Q–The paint on the front sun porch of our house is peeling and in poor condition. Can we just put vinyl siding over the paint in its deteriorated condition? What will happen to the wood under the ...

When years of exposure cause siding problems it’s tempting to cover them up. These days that usually means a layer of vinyl, which has about 40 percent of the market, including new installations and ...

Something strange is happening in newer subdivisions across the country: vinyl siding is melting off homes. It doesn't matter if it is a $100,000 home or a $900,000 home. In one neighborhood where ...

LOUDOUN County, Va. --A fire on Tuesday destroyed a truck parked in the driveway of a home in Loudoun County's Broadlands community. Loudoun County Chief Fire Marshal Keith Brower says the fire was a ...

Monica Long was perplexed when she noticed the funny-looking vinyl siding on the Groveport home she was buying two years ago. The siding appeared to be melting. In fact, it was melting. Reflection ...

It’s one of the most popular building materials on the market: vinyl siding. Millions of homeowners choose vinyl siding because it’s affordable and long lasting, with no need to paint. Unfortunately, ...

Maybe it was intense sunlight reflected from a nearby window that created a magnifying glass effect and melted the vinyl siding on Michael Harney's house in Beaverton, Ore. Or, maybe it was some other ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Solar distortion - that's what they call it when a home's vinyl siding melts due to reflected sunlight off of the windows next door. It's happening all across the country and ...

Question: Energy costs are quite unstable right now. Add to that the rising cost of just about everything else, and I need to save money. I love the look of painted wood siding but don't want to break ...

THE VILLAGES - Ray Micucci dug his fingers beneath a panel of vinyl siding on a neighbor's home and pulled. It expanded toward him like an elastic waistband. "See that? That shouldn't happen," he said ...