What Happens When You Need Siding Installation in Vancouver

Preparing your property is key before the siding contractor company comes for the installation. You need to trim down trees and shrubs around your home and mow the grass so that the installation crew has an unrestricted view of the property and can easily find small hardware that may slip out of the hand during the installation.

It’s also a good idea to remove shelves, frames, and any other heavy furniture or accessories from the interior walls. Siding installation may cause a bit of shaking and you don’t want the precious family photos to break or the furniture to fall! Clearing the driveway is another good measure to allow the crew easy access and also protect your vehicles from flying debris. 

A good siding contractor will have a plan to remove the old siding on your property. They also have measures to get rid of the old siding. A professional contractor removes the old siding and piles them up in your yard until they get hauled off by a dump truck. If the old siding happens to be made out of any form of metal cladding (aluminum, steel, etc) then the old material will be recycled.

Siding can’t be installed on damaged walls. So, your contractor will assess the walls and repair them if needed. Without smooth and level walls, the new siding won’t look good and would be prone to damage. Apart from that if the sheathing under your old siding is damaged, it would also be replaced. If your property is very old and the contractor finds asbestos during the inspection, it’s best to get it removed since that’s a highly toxic material. 

Siding installation in Vancouver and everywhere else comes with insulation. So when the old siding is removed, you lose the insulation material as well. A professional and reputable contractor always plans for that and will install new insulation material along with the new siding so that your home remains energy efficient and comfortable. 

Once all the above steps are done, your new siding is ready to be installed. If you opted for fiber cement siding instead of vinyl or wood, the length of your siding project will be stretched. Fiber cement is tougher and hence requires tougher tools and time-consuming precision to cut and finish to the required dimensions. After the installation, the siding contractor would clean your property and wash the new siding boards to get rid of the dust and debris.