Vinyl is where most siding budgets start. It is the least expensive of the common choices, and keeping it looking right takes a hose, not a paintbrush. NAHB's lifespan study rates it to last as long as the house.
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In Madison, 51 percent of homes were built before 1980, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey. Whether the old siding comes off or the new goes over it is the first question to settle, and on any house built before 1978, work that disturbs painted surfaces falls under the EPA's lead renovation rule and has to be done by a certified firm.
Ask for the product line by name and look it up. Vinyl siding is specified by ASTM D3679, which covers properties such as impact strength, weathering, heat shrinkage and wind load resistance, and the Vinyl Siding Institute runs a certification program against it using independent certification bodies. Certified products appear in listings published through Intertek, ICC-ES and IAPMO.
Because vinyl moves as it heats and cools, a good install leaves it room to. ASTM D4756 sets out how, and installers can hold a VSI certification based on it, renewed every three years.
Fiber cement board, Hardie or an equivalent, heavier than vinyl and finished with paint.
Wood-look lap and panel siding in engineered wood, LP SmartSide being the common one.
Siding with a foam layer, which raises the wall's R-value and cuts outside noise.
Tell us about the house, and a licensed siding contractor working in Madison will contact you about a visit. Quotes are written after the walls have been seen and measured, not guessed over the phone.