3 Benefits of Insulated Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding for the exterior of your home has many benefits. When you select vinyl siding, you also need to select whether to get insulated vinyl or non-insulated vinyl panels. While insulated vinyl siding does cost more, it offers more benefits than non-insulated siding does. Read on to learn about three of these benefits.

1. Insulated Vinyl Siding Can Help Reduce Your Utility Expenses

Insulated vinyl siding increases the amount of insulation on the exterior of your home. Increased insulation helps increase the energy efficiency of your home and decrease the amount you spend on utility expenses.

When the weather is hot or cold outside, that air can seep into your home through your exterior walls. Your heated or cooled indoor air can also seep out through those same walls. Insulation provides a barrier to keep outdoor air out and indoor air in. This allows you to use your heater or air conditioner less frequently, which increases your energy savings.

The exact amount that you will save on your utilities if you install insulated vinyl siding will vary based on many factors, such as the temperatures where you live, whether you already have insulation on your exterior walls, the type of walls you have, the age of any existing insulation, and the efficiency of your heating and cooling unit.

2. Insulated Vinyl Siding Protects Against Impact Damage

Non-insulated vinyl panels have no other material behind them. The panels are positioned on the house at an angle, not flush against the house. This creates a void between the home and the panel. As such, this material tends to get dinged and dented fairly easily. If a rock or hail hits the siding, it leaves behind an indentation or a dent, as there is nothing behind the panel to cushion the impact.

With insulated vinyl, insulation fills that void behind the vinyl panel. This helps absorb the impact of collisions and helps the panel retain its shape when debris hits. This layer of protection decreases the amount of dings and dents.

Dings and dents in your vinyl siding can decrease the overall curb appeal of your home and decrease the value of your home. Some dings and dents may also have small cracks in them that you cannot see, which can allow moisture to seep through the siding. With insulation, you don’t have to worry about these damages.

3. Insulated Vinyl Siding Helps Decrease Outside Noise

If you are tired of hearing loud outside noises, insulated vinyl siding can help. Insulated vinyl siding will not keep all outdoor noise out. It is not soundproof. However, what it can decrease the amount of outside noise that you hear.

The noise from cars driving by or from a party your neighbors are having will be significantly decreased thanks to the lining in insulated vinyl siding. The higher the R-Value of the insulation used in the siding, the less outside noise you will hear when you are inside your home.

If the inside of your home tends to be noisy — if you have a small baby or residents who play musical instruments, for example — vinyl siding can also decrease the amount of noise that exits your home, which can help you keep the peace with your neighbors.

Do you need to have new siding installed on your home? Here at Ratliff Enterprise, serving the Kansas City Metro Area, we would be happy to explain more of the differences between insulated and non-insulated vinyl and provide you with a quote. Fill out our contact us form today to get started or to obtain a free estimate.