If you are considering an investment in new siding in Minnesota for your home, there are a few key reasons that may be motivating you.
The exterior of a home serves two chief functions: protection from the elements and aesthetic.
Train your eye to recognize when these two key jobs aren’t being done properly, and you’ll keep your home maintenance ahead of the game in looks and long-term savings.
Craftsman’s Choice offers the area’s leading designers, the state’s most experienced installation crew and the industry’s highest-grade product.
Reasons to Install New Siding on Your Minnesota Home
Follow along to see why your home could benefit from exterior remodeling.
1. Your Current Home Siding Has Reached Its End of Life
The most common reason you’d consider new siding is because your home’s current exterior has become old, tired and ineffective.
Maybe the wood is rotted. That alone opens a range of opportunities for damage.
Rotted wood will almost certainly introduce issues with pests.
Termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, woodpeckers, powderpost beetles and rodents are all common among the unwanted guests who could work their way into your home.
Or maybe the current siding has been painted so many times that it no longer effectively holds paint.
Whatever the cause, it’s easy to spot when your home no longer looks its best. It can be a little more tricky to assess the true damage you might be suffering due to siding that’s no longer effective.
But as a rule of thumb, you can expect to save anywhere from 20 to 30 percent on your energy bills when you replace worn-out siding.
And you’ll exceed or certainly maximize those savings when you choose the highest quality, most durable option of James Hardie fiber cement siding.
2 Exterior Siding Storm Damage
If your house has vinyl, aluminum or steel siding, you’re highly susceptible to damage from extreme weather.
Hail in particular brings an assortment of denting potential that can seriously detract from your home’s aesthetic and when it comes to hail storm damage, that often means new roof installation as well as siding replacement.
Splits, cracks, chips, breaks and holes are also all common with cladding of any material.
Water damage can, of course, be particularly devastating.
Investing in a quality, durable product is essential when it comes to the siding of your home.
You need something that’s going to stand up to the elements – especially in Minnesota.
There is no stronger or longer-lasting cladding material than James Hardie siding.
All of your research is going to lead you back to that same conclusion.
The key will be choosing the right installer.
Why?
If the product is not applied correctly, you’re not going to enjoy the maximum benefits of look and functionality.
3. Updating the Exterior Look of Your Home
The third biggest driver in determining when it’s time for new siding is when you want to freshen the look of your dated home.
Even if the structural integrity of your siding is intact, your home may still look dated.
There could be any number of products on the house currently.
Perhaps you purchased a strong but tired-looking home with the vision of adding value with siding replacement.
The process of considering new siding can be tremendously exciting. There’s such potential to completely transform the look of your home. Color selection alone can give your house a complete makeover.
Craftsman’s Choice has the area’s leading design team. We’ll do an on-site review and put together a comprehensive proposal with several design options.
Check out our project gallery to kickstart your own brainstorming.
Turn Heads With James Hardie by Craftsman’s Choice
If your siding is due for replacement, choose Craftsman’s Choice and our recommended James Hardie siding and trim products, and we promise this will be your best home improvement project.
It’s very common for our crews to end up with multiple jobs in the same neighborhood. For one thing, homes of similar vintage are likely to age on a similar timeline.
And then when one neighbor chooses James Hardie siding installed by Craftsman’s Choice, heads start turning and others often follow suit.
Turn a tired, worn-out exterior into a bright, updated clean design and contact Craftsman’s Choice for a free estimate.
