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  • Sara

    #1

    Vinyl Siding

    Just double checking, their is no credit for vinyl sising your personal residence under the energy bill.
  • Sara

    #2
    Whoops

    vinyl siding

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    • ED SMITH
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2005
      • 255

      #3
      A lot of vinyl siding installations use a layer of insulation under the siding, some as thick as one inch. This would come under the building envelope provision of the Energy Act. So, part of the installation could be allocated to the insulation, although it would be a small fraction of the total cost.

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      • Bill Tubbs
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2006
        • 495

        #4
        If you want to get picky...

        you could try to determine the R-factor of the old siding and the R-factor of the new vinyl siding itself. If the new siding's R-factor is greater than the old siding, then some/all of the new siding could qualify for the credit (in addition to any new insulation added).

        Bill

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        • taxmandan
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 1037

          #5
          Insulated siding

          When I priced vinyl siding several years ago, both uninsulated and insulated, the insulated was twice the cost, so might be worth the effort.

          Daniel
          "A man that holds a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way." - Mark Twain

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          • ED SMITH
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2005
            • 255

            #6
            Originally posted by Bill Tubbs
            you could try to determine the R-factor of the old siding and the R-factor of the new vinyl siding itself.

            Bill
            Vinyl siding does not replace the existing siding, but is installed over it. Vinyl siding is also used over stucco, in which case it will have a slightly higher insulation factor, as the insulation is attached to furring strips, which leaves an air pocket between the insulation and the stucco wall.

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