SIDING

SIDING

New Home?
Ever noticed how the homes in your neighborhood keep looking newer and newer? They’re the same homes, but they have had a facelift. New siding will knock years off the age of your home. Vinyl siding is now the number-one siding material. And for a good reason – Nothing beats vinyl siding and accessories and trim for sheer endurance. Unlike many other siding materials, vinyl is impervious to rain, cold, salt, and snow.

Easy to Maintain
Vinyl siding is easy to maintain. No painting, no scraping. Won’t rot. Throw your ladder and paint brush away!

Curb Appeal
The real estate people are right. The first time we see a home we get a lasting impression. All of us want to make a good first impression. It usually does not cost any more to add details that take a home from being ordinary to extraordinary! DuHadway’s award winning designers can make suggestions and show you pictures of transformations we have done. By coordinating the colors of the siding, soffits, window trim, and corners, you can create a home with great curb appeal.

Here are some basic color guidelines that you might want to consider.

Light colors make your house look larger.
Dark colors make your house look smaller.
Cool colors make features recede.
Monochromatic (all one color) schemes will unify and simplify the exterior.
Contrasting shades add interest.

Value
Vinyl siding is a great investment. Residing a home is among the top ten remodeling projects in terms of overall payback. And, if residing with vinyl, you can often recoup 100% or more of your investment. DuHadway uses national siding manufacturers such as Alcoa, Mastic, and CertainTeed to make your home new again.

Styles
Siding is available in a wide range of styles and colors. From the traditional double 4 or double 5 (Double 4 means a piece of siding that has two 4" boards to form one panel.), dutchlap or shiplap, or beaded siding, you can start the design scheme. Colors are designed to coordinate with siding and trim colors. Siding is also available that looks like cedar siding, but with none of the maintenance of caulking, staining, and repairing cedar.

Keep Cold Air Outside!
Better builders are using Typar® HouseWrap before installing siding. Now you can also use it when residing your home. HouseWrap goes under your siding to make an air barrier. Outside air won’t penetrate through gaps. Inside "conditioned" air won’t leak out. HouseWrap helps eliminate the drafts coming around electrical outlets and window trims. The material is also designed to let the water vapor pass through its membrane. This helps eliminated water condensing inside your walls. Make your home more comfortable while making it look new again!

Extra Insulation Layer
ThermoWall® is an extra insulating layer that is shaped in the same design as the siding used over it. ThermoWall® is added under your siding for insulation, reduced air infiltration, and straightening walls. ThemoWall® on Dutchlap siding adds an extra R-value of 3.0 to your sidewalls. Besides the insulation value, ThermoWall® also helps reduce air infiltration by adding another barrier to the wind. ThermoWall® will also help smooth out irregularities that exist on your home’s walls. This extra layer behind the siding also helps the siding lay straighter. This is another feature that DuHadway can use to make your home look new again.

Special Treatment
Some areas of your home can become focal points with the addition of architectural detailing. Gable peaks are a perfect place to add fish scale. Shake shingles can be added around porches or entrances. Crown moldings and mantels add width and prominence to windows and doors. Shutters can add great color impact around windows. Updating porch posts with maintenance free aluminum columns will strongly anchor the front of your home. Fluted or beaded corners with contrasting colors can be added for period designs of colonial or Victorian homes.

No Subcontractors
One of the best ways to maintain quality control is to use full time employees to install your siding. We don’t use subcontractors. The problem with many subcontractors and other companies’ employees is how they are paid. They are usually paid by the job. If there is a problem and they take the time to work through it, their pay is cut. We don’t pay our people on a piecework basis. We know it is a bad way to keep quality work. We know because we have been working with homeowners since 1946.

DuHadaway Corp.
2214 Wayne Trace | Fort Wayne, IN 46803 | 260.426.2000