Home Improvement Asked on January 7, 2021
My house has vinyl siding. I am considering installing vinyl siding on a shed also. How do I find siding to match what I already have on my house? (It is only a year or two old, but installed by the previous owner.) Can I expect to find what I need at the local Lowe’s or Home Depot, or are many brands of vinyl siding only sold by specialty retailers or directly to contractors?
Looking at my house, there seem to be a lot of different pieces: regular, top, and bottom boards; corner pieces; special pieces around doors, windows, sillcocks, and electrical outlets; and so on. How do I find out what pieces I need? Is that particular to each manufacturer?
If you can remove one panel carefully you might find the manufacturer stamp on the back. It will narrow down the search down a little bit. Otherwise just a small sample would be nice to have when visit the stores. I've seen websites on the web that identify manufactures based on the sample that you send. Both Lowe's and Home Depot sell some vynil siding. Not a huge selection.
Honestly, it doesn't have to be exactly the same. The previous owner used a similar siding on the addition and i didn't notice until i had to replace a panel.
Answered by Vitalik on January 7, 2021
Generally big box stores sell very limited selection of vinyl siding, and it's not quality stuff. Just because the manufacturers prefer to deal with contractors directly and they don't sell to the general public. Your best bet is to pry off a piece of siding from the house, there is a tool for that, and look for manufacturer's stamp/color code/name, and go from there. Or just match the color to what you find in stores the best you can.
Answered by The Rev on January 7, 2021
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