New Siding Brings A Huge Update To Our House
Kraz Construction came over to give us an estimate on replacing our aluminum siding. Replacing the siding on the house and the garage would run us $18k, down from a starting price of around $30k due to a current promotion. There was financing available (one year same-as-cash), so we went with the offer. It turned out that the financing was through Fifth Third Bank, though, and they quickly sent us credit cards to use against our new $25k credit line.
We could have gone with Uncle Glenn for the siding, since he did Chrissy’s parent’s house last summer. But we had no way of paying for it that way, since Glenn can’t offer us financing for his work. We now had the Fifth Third line of credit, however, so we asked Glenn for a quote. He took some measurements of the house and quoted us $7k. We promptly canceled with Kraz and offered the job to Glenn. I don’t like to back out on a contract, but $11k is a LOT of money!
Glenn enlisted the help of Chrissy’s dad, Kevin, and they started work immediately. Glenn and I went to the supply store and bought the siding. We ordered the “Canyon Ridge” color, and a lot of it. Glenn pulled off the siding from the south side of the house in one day. He also put one-inch-thick insulation over the entire side. The next day, they pulled down the siding from the front of the house and removed the “A” structure from the entrance. It’s a HUGE difference already!
On Saturday, I tried to make myself useful, but ended up just getting in the way. Glenn and Kevin put up all of the siding on the south side of the house by the end of the day. They had most of the front of the house done by Memorial Day as well. I was amazed at the scaffolding that ratcheted up and down the side of the wall. So far, the siding looks really good. I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s complete.
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