vinyl siding

[mustangt69]

hi, i can get a bunch of new vinyl siding in green and white for free. I am thinking about putting this on my fishhouse. What are the pros and cons of using this? I was just gonna paint the plywood and go that way for this year but since i can get this stuff for free would that be the way to go? I dont care if it only lasts a year or two.. Give me your 2 cents

thanks

[KidWalleye]

I had it on my old house. When it is cold out and your pulling it, the siding can get really brittle. I got a few holes the first time. I changed to aluminum. No problems after that. I got the corrugated stuff at Menards. Surprising though it only added about 150 lbs.

Good luck, Kid

[ice_it_06]

mustangt69:

FREE is as cost effective as one can get It protects your house, ups the value and looks better.

Diamond plate instead of vinyl the bottom 2' - 3' sides and front. 4 X 8 sheet is around $80 have it ripped in half length wise and start laying adhesive & screws

Vinyl damage/worries is erased and you have heavy duty protection on the lower section to the trailer. Or vinyl the entire house & pull off the bottom few feet in the future if $$ is a issue now !!

[LODFFB]

If you happen to go with plywood clulk it for sure!! At least around the edges. I didnt and mine leaked with all the rain a couple weeks ago and the water creeps up the plywood from the bottom even with paint. When finances allow I'm getting Alumniumn.