Matching Old Aluminum Siding

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Matching old aluminum siding.

However since the siding is no longer made you have to pick a different type of siding and the two don t match. The owner said it wasn t a problem. Matching the paint is ok but chances are it won t. As you remove the existing siding take care not to damage it and you can use it to replace any siding on other parts of the house.

Aluminum siding is much more prone to damage by impact than steel siding but patching aluminum siding is an easy fix. It will look like crap. Matching old aluminum siding posted in general discussion on november 22 2003 01 52am i ve been told by a siding supplier where i live that 3 3 4 aluminum siding is no longer made. Remove the bottom portion of the damaged section.

Here are five steps to replace damaged areas of siding during your home renovation. While traditionalists may have turned their noses up aluminum had several benefits that at the time made it an obvious choice for new home builds as well as for replacing old tired wooden sidings. He suggested that i give him a bid to paint the entire house and the new addition. White for us to paint the old siding.

To allow for full replacement of matching roofing and siding can be unduly burdensome on a carrier whose policy agrees only to repair damaged portions of the building. Terms of insurance policy the terms of insurance policies vary greatly and are extremely important to determining the carrier s obligations in a claim which involves a matching concern. The existing house had aluminum siding. I was able to get the same siding however the color didn t match the existing siding.

Insurance company x comes along and agrees to replace the siding since wind is a covered loss. When it was first introduced in the 1940s it didn t take long for aluminum to replace wood as the go to siding material of choice for builders and homeowners across the united states. Maybe try a search for aluminum siding. The siding has been on your house for 15 years and is no longer available.

Home improvement stores and specialty paint stores can mix paint for you with a near perfect color match using just a small sample of the original color. I did some homework and found out that you could successfully paint aluminum siding. Trying to match aluminum siding from the 80 s don t know the. 1 clean an inconspicuous area of the wall.