New York Cedar Siding

The most immediate benefit of cedar siding has to be its look. The classic look, feel, even the smell of authentic wood remains one of the most coveted materials for the home whether it's hardwood flooring, decking, or fencing. For exterior applications, you need a wood that's up to the challenge of the onslaught of heat, cold, wind, rain, and storms that cyclically befall the Atlantic Coast. Cedar has natural oils that protect it from both the weather and insects and other pests. Other woods such as redwood and cypress also have this type of oil, but these woods are substantially more expensive, often prohibitively so, to most homeowners who want wood siding for their home.

You can't realistically expect cedar siding to last as long as vinyl or fiber-cement siding, but with scheduled maintenance, especially have the siding stained on a regular basis, can allow your siding to last for a few decades and look good doing it. One final auxiliary benefit includes an exemplary insulating value created by dead air within the wood itself. Whether you're seeking out an initial installation, cedar siding staining or other maintenance, or whether you're considering a wider range of siding materials, ServiceMagic has helped homeowners throughout the five boroughs, the Jersey Shore, and the greater New York area find the best contractor for their siding project.

New York Cedar Shake Siding and other Types of Cedar Siding
By far the most popular type cedar siding in New York, cedar shake siding is created by split, not sawn, wood. It's one of the most economical forms of cedar siding. This type of shake siding is in itself available various shape designs including square, fish scale, hexagonal, metered, mitered, and half cove. Though cedar shake siding is the standard by which all other cedar siding is measured, but this doesn't guarantee that you'll fall in love with it. Other types of cedar siding include beveled, channeled, and tongue and groove, all with distinctive looks and installation methods. Finally, each of these types can also be varied in terms of shingle size and dimensions. You may need to look around at more than one cedar siding manufacturer to find exactly what you want for your home.

Cost of New York Cedar Siding
If you're looking for the most cost-effective siding, cedar is not the way to go. This doesn't make it a poor or exuberantly-priced choice, either. Vinyl remains the cheapest siding material, although vinyl will experience its own relatively quick deterioration. You can purchase high-end, foam-backed vinyl that will last longer, but then the initial savings all but evaporate. Interestingly, the cost of cedar siding is comparable to its competitor, fiber-cement siding. Indeed, if you're not set on the authenticity of real wood, you should probably take a close look at this alternative and more popular siding material. Thus, overall, a $10,000 vinyl siding installation may cost closer to $12,000 for cedar siding, although this number can fluctuate greatly depending on the type of cedar, the manufacturer, and the installation contractor you select. Naturally, depending on the size of your home, estimates can range from a few thousand dollars to more than $20,000.

New York Cedar Siding Contractors
Of course, the most successful siding projects involve quite a bit of planning and knowledge. Getting help from a professional New York cedar siding contractor is a great place to start. Rather than seeking out a specific line of cedar siding and looking for someone to install it, almost as an afterthought, talk to these pros about which cedar siding they recommend and why. You're liable to hear different suggestions from different contractors, just as you're sure to solicit various estimates from these contractors. But by understanding a contractor's siding philosophy, matching it to your own vision and desire for your home's siding, and picking up an education on cedar siding specific to the Atlantic Coast, New York, and even the particulars of your neighborhood and property value, you can put yourself on the path toward the best possible New York cedar siding installation. Our contractors are first put through a rigorous ten-step screening process. Plus, our online customer ratings and reviews section will allow you to see what other homeowners have thought about individual contractors and provides a powerful motivator for contractors to meet and exceed your expectations.

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