Vinyl Siding ~ Over 20 Years as the best Vinyl Siding Contractor

When it comes to choosing a vinyl siding installation contractor, experience and demonstrated skill should rank high on your list. Canadian Ideal Exteriors has been helping Calgary owners beautify their homes and businesses for more than 20 years.

Thanks to a winning combination of affordability and durability, vinyl siding is a popular choice, but hiring an inexperienced or incompetent installer is a sure way to incur unnecessary costs and reduce your vinyl siding’s lifespan.

Canadian Ideal Exteriors is a proud leading installer for vinyl siding and fiber cement siding across the province of Alberta.  At Canadian Ideal Exteriors, we are passionate about providing our clients with superior customer service and stress-free renovation experience.

Canadian Ideal Exteriors uses only the highest-quality vinyl siding from the industry’s most reputable manufacturers. We strictly adhere to these manufacturers’ installation specifications and employ our proven method for extracting the most value from these products. Canadian Ideal Exteriors applies the lessons learned from the thousands of vinyl siding installation projects we have successfully delivered to avoid the errors bargain-basement contractors and do-it-yourselfers often commit:

• Insufficient clearance – Installing vinyl installation too close to the ground puts it in contact with dew and moisture that can be absorbed and drawn behind the siding via capillary action. Moisture is the building owner’s bane, attracting mold, mildew, and wood rot.
• Nailing too tightly – Calgary's temperature fluctuations cause vinyl siding to expand and contract. Canadian Ideal Exteriors craftspeople understand exactly how much space between the panels and the nail heads allows this variation. Inexperienced installers are prone to nailing too tightly, forcing the siding to press against (and sometimes through) the nail heads or crack under pressure. Or they nail too loosely, so the siding sags as temperatures rise.
• Improper overlap – Similarly, vinyl siding panels should overlap slightly to compensate for the expansion/contraction cycles. Too little overlap will allow panels to gap when it gets cool. Too much overlap constricts the siding as it tries to expand during hot weather, causing the panels to buckle.

Improper installation is the leading cause of vinyl siding failure in Alberta, costing homeowners and businesses thousands   of dollars in repairs and replacement costs.

While vinyl siding is easy to maintain, it is difficult and expensive to repair, magnifying the criticality of a quality installation. When installed by a professional, experienced contractor, vinyl offers several advantages over other siding materials:

• Maintenance – Vinyl siding needs only the occasional hosing off to keep dirt from building up. Low water pressure will avoid chipping the paint so the siding will last for 40 years or more.
• Appearance – Vinyl siding comes in a variety of paint colors and textured finishes. It can be manufactured to resemble wood shakes, planks, stone, brick, gingerbread, or other material.
• Weather resistance – Vinyl offers tough protection for your home and family. Rainwater rolls off vinyl and ultraviolet rays cannot fade it or penetrate.
• Durability – Vinyl won’t scratch and termites hate the taste. Unlike aluminum siding, vinyl does not dent easily, bouncing back from the bicycle collisions and errant Frisbee tosses.
• Energy savings – Vinyl siding insulates your home, reducing summer cooling costs by keeping hot outside air out and preventing cool, conditioned air from escaping.
• Return on investment – New vinyl siding is one of the most cost-effective home improvements you can make. Not only will it transform your home for your own enjoyment, but it will also make you the envy of your neighborhood. For all the reasons listed above, new vinyl siding also adds to your home’s resale value.

If new vinyl siding is in your home’s future, make sure you realize its full potential by hiring an experienced contractor to perform the installation. Whether you’re remodeling your house or building a new one, Canadian Ideal Exteriors has the credentials and the process to make it your dream home. Contact us today and let’s get to work planning and executing your vinyl siding project.