When buying a home one is often told tall tales of days spent maintaining paint jobs, fences, and decking. Technology moves quickly we all know this, just look at the minicomputer that fits in your hand and is more powerful than anything else like it, each iteration getting more powerful, and often smaller. Home maintenance technology is just the same, every day there is a new development designed to reduce our workload. The building materials industry professionals rely on continue to improve in durability, maintenance levels, and cost. If you’re tired of sealing that wood deck, painting that picket fence, or climbing up on that ladder to clean your home’s gutters, maybe it’s time for an upgrade. Here are 6 items that can help with the mundane maintenance tasks.
Roofing
Metal roofing has come a long way from the corrugated tin of the past. Available in dozens of colours and styles, from the classic standing team to wood-look shakes, today’s metal roofs can look great and are virtually maintenance free. Coated roofing panels can withstand high winds and heavy snow loads without rust or fade. And, because it is so durable, metal roofing carries some of the best warranties in the industry.
Siding
If just the thought of painting your home’s siding every few years makes you tired, upgrade to low maintenance vinyl or plastic siding. The newest options in vinyl siding are durable, with colour infused to prevent fading. You get all the charm of traditional lap or shake siding without all the weathering, so your home will look as good in 10 years as it does today.
Decking
Traditional wood decking must be sealed annually, and even then, it can splinter and warp. Composite lumber decking, on the other hand, combines wood particles and plastic to achieve the look of wood with far less maintenance. Resistant to insects, rot, mildew, and stains, this composite lumber requires only an occasional hose down to keep it looking good. Top it off with a PVC or glass raining from West Wholesale.
Fencing
Does the thought of replacing warped wooden boards or painting that fence again make you tired? Today’s top notch PVC fencing from West Wholesale is available with a reinforced structural core, and its colour won’t fade or yellow overtime. As PVC is also resistant to termites, rot, and warping, you won’t have to replace damaged panels; PVC panels look good on both sides of the fence, unlike wood. Choose your ideal design from numerous prefabricated designs, or come in to see us, and we can design a custom look together.
Windows
Cladded windows, windows constructed from wood and then covered with vinyl or aluminum, are both high quality and low maintenance. Indoors, you’ll enjoy your windows beautiful hardwood finish; outdoors, you’ll appreciate never having to sand or paint the vinyl or metal cladding. You’ll have to wash the panes occasionally, but if you opt for casement windows or tilt in sashes, you’ll be able to tackle this chore in the comfort of your home.
