Want the REAL Details on a Vinyl Siding Job well check out the Two Story Face Lift – Vinyl Siding Details

Project Scope: There was a real rot issue that we dealt with by removing the bad portions (including all LP horizontal lap siding), re-sheeting, treating and sealing with Vulkem caulking. Then we installed Tyvek underlayment and sealed around the windows and doors with Tyvek tape. Thus, creating a very effective weather membrane under the soon to be installed new siding. Next was the installations of the siding, which was all performed flawlessly as usual. Then we pressure washed the gutters, eves and overhangs – painted the shutters to match the trim and reinstalled them – and did a final finish cleaning of the siding and jobsite.

The most detailed look at a Two Story Siding Job. Including price, square footage, pictures and details. (continue reading…)

Good Video!

Although we don’t endorse the ice rock throwing statement, there is a lot of good information.

We’ve been getting numerous emails about this type of event occurring for several years now so we know this is not a farce.

Vinyl Siding

As many Vinyl Siding consumers have discovered you can pay a lot of vinyl siding BUT you don’t have to.  If I told you that some people have easily paid double what they could have for vinyl siding, would you believe me?  And what if those people got sub-standard installations with lower quality products to boot … would you think I was exaggerating?  Well the unfortunate truthful answer is – it’s all true.  But it doesn’t have to be for you and I’m going to tell you the guaranteed best method to get the best deal in town on vinyl siding FROM the best contractors and using the best products.  All for much much less than you might expect.

HOW TO get the Best Deal in town on Vinyl Siding in TEN Easy Steps:

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Danger Asbestos Siding

New Page: Asbestos Siding Removal Solutions

Think you have Asbestos Siding and you might have to get it removed? Read why you should NEVER Remove Asbestos Siding Yourself and what you should do about it.

• Never attempt to Remove Asbestos Siding yourself!!!   Why you ask?
  • You can get Cancer from Asbestos called Mesothelioma
  • You can get Fined Tens of Thousands of Dollars
• So what to do if I think I might have Asbestos Siding that needs to be removed?
  • Educate yourself about Asbestos and Asbestos Siding Removal
  • Get at least 3 to 4 Estimates for comparison of Asbestos Siding Removal Costs and Common Practices
  • #1 THING TO REMEMBER: You are the BOSS when receiving estimates from siding contractors and siding companies

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Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding cost and vinyl siding prices are still such a mystery to so many consumers but we are making great headway in changing that.
Why is this a problem? It’s quite simple really, there are siding companies out there (mainly the big national & name brand endorsed ones) who are charging outrageous prices. Their siding costs so much it’s simply amazing anybody falls for it but that’s only because people don’t know how much it should cost. How do they sell at their outrageous prices? They trick the homeowners with high pressure sales tactics into thinking they are getting better products that are installed more professionally and backed by honest companies. In my experience: this is absurd, dishonest and simply untrue. I have seen more shoddy jobs, irate customers, low grade products and sub-standard workmanship by these sorts of companies than all others combined.

So what’s the solution? In one word – education. If consumers are made aware what average prices are and how much siding should cost – the task of the high pressure, overpriced siding salesman becomes insurmountable and rightly so. We give you that information with ball park vinyl siding prices, average vinyl siding prices and vinyl siding cost analysis pages. Our goal is to educate every consumer so THEY can make up their own minds rather than being pressured into overpaying for vinyl siding.