After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

I have a 100+ year old 2 story house. It has some sort of composite wood lap siding (an MDF like material) and it is rotting in some places and the whole house needs painting really ...

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

Is vinyl siding a good choice for my home? If new siding is in your future, vinyl siding can be an economical and low-maintenance choice to clad the exterior of your home. A large part of vinyl's ...

Vinyl siding first made a dent in the housing market of the 1960s as an inexpensive cover up that could break the cycle of repainting every few years. In the 1980s, it bypassed aluminum in popularity.

Melvin Rice of Baltimore asks whether it’s better to remove or to side over the asbestos shingle siding on his house when vinyl siding is installed. Half of the contractors he’s talked with recommend ...

Vinyl siding is one of the most affordable siding choices, which may be why it’s the most popular. Consumer Reports recently conducted its first siding test in more than a decade. They looked at 14 ...

Rainwater leaking from a gutter ends up behind siding and causes a wall to rot. At some point in the past, an owner had vinyl siding installed over old siding. The extra thickness of the vinyl siding ...