
10. Replacing the Exterior Siding
I have seen several videos on the internet explaining how to replace your exterior siding on your own. This might be possible if you have just a few pieces that need to be replaced. However, if the siding on your entire house needs to be replaced, you really need to hire a professional. In older homes, a lot of exterior siding was made of asbestos. The only way to handle this is to encase it in new siding. Or, you would have to have it removed by certified professionals. Either way, it’s best to hire a team to get the job done for you in a few days.

Down the road from where I live, there was a family who purchased a fixer upper. The first thing they decided to do was encase the asbestos siding with new vinyl. They even purchased scaffolding to do the job. However, they were still learning how to do siding, so they worked very slowly. After two months of work, they didn’t get the job done in time. Now, it’s winter. There have been several storms beating down on their half-completed house, and no one can move in yet. All of this wasted time means that they are paying for a mortgage and taxes without even being able to live in the house yet. Any amount of money they were trying to save by doing it themselves is probably canceling itself out with the amount of wasted time and money that they are now dealing with.