WHITBY FREE PRESS PULL-OUT SECTION, WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 1982, PAGE 9 Solve Your Painting Problems If you are tired of paying bigger and bigger -bils every three or four years to repaint your aging home, consider re-siding now and forgetting your painting chores. Snappy colors and a variety of new textures and styles available in alumi- nurn siding and tirim en- able you to recreate the original exterior surface or change its appearance dra- matically. This kind of face-lift also reduces maintenance, because -new alurninum finishes, guaranteed to last up to 40 years, eliminate periodic painting. The average house needs a paint job every four years. If that paint job costs $2,000 this year, over a 12-year period you'd be spending $12,000 for repainting with the current 10 percent infla- tion rate. Thus, you can realize an early return on an investment.in new aluminum siding. Durable, resistant to corrosion and cracking, even in damp climates, aluminum is the original re-siding material and has been around for over 30 years. It has been used for remodeling over 12,000,000 older homes and, increasingly, new homes are being surfaced with alurninum. Alurninum comes in more.different colors than other siding materials. While white is still a popular color choice, it has given way to a whole palette of new siding colors, ranging the full spectrum. Currently, ivory and beige are favorites with blues, greens, reds and the earth tones close runners-up. There is also a trend toward using aluminurn siding and trim in con- trasting colors. This tends to individualize a hquse, particularly in a develop- ment, to make it look more interesting and sharpen its architectural lines. Ivory aluminum siding with brown trim (or the re- vèrse color combination) is particularly in vogue now, and white trim with dark siding colors is also being used more frequently. House trimi includes the underside of the roof over- bang (the soffit), edging of tbe roof (the fascia), gut- ters, downspouts, shutters and other accessories. cuit to distinguish the aluminum siding from Wood without going up and touching it. Horizontal aluminum siding comes in 8-inch wide panels and in double- four-inch panels (an eight- inch panel looks like two four-inch'ones) to suit various styles of architec- ture. The former is used for contemporary homes and the latter for tradi- tional or Colonial style structures. Vertical aluminum pan- els are available for use where special treatment will make the house look more interesting.-They are particularly effective for gables and dormers. Then, there's aluminum coil stock (a roli of flat aluminum), from which a skilled contractor can form designs to duplicate intricate original trim. Coil stock comes in a va-' riety of colors. To preserve the archi- tectural integrity of a 19th century home, for instance, one home im- provement contractor re- produced casings around octagonal windows by cut- ting aluminum coil stock to fit the original architec- tural specifications. In another house, an aluminum applicator re- produced original pedi- ments over each window. He used narrow panels of vertical siding within the triangular areas, and then custom-formed aluminum coil stock to conform to their original wood fram- ings. Fine old details, such as the gingerbread on a Victorian style house can be retained and painted to blend comfortably with modern siding. Since re- painting such detail is minimal, the low-mainten- ance aspect of the rest of the house will not be seriously affected. Most remodeling, and all new buildings today are done with insulated siding, in order to conserve en- ergy. With proper insula- tion, heat in winter and conditioned air in summer stays inside the house to belp reduce fuel. use and keep you more comfort- able. Insulation comes in various forms, and you should know their differ- ent characteristics. Remember, however, that even with the best materials, your remodel- ing job will be only as good as the contractor who in- stalls it. Be sure to choose one whose expertise in applying aluminum has been proven. Take the time to look at homes he has re-sided, check with neighbors and friends who have had their homes remodeled, ques- tion local bankers and real estate agents, the Cham- ber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau To achieve the best omoreyou.signacontract. results from aluminum Before you contact an siding and insulating installer, learn as ruch'as materials, be sure your you can about siding. 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