Vinyl cladding is a popular choice for Australian homeowners as it is affordable, supposedly weatherproof, requires little to no maintenance, conserves energy and uplifts the look of a home’s exterior. But decades of use reveal that vinyl cladding is not what it is.

1. What Home Owners
Must Know About Vinyl
Cladding
Peter Bracey
Address: Sydney, Australia
Phone Number: 1800 631 541
E-mail: peter@peterbracey.com.au

2. Vinyl cladding is a popular choice for Australian homeowners as it is
affordable, supposedly weatherproof, requires little to no maintenance,
conserves energy and uplifts the look of a home’s exterior. But decades of
use reveal that vinyl cladding is not what it is.
The Truth about Vinyl Cladding
Dioxin is a toxin created in the industrial process of producing vinyl cladding.
Although this type of cladding releases dioxin into the atmosphere, it only does
so at about less than one-half of one per cent of the total emitted into the air.
Most of the toxin comes from volcanoes, burning wood, and forest fires.
Vinyl cladding uses a mix of plastics and chemicals that can lead to a
polystyrene backing. This mixture leaves homeowners exposed to a variety of
environmental elements that damage a home. Vinyl expands and contracts
when exposed to extreme heat or cold. It also warps and buckles when water
damages it; leading to an ugly exterior that people immediately notice.
Vinyl cladding is also susceptible to water and rain penetration because of the
gaps. Polystyrene foam found in this type of cladding acts as a blockade for
condensation accumulation in a house, leading to dampness that allows
mildew and fungi to grow between the wall cladding and polystyrene.
Vinyl cladding is a thin exterior covering that damage easily, whether it is
hailstones or balls hitting it. Exposure to extreme heat leads to discolouration,
a home will have uneven colours after vinyl starts to fade.

3. What is the quality
alternative?
Vinyl cladding exposes a
homeowner to a variety of
problems, but it is still an
affordable option for
property owners on a
budget. There are
alternatives to this type of
cladding, as long as one is
willing to spend extra for
quality.
Weatherboard cladding is a
quality alternative to vinyl.
It is low maintenance,
provides insulation for
temperature control in any
kind of weather, and it uses
cellular foam to provide
reliability and durability for
homeowners.
Sources:
http://peterbracey.com.au/vinyl-cladding/
http://untrainedhousewife.com/telling-the-truth-about-vinyl-siding
http://www.silive.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2013/05/the_dirty_truth_about_vinyl_si.html