Its important to protect your siding. There are many reasons that you would want to make sure your home siding receives the proper maintenance. Since it is one of the first things people see from your home, regular maintenance can help make your home more attractive or offer a higher curb appeal. You also can extend the life of your new or current siding by following proper maintenance.
Investigate Your Protected Siding Regularly
Do not wait for broken or damaged pieces of siding to pay attention to the condition. You will want to take some time out of your day at least a couple of times a year to walk around the exterior of your home and make a siding inspection. Look for cracking, discoloration, and damage such as wood rot. The kind of damage or issues you will find will vary depending on the type of siding. Overall, you should look for any areas that look off from the rest of the siding. When you are regularly investigating your siding, it should be easy to recognize the signs when it is time for a siding replacement.
Touch up Your Siding
It does not matter what kind of siding you have on your home. Every type of siding will need some kind of touch-up from time to time. Wood siding should be re-treated every few years. Vinyl siding will need to be cleaner or power-washed to remove mold and build-up. Painted siding will need touch-up paint because the color fades over time due to the sun and other weather. At a minimum clean your siding and make sure you research how to do it properly based on the type of siding. During the process of touching up your siding, it should be easy to spot any mistakes that occurred during the siding installation process and address them early.
Clean up Your Yard to Protect Your Siding
One of the biggest causes of damage to siding is debris in the yard that is easy to clean up. Rocks, lawn tools, and other heavy items can cause major damage when they come in contact with your siding. Getting too close to your siding with your lawn equipment can cause damage. Random rocks and heavy items in your yard can damage the siding if propelled out by weather or lawn equipment. Lastly, large limbs or bushes can scrape and damage the paint or siding if left untrimmed. Take a stroll through your yard from time to time and clean up any loose stones and keep up with regular landscaping. This will help greatly reduce the amount of maintenance on your siding itself due to damage.
As an overall common practice, you should inspect your siding for damage, clean regularly, and touch up worn or dirty areas. Doing these few simple things will help extend the life, and protect your siding. If you find yourself in need of advice for a siding replacement, Specialty Home Products has skilled professionals available to help assist you with the process. There is no reason to have to begin your siding replacement project on your own. Specialty Home Products has been in business since 1979 and can guide you from start to finish with your siding project.