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Show BIO May, 1999 Wasatch Wave Summit County Bee Spring Home it Garden Review Remodeling Trends: Siding Renovation is a Smart Investment for Homeowners have made them aware of its requires a financial commitment and can be an inconvelocation and price. If the buyer likes the home's exterior then it's 75 percent sold, explains Betty Davis, a sales associate with Jenny Pruitt & Associates nience, homeowners will products in the market, they . want to make an informed selected Hardiplank siding. decision about their best They realized that if Hardiplank siding had origireplacement option. After considering the alter- nally been used, the house Realtors in Atlanta. "The way natives, a growing number of would hot have needed sida home's siding looks will homeowners are selecting ing repair after the storm. Vinyl siding offers a coshelp shape a prospective Hardiplank lap siding from Prodmetic Hardie first James change whereas James Building impression. buyer's Not only is siding replace- ucts as their replacement sid- Hardie siding is really an ment advantageous for ing. Due to its leading pro- exterior renovation product. technol- You're going to do the job homeowners planning to sell, prietary it can also be a wise invest- ogy, Hardiplank siding will right with Hardiplank sidment for any homeowner not rot, warp, split, buckle or ing, explained Pat Ekstrum, with damaged siding. If not swell if exposed to rain, .a partner with Southwest repaired, dilapidated siding snow, hail, humidity, heat, Exteriors, the company that can result in problems. salt air or insects. To support installed the Hardiplank sidFor instance, deteriorated these claims) Hardiplank sid- ing on the Palmquist's home. Hardiplank siding has the siding can allow water to ing is backed with a look and character of wood, transferable limited a into home, warping warranty. seep Dana and Urn Palmquist of yet none of its drawbacks. windows and doors or staining carpet and furniture. In Devine, Texas, knew they had Unlike wood, it is and low maintethe most extreme situations, to replace their home's siding when nance. hailstorm a with wind structural damage to the Hardiplank siding home can be caused by rot- gusts of 80 miles per hour also holds paint two to three tore through their town last times longer than wood lap ting beams and Joists. Because siding replacement year. Their home, which was siding. Hardiplank siding has built in 1912, suffered major been installed on more than exterior damage as a result of one million homes in the United States. the storm. It was introduced here 10 wood sided with Originally rehouse the was years ago, and has been persiding, sided with vinyl 15 years forming for more than two fiber-ceme- The vinyl siding on this Devine , Texas, home was completely destroyed after a recent hailstorm. (ARA) - According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, expenditures tot residential home improvements and repairs are on the rise. The remodeling industry's growth can be attributed to several factors, including the country's aging housing stock, and the home re-sa- le . " In order to make older homes more attractive to buyers, experts say that renovations, especially to a home's exterior, are a smart investment. "When 1 take a home buyer to see a home, I 50-ye- ar in Australia, ago. Though already warped decades and buckling away from the Malaysia and New Zealand. For a free Hardiplank sidwall in some places, the vinyl the btan custom; siding was completely ing brochure, call (888) or visit destroyed after the intense HARDIE-- 1 the web site: www.jame-shardie.cohailstorm. . nt , market, which accounts for approximately 85 percent of all U.S. home sales. stand harsh weather. After researching different siding (427-343- compietejmas&pm! 1) m. mmgm KHSSsS When the Palmquists startof Article ed investigating their siding Courtesy Resource Association, they replacement options, .ruled out vinyl because they www.aracopy.com, wanted a product that would info9aracopy.com. be durable enough to with bob'cat'aS call for free estimaeot-- jr i or mobile 647-648- M 1 1- 9 - g li This home was completely renovated with Hardiplank lap siding, whichis guaranteed not to tot, warp, split, buckle or swrll if exposed to hail, rain, snow, humidity, salt air or insects. POOR COPY |