Can You Put Vinyl Siding Over Aluminum Siding

Buddy110 03 26 2013 03 26 2013 06 31 pm 3.

Can you put vinyl siding over aluminum siding.

This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding. Advertisement the following user says thank you to randy bush for this useful post. Installing vinyl siding over wood siding. Vinyl also resists the dents and dings that can negatively affect the look of aluminum siding.

No siding manufacturer voids a warranty for installing siding over existing siding. I would not put vinyl over the aluminum siding just pull it will not take that much time and you will end up with a much better job. Just like vinyl siding you ll need to ensure the siding surface is completely flat either by the old siding or by adding slats to the wall. While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl.

Whether you choose a midrange or high end vinyl siding product this product also offers just under a. Where you nail right to the house as opposed to hanging the siding like you do with vinyl or aluminum. Even though most reputable contractors will never install siding over existing siding there are knuckleheads out there that will say you can do it and it s not a problem. Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.

Roofing and siding. Remove the siding and install oriented strand board commonly referred to as osb or to use the existing siding that s on the house now as substrate or layer beneath the top surface underneath the hardieplank siding. All city pro. There are two options for this.

Many homeowners choose vinyl siding because it is relatively inexpensive easy for a do it yourselfer to install resists insects and rot and never needs. Any imperfections in the wall will almost always show up in the siding. The main concern to understand is that the hardieplank siding is going to be on the house for. And in the 30 plus years installing vinyl i have never had a recall from problems that were missed during the job or were the results of the installation.

This type of siding can be placed over some existing siding but most will not be good.