New Siding!

The townhouse that I’m renovating was built in the 1970s, and its siding was old and tired. I had to remove it to accommodate the new doors and windows that I installed on the house last fall. The unit was clad only in Tyvek vapor barrier last winter, which kept...

Details Count!

Projects can be done quickly, or they can be done correctly. I think that the details of any project matter. I replaced the siding on the townhouse that I’m renovating. The front porch will have a coach light that resides in a frame. AZEK is a PVC material that...

How To Do Exterior Painting When The Temp Is 20 Degrees

When it is cold outside it can be impossible to paint exterior siding. You can have siding pre-painted, but it is very expensive.  I have an excellent Graco air/airless paint sprayer and I am using it to paint the siding for a remodel that I’m working on....

Duplicating A Factory Finish Using An Air-Assisted Sprayer

I am installing siding on a customer’s house.  We need to using siding from two different manufacturers to achieve the look he wants. Naturally, it is impossible to get a color match when doing this.  The solution to this problem is to paint the siding...