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Can you still buy aluminum siding?

I have Aluminum siding on my house and I want to put Vinyl siding on. can I put the vinyl siding over top.?

  • I have tar paper under the original siding already and I was told by one contractor that I could just put vinyl siding right over top but another contractor told me I needed to take ...show more

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    You should take the siding off yourself as this will save you money from the contractor's time of removing it and you can sell the aluminum at a recycling center or scrap yard. Potentially hundreds of dollars for clean aluminum siding for entire house. Removing the old siding helps prevent build out issues around windows and other openings. If you are planing to build out the trim on the windows you should add a layer of 1/2" foamboard for insulation. Tyvek will not do anymore for you than what the tar paper is already doing, as long as the tar paper is in good condition and tight,

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if you dont take down the old siding you could make more work for yourself in the future... the vynal is gonna do what ever the alumi.. siding does.. if it breaks loose, warps, ect.. you will see it in the vynal... also, removing the metal will give you a chance to see if you need to replace fix or add a vapor barrior like tyvek.

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If you are happy with the insulating of your house right now, I would just go over it with the vinyl siding. If the house is old and not insulated well, I would have the old siding taken off, insulated, and then re-sided. And yes, make sure it is agreed with the contractor that you get all of the old siding, or else they will cash in on all that aluminum - if you go with this choice.

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