As the summer season begins and you spend more time outside, you’ll get an opportunity to experience your home’s curb appeal in ways you don’t during the colder winter months. While you’re out, you may notice that more work needs to be done to protect your vinyl siding.
If you’re looking for tips to protect your vinyl siding this summer, you may not know where to start or what exactly needs to be done to protect your vinyl siding. Our experts at Surface Bella Renovations have plenty of tips and tricks to keep your vinyl siding beautiful and what to look for when deciding if it’s time to replace it and start fresh.
Trim Trees and Hedges
As the weather warms and our trees and hedges begin to sprout fresh leaves and new branches, there is potential for damage to your home. If you haven’t trimmed your trees or hedges and they are too close to your home, they may scrape away paint prematurely. They also have the ability to push into your vinyl siding, allowing pests to get into your home.
To protect your vinyl siding this summer, make sure you’re trimming your trees and hedges so they don’t prematurely damage your vinyl. If you plan to plant new trees and hedges, keeping them at least 10 feet away from your home is best. If the trees and hedges have already matured and are closer to your home, stay vigilant. Check on them periodically to ensure that any new growth isn’t too close to your home. If it is, simply trim it away. Doing this ensures that no branches will catch on your vinyl, creating more significant issues in the long run.
Keep the Heat Away
We know that the warm weather has everyone heading outside. Whether you’re throwing a party with friends or just spending time with family, keeping the heat away from your home to protect your vinyl siding this summer is essential. If you’ve pulled out your grill, make sure that you’re keeping it safely away from your home’s vinyl siding. Your grill may get incredibly hot. With the heat from your grill and warm summer days, your vinyl siding can melt.
Grills should be kept at least 10 feet from your home. They shouldn’t be used on a deck or balcony or under overhangs. Keeping your grill a safe distance from your home can ensure your vinyl stays beautiful and functional and prevents any melting.
Keep It Clean
If you’re spending your summer working on your home, keeping your vinyl siding clean is essential. Whether you’re using yard treatments, deck stains, or chlorine bleach, these chemicals can cause damage to the siding. They may lead to discoloration or cause the siding to become brittle. To protect your vinyl siding this summer, ensure you’re removing any harsh chemicals from your vinyl siding. To do this, use a power washer or garden hose to wash and rinse harsh, stripping chemicals from the surface.
Keeping your siding clean allows you to inspect for mold or mildew growth. When cleaning your siding, you may notice white, black, or grey spots have appeared. If you see mildew or mold has appeared on your vinyl siding, it is crucial to remove any potential source of moisture and clean your siding with a garden house and soft brush. By cleaning your siding, you will remove the mold and mildew and prevent new growth, and protect your vinyl siding from further damage.
Replace It When Needed
It is important to understand when you can’t protect your vinyl siding and it cannot be cleaned or repaired. Maybe your grill was just a little too close, or it’s beginning to buckle or bulge. Perhaps winter was especially hard on your home, and the cold weather caused cracks. Or maybe wind or hail has caused holes in your siding that you cannot patch.
If the damage to your siding is too severe to be repaired, it may be in your best interest to replace it. By replacing your vinyl siding when it is beyond repair, you protect yourself from larger-scale home issues, including water damage, increased energy bills, or peeling paint and wallpaper.
Call Surface Bella Renovations To Replace Your Vinyl Siding
If you’ve determined it is time to replace your home’s vinyl siding, you need an expert to install it. At Surface Bella Renovations, we use Westlake Royal Building Products to ensure our customers receive the highest quality product available.
Our experts will provide you with advice to help you pick the best siding for your home. If you want to learn more about our vinyl siding and renovation services, contact us today.