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March 10, 2020
Vinyl Siding

How much does siding cost to replace?

What is siding and maximum life of it?

One can utilize the help of siding at their home to protect the residing individuals from unpleasant weather conditions and also favorable designs add additional beauty to the dream mansion. When talking about like the accurately installed sidings can live for 1 to 5 decades without any replacement cost if they aren’t imposed with climate hazards of the location. If the siding is damaged it needs to be replaced urgently to prevent the walls from getting rotten due to leakage or seepage. Let us find out the factors which can either increase or decrease the cost of vinyl siding during the replacement.

What can be the best time to replace siding?

Particularly there is no exact time for the siding replacement but any damage to it is a clear alarm for the existing siding to replace. Most of the people replace the siding of their home during the reselling periods as the broker’s advice them to do so to increase the value of the mansion. The improved appearance of the mansion can increase the market value of the house.

How to find out the key factors essential for siding replacement?

Let us breakdown some of the secrets which siding replacement agencies use is they move in and out of the property to detect the flaws before they start their work.

The first thing as a responsible owner one has to do is, walk a few meters away from the house and check the amount of damage the siding of the mansion has taken over it.

After finding out the overview of the damage it is now the time to check the internal damages and find out the major to minor cracks on the sidings. Many problems like water leakage, mildew, and bending of siding can be viewed with the nearer inspection of the siding.

The replacement is significant for the siding which is damaged more than or equal to half of its original size. If the damage is less short maintenance costs can work well making the house replacement free for a few more coming years.

What can be the average cost of installing a siding for replacing the old one?

It would be better to understand the types of sidings before we break down their installation and replacement charges. There are three types of popular sidings they are,

aluminum siding
vinyl siding
fiber cement

The prioritized siding among the three types which are mentioned above is vinyl siding due to its anti-leakage potentials. The installation of the vinyl siding can be 3000 – 6000 US dollars for an apartment ranging up to 1k – 2.2 k square feet. This amount is excluding from the removal of the old siding which can charge somewhere around 1000 – 3000 US dollars depending on the size of the house. The other minor charges like molding, fascia, and trimming can be either free or a 3 – 5 US dollars. There is only a small difference in pricing between all the diverse types of sidings but still vinyl wins over the other common types due to its durability.

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What makes Radon harmful?

Radon is a tasteless and colorless gas obtained from the breakdown of Uranium under the soil. The air pressure transfers this gas to the topmost layer of the soil due to its dense nature. This air then gets trapped under the cracks and basement of homes. Then it starts affecting people through the air. Radon is found everywhere, although it’s overexposure can cause significant risks to the lungs.

Major symptoms of Radon poisoning

The most complicated concern about Radon is that it doesn’t have any symptoms. A human can neither see it nor feel it. One can only know about the problem when it grows big and causes lung cancer. People who live in the zone 1 area should strictly follow the prescribed precautions to ensure health safety. Zone 1 areas are the ones where the radiation levels are high and out of the safety limits of EPA. If a person feels chest pain, or observe blood in vomit, then he/she should rush to a hospital to prevent further risks.

Is there any diagnostic test for Radon?
Currently, there is no test to diagnose any health effects of Radon. So it is recommended to stay away from its exposure.

Prevention from exposure of Radon

A survey from the health department suggests that 1 out of 15 homes in the US face high Radon radiation levels. The Radon test kits available in the market for low cost can detect the Radon levels inside the house.
After buying the kit, it has to be kept in a place inside the house where it won’t get disturbed. After 5-7 days, it should be sent to the laboratory for further evaluation.
The suction pumps can be used to pump Radon from outside the house. Radon pumps can be installed to move the Radon gas away from home. By improvising the ventilation system, one can prevent hazardous gas from entering the house.