Tired of Painting Your Home? Consider Liquid Vinyl Siding Instead.

• August 4th, 2010
• In: Liquid Siding
• By: Rob Sabo
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Tired of painting your home on a regular basis? If the expense and hassle of hiring a painting contractor, or buying paint and caulking, and pressure-washing your house to prep it for painting yourself has been chaffing at you, consider liquid vinyl siding as an option over painting.

Liquid Vinyl Siding

Liquid vinyl siding is a spray-on vinyl coating system comprised of PVC vinyl resins and polymers. It forms a protective coating over many types of siding, including:

• concrete
• stucco
• brick
• block
• metal
• wood

It can also be applied over old vinyl siding and aluminum siding.

Liquid Vinyl Siding: How Does it Work?

After prepping your home–cleaning wall surfaces and masking off areas not to be sprayed, a liquid vinyl bonder coat is applied and allowed to dry for a day. This adhesive base coat fuses with the existing wall surface, sealing gaps and cracks, and forming a base for the liquid siding top coat.

Next, the siding contractor–this is a specialty job, not a do-it-yourself application–applies the top coat using commercial-grade spraying equipment. With some areas, such as trim pieces and soffits, the liquid siding may be brushed on. Once the top coat dries, your home has the look of a freshly painted structure–but you won’t have to paint it again. With regular cleanings, wall surfaces stay looking fresh.

The Bottom Line on Liquid Vinyl Siding

If you are considering this siding application, make sure you get references from siding contractors. Ask existing homeowners how liquid siding worked for them, and if they had any problems. Additionally, make sure the manufacturer offers a warranty. Some companies guarantee the product for 30 years for residential uses, and 25 years for commercial applications.