A Home Owners Guide to Mitten Vinyl Siding

Whether you’re a new homeowner, have owned your home for years, or are looking to sell, at some point you’ll consider renovating your home’s exterior.   Thinking about changing your home’s most visible feature can frightening, but the ability to bring an old home back to life should be beyond exciting! There are a ton of products you can choose from when renovating your home’s exterior, but here are five reasons why you should consider using Mitten vinyl siding:  ...

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Exterior Design Colour Trends - Can't Beat the Blues!

Blue is a colour that instills calm, confidence, and connection. Pantone chose Classic Blue as the 2020 Colour of the Year because, "blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.”   Blue is a colour you can trust – it’s timeless, elegant, and simple – that is why here at Mitten Building Products, our siding is available in 5 different blue hues:     All five blues...

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How to Keep your siding looking like new!

  While Mitten vinyl siding is close to being totally maintenance free, it will become dirty just as a freshly painted house, new automobile or any other product which is exposed to atmospheric conditions. Generally, your Mitten vinyl siding can be cleaned satisfactorily through the use of an ordinary garden hose. If this does not do the job then we suggest the following:    1. Equip a garden hose with a soft bristled, long handle car brush. Avoid using...

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Exterior Trim Options

Author: Darryl Pollock
in September 2017

When planning your siding project, it’s important to understand the trim options available to you.  Trim can help dress up your house and add the extra curb appeal you’re looking for.  It also contributes to the maintenance you’ll be doing over the life of your siding, so making the right choice now can free up a lot of weekends in the future. Ply Gem carries some of the premier trim products on the market, each with its own features and benefits.  Highlights for...

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Protect your Raised Foundation from the Elements

6 Reasons Why Vinyl Skirting is Ideal to Protect Raised Foundations  Do you have a cottage, mobile home or deck with a raised foundation that is exposed to the elements?  Are you looking for a clean and professional look for your mobile home or deck’s foundation?  Vinyl skirting for manufactured housing like cottages, decks, or mobile homes that encloses the raised foundation may be the ideal solution.Skirting is a vinyl accessory that is...

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