Selecting Your New Siding
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Table of Contents
Selecting Your Siding Profile…………………………..3
Selecting Your Siding Color…………………………….4
Selecting Your Outside Corners………………………5
Selecting Your Siding Trim……………………………..6
Upgrading Your Siding Trim…………………………...7 Siding Mounts & Vents…………………………………...8
Selecting Your Soffit……………………………………….9
Other Options for the Exterior………………………10
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Selecting Your Siding Profile
Start by choosing what profile of vinyl siding you want on your home. Shown below are the four main options. Double 4 Traditional
Double 4.5 Cove
Single 7” Shake
Board & Battern (Vertical)
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Selecting Your Siding Colour
Once you have the style picked out you can then choose the color of vinyl siding you want from on of the websites below. Here are a few tips:
• Less is more. You don’t want your home to look too busy. As a rule of thumb, no more than 3 different colors should be on your home.
• If you were planning on using more than one siding color, start by picking the base color and going from there for your accent. • Certain vinyl colors have very distinct undertones, keep this in mind when you are mixing and matching colors.
• The suppliers listed below will always have color schemes they recommend for their products to help you along as well.
• Keep in mind that just because you can find the product online it may not be available or could have an order quantity minimum. Here are the four main siding distributors in HRM and the links to their websites: Gentek - www.gentek.ca/products-catalog/siding/ Kaycan - www.kaycan.com/products/
Mitten - www.mittensiding.com/en/products
Royal - www.royalbuildingproducts.com/royal-vinyl
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Selecting Your Outside Corners
Outside corner Posts are required on all 90-degree angles of your home.
If you want the corners of your home to blend into the rest of it, almost every vinyl siding color has a color matching corner post available. They measure as an industry standard 3” wide and are 10’ in length. If you want the corners to have more of a contrast from the siding on your home (often seen on homes that have a darker vinyl siding) you may than want to consider using a designer 5” corner post instead. This corner is a great option for when the height of the wall is greater than 10’.
This corner comes insulated with a foam backer for easier installation and is 5-1/2” wide and 20’ in length. Standard Corner Post
Designer 5” Corner Post
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Selecting Your Siding Trim
You can pick different size trims when finishing around the windows and doors of your home. The most common option is a standard J-Channel as shown below. J-Channel
This siding trim can either match the siding color or will often match the color of your windows, for example white.
If you wish to have a wider trim around the windows you may want to consider a window casing trim. The white portion that you see after installation ranges from 2.5” to 5”. Below are the 3 different sizes of window and door casing available. 5” Casing
3.5 Casing
2.5” Casing
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Upgrading Your Siding Trim
Another option to go around the windows and doors of your home is to use PVC trims and moldings. PVC is mold-resistant and maintenance free. These trims will not weather over time and require no painting.
One side of the PVC trim board is smooth and the other has natural woodgrain and can be installed with either side facing out.
There are many different moldings and trims available that can be achieved using this product. The trims are secured to your home with a PVC fastener system. This system includes a 2-3/4” long screw and a PVC plug (either with a smooth or woodgrain texture). The fastener is counter-sunk to a depth that allows the plug to run flush along the board concealing the fastener all together.
There are many different PVC moldings and trims available that give you the ability to customize the trims on your home. PVC trim boards and moldings can be found on the website listed below. https://rbp-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/rbp_com/s3fs-public/2021-03/rbp_2021_tm_directory_011921_1.pdf
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Siding Mounts & Vents
Bluenose Roofing & Siding LTD offers the complete range of mounts and vents that you will need to secure all fixtures to your home.
The mounts and vents we offer are included built in the J-Channel system. The siding mounts/vents require a two-step installation process where the trim ring is installed prior to the siding.
Once the siding is on your home the mount simple clips on and locks in place allowing for easy removal if there is ever a need in the future.
Siding mounts and vents are available in a wide range of sizes and colors, which give your home a finished look. Below you can view the most common siding mounts. E-Mount – Exterior Ply/Lights
R-Mount – Outside Tap
D-Vent – Dryer Vent
S-Mount – Outside Light
Large Mount
Meterbase Mount
Gable vents are also available in a wide range of vinyl siding colors. Shown below are shape and size options available. Square 15”X15”
Rectangle 15’X20”
Octagon 16”
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Selecting Your Soffit
Vinyl soffit is installed on your home’s eaves. This is the area that you can see when you look up from ground level, where the roof and wall meet. Shown below are the main vinyl soffit profiles. Double 5
Triple 4
Hidden Vent
The most common color option is white. Vinyl soffit is also available in an array of colors including black. For more information on soffit profile and color availability, please see supplier’s websites listed below:
Gentek - www.gentek.ca/product-catalog/siding/ Kaycan - www.kaycan.com/prodcuts/
Mitten - www.mittensiding.com/en/products
Royal - www.royalbuildingproducts.com/royal-vinyl
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Other Options for the Exterior
If you are interested in other options instead of vinyl siding, Bluenose Roofing & Siding has a team of professionals who can install many other types of products to the exterior of your home. Listed below are some products available to you.
For more information on these products please check out the websites listed next to the product. Stone Options:
Versetta Stone - www.versettastone.com/panelize-stone-veneer/ Fusion Stone - www.fusionstone.ca/en/
Atlas Stone - www.royalbuildingproducts.com/royal-vinyl Novik Stone - www.mittenproducts.com/en Aluminum Options
Cedar Renditions - www.royalbuildingproducts.com/products Lux - www.mittensiding.com/en/ Wood or Faux
Maibec - www.maibec.com/en/products/siding/ Cape Cod - www.capecodsiding.com/
Cedar Shingles - www.waska.com/en/our-products Celect PVC Siding - celect
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