Vinyl Siding Installation in Marietta, GA

For a lot of Marietta homeowners, vinyl is the answer to years of scraping and repainting wood or patching swollen hardboard. It does not rot, carpenter bees leave it alone, and a garden hose takes care of most of the pollen and mildew that coats houses here every spring and summer. Getting a vinyl job that still looks straight years later comes down to the details of the installation.

Built for Heat

On a July afternoon, a sunny south or west wall in Marietta gets hot enough that vinyl panels grow noticeably longer. If they are nailed tight, they ripple. We hang each panel with the nail centered in the slot and not driven all the way home, and leave expansion room at every corner post and channel, so the siding can slide back and forth through the seasons.

Behind the Siding

• Old hardboard or rotted wood removed down to the sheathing
• Soft or water-stained sheathing replaced
• House wrap lapped so water runs down and out
• Flashing tape and pans at every window and door
• Kick-out flashing where roof edges meet a wall

Vinyl sheds most rain, but in our afternoon downpours some water will always get behind it. The layers underneath are what keep that water out of the walls.

Profiles and Colors

• Double 4 and double 5 lap for a traditional look
• Dutch lap for deeper shadow lines
• Board and batten for farmhouse-style fronts and gables
• Shake and scallop panels for accent areas
• Insulated vinyl with a foam backer for a stiffer, flatter wall

If you want the look of painted wood with even more rigidity, compare vinyl with fiber cement siding before you decide.