Tips for Caring for Your Vinyl Siding This Summer
Summer is the perfect time to give your home’s siding some much-needed attention. After a long winter and spring, your siding may be looking a bit worse for wear. Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do to keep your vinyl siding in great shape. Proper maintenance can help keep your siding looking pristine…
How to Pick the Right Siding for Your Midwest Home
Choosing the right siding for your home is an important decision, especially when you live in the Midwest. With the region’s extreme weather conditions ranging from hot summers to below-zero temperatures in the winter, you want to ensure your siding can handle it all. At Mainstream Home Improvement, we have decades of combined experience providing…
The Benefits of Vinyl Siding
Owning a home comes with the unique responsibility of property maintenance, which can often seem overwhelming. When choosing vinyl siding for your home, several customization options significantly benefit your property’s longevity and curb appeal. Mainstream Home Improvement is a leading contractor in the Quad Cities area that offers complete vinyl replacement and installation services. Whether…
What’s The Best Time Of The Year For A Siding Installation?
Having repairs done on your family home can be a stressful experience for some. Big projects, such as a siding installation, can take a few weeks to complete and are not known for being particularly easy on the pockets. Choosing the right time of year to have the siding installation underway can make or break…
Can You Paint Vinyl Siding?
There are a number of benefits to vinyl siding replacement for your Quad Cities home. Vinyl siding is more affordable than most competing materials, and high quality vinyl siding looks beautiful while resisting warping, rotting, or swelling. It’s an energy efficient siding material, and considerably lower maintenance than wood siding. But what maintenance does need to be…
Can Vinyl Siding Be Painted?
Vinyl siding is a popular siding option for a number of reasons: high grade vinyl siding is a great value option compared to competitive siding materials. It is sleek and colorful and with great thermal performance, high grade vinyl siding is also an excellently energy efficient option for siding replacement. But many Quad Cities homeowners…
What’s The Best Time Of Year For Siding Replacement In Quad Cities?
If your siding is old and worn or your house is starting to feel drafty, there’s no question that you need siding replacement. The real question is when. Siding replacement can vary depending on the time of year that you have your siding replaced and the climate in which you replace your siding. In Quad…
FAQs About Replacement Siding From Quad Cities Homeowners
It makes sense to have questions before you make your replacement siding purchase and schedule an installation. After all, your siding is not only one of the most key elements of your curb appeal, but it helps to protect your home from the elements. It’s always good to do your due diligence in researching what…
Is Your Wood Siding Ready To Be Replaced?
If you purchase an older home, there’s a chance that the siding that comes with it is natural wood. Natural wood siding has a classic look and feel that’s hard to beat, but as time has gone on, it simply doesn’t hold up as well as other types of siding, such as vinyl. In fact,…
The Common Cause Of Vinyl Siding Discoloration
Vinyl siding remains one of the most popular siding options on the market today. It’s more affordable than most materials, comes in a variety of colors, and it’s low maintenance. However, vinyl siding can have a potential downside. Have you ever had vinyl siding for a few years and started to notice the color fading? This…
