Its been minus temperatures for the last little while so Im not sure if that will affect it.
2007-12-06 14:08:35 · 7 answers · asked by Cheesie76 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Vinyl siding gets brittle when it is very cold... this makes it difficult to install, as there is a lot of bending and twisting, to get it installed.
It would help, if it were stored, and cut, in a heated room. (Itll need at least a day to come up to room temp, if its been stored in a non-heated environment.
Ive done repair work in winter to homes with vinyl siding. I built a 'tent frame' to go over the section I was working on, and used a portable torpedo heater (or two) to heat the enclosed area. I also had a long service van which I could keep heated, so the vinyl didnt get brittle on me. Needless to say, this cost more than it normally did to do the same kind of work in warmer weather.
Still, even knowing Ive been successful at winter repairs, Im not sure I would want to try to do a complete new install...that would be a lot of extra work, to make an enclosure around the walls while working on them... not to mention the cost of renting, and fueling, the heaters. You may still have time for a few really sunny days yet tho, so it might pay to contact a contractor....if the contractor could come over and really hit the work with several people at once, it might be done. I'd still expect it to cost more, than it would have say, 3 months ago.
Good Luck
2007-12-06 17:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is typically the off season for siding installers so you can likely get a better rate plus, don't expect them to install in bitter cold or snow, but on mild winter days no problem, that's when I had my place done was in a January.
2007-12-06 16:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by groingo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because the contractor is willing to do the install in the cold doesn't mean he should.
I would check with the manufacturer. The manufacturer will give you the specs which will include the minimum install temp.
2007-12-06 16:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by mike b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. the vinyl gets brittle when its too cold and cant be cut without cracking or shattering. plus your probably not going to find a contractor willing to work in the cold.
2007-12-06 15:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by repobud1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save if off of the floor, or in a storage in case you are able to. no would desire to hold it interior because of the fact it gets chilly returned once you're working with it. run your plywood blade backwards on the observed and make sluggish cuts. the blade will soften by using the shrink and arise to cracking it. do no longer omit the nail and hit the siding whilst wonderful it. gown heat and don't hit your thumb or hands with the hammer or it is going to injury plenty! good luck!! savour the day!
2016-11-13 22:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the web site of the product. You should find it in your yellow pages. Am looking at doing the same. Good luck.
2007-12-06 14:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
discuss this with the professional who will do the install.
2007-12-06 14:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋