"5 Signs You Need New Siding" is a Martin Exteriors video outlining five signs that your siding is damaged or failing and likely needs replacing. Martin Exteriors is a siding company, so they illustrated five common siding problems using a home whose siding they are replacing. One sign of siding failure is cracks in the siding.
The cracks appear as splits or breaks in the siding, often resulting from hail damage, vinyl siding drying out, or rocks kicked up by a grass trimmer or lawn mower hitting the siding. Cracks allow moisture to be beneath the siding.
Waves or bubbles in the siding are unsightly, resulting from the siding becoming heated. The heat sources tend to be grills located too close to the siding or the sun reflecting off glass that is not UV-filtered. Another form of damage appears as white dots and results from nails not being mailed into the framing during the siding's installation. They appear as white dots pushing up under the siding as they pop out over time.
Drafty windows are another common problem. Rather than visual cues, the drafts are air currents from cold outside air replacing warm inside air. Finally, popping seams mainly occur due to nails being hammered too tightly during installation for the siding to expand and contract properly.
