See how WeatherSeal can increase your home’s curb appeal, reduce energy costs, and give you the best looking house on the street

By Mitch Allen

When it comes to dramatically improving your home’s curb appeal, nothing beats new siding. It’s a popular project, too. According to a recent Harris Poll, 53% of Americans have replaced their home’s siding at some point, citing a variety of reasons—increased curb appeal, less maintenance, improved energy efficiency, and simply because they didn’t like the look of their old siding.

For the past 15 years, WeatherSeal has been responsible for much of the siding installed on homes in Northeast Ohio. “In the past decade alone, we’ve installed over 1 million square feet of siding,” says WeatherSeal general manager Bill McClellan. “If you laid all that siding out on the ground, it would cover 23 acres.”

Why does the company do so much volume? There are several answers:

Quality Installation

In addition to years of experience, the installers are WeatherSeal are highly trained. The company is a CertainTeed 5-Star Contractor and has taken the extra step to become certified by the Vinyl Siding Institute (VSI).

“Very few siding contractors are VSI-certified because you have to demonstrate you know what you’re doing,” Bill says. “Installing siding may look easy, but you have to do it right. You can’t just slap it up there. Siding expands and contracts and it’s essential to make proper measurements and cuts to allow for that. Plus, our products have cool-back technology to better accommodate expansion. Too often we have to fix what other contractors have done.”

Quality work is about more than the siding; it’s also about what’s underneath. “In order to maximize your energy savings, it’s important to wrap the house properly and with the right material before installing the siding,” Bill adds.

And rather than a “taillights warranty” (a guarantee that lasts until you watch the taillights of the contractor’s truck leaving your driveway), WeatherSeal offers a lifetime, transferrable warranty. Even local competitors refer their more complicated projects to WeatherSeal.

Faster Service

Contractors in many different industries are a little behind right now due to higher volume and some inventory and supply chain issues still lingering from the pandemic, but WeatherSeal is in a better position than most.

“We’ve been in home remodeling for years now and we do a large volume,” Bill says. “That means we stock a lot of building materials. Not only does this improve our speed, it helps us be more affordable because we buy material before the price goes up. Our warehouses are filled with just about everything we need to get a job done.”

As a result, WeatherSeal is competitively priced and rather than taking months to get to your job, you’re looking at just two to three weeks from the day you call them, especially if you choose in-stock materials.

New Technology

Like so much else, house siding has changed. “Siding technology has advanced in recent years in all the ways that matter—esthetics, durability, and thermal control,” Bill says. “There are new materials that look like real wood and stone, and thanks to new bonding techniques, it’s much more durable and can last twice as long as siding made just a few years ago. Heck, some vinyl siding used to melt in the hot sun. And with today’s cool-back and other technologies, siding is way more energy efficient. But unfortunately, some contractors are still installing yesterday’s technology.”

WeatherSeal specializes in a variety of siding, including vinyl, cultured stone, shake, and board and batten.

A Low-Pressure Consultation

When you call WeatherSeal, you’ll schedule a free in-home consultation to understand the scope of the project, review samples of materials, and explore color options.

“I know when people hear ‘vinyl siding salesman,’ they picture some high-pressure sales guy, but that’s not us,” Bill assures. “Yes, we want your business, but mostly we want to understand your needs and budget so we can make sure we help you in the smartest way possible. We’ve heard horror stories of salesmen who just won’t leave. We’re not like that. We won’t hold you captive in your kitchen.”

Your WeatherSeal appointment is more consultation than sales pitch. “We offer a lot of products and design ideas, including different colors or materials to create accent areas on your home, if you want. We serve as your guide to ensure you make the best choice no matter what size or style of home you own. And we’ll most likely suggest design ideas you haven’t thought of before. We also offer creative financing options, including zero-percent interest financing for 60 months.* We’re known as financing experts. And when we’re done, our customers say they love their home’s new curb appeal. They say things like, ‘You really made it pop,’ or ‘Our house is the best-looking one on the street.’”

A large portion of WeatherSeal’s clients are homeowners who keep coming back for different services—siding, roofs, windows, doors. “Our customers grow with us,” Bill says. “We now do work on the homes of our customers’ grown children. That is a real source of pride for our company.”

Right now, purchase any whole-house siding job from WeatherSeal and receive a free premium color upgrade. Also enjoy 60-month, zero-percent interest financing along with many other payment options.* Visit the showroom for details or call 330-920-4494. Premium upgrade offer expires April 30, 2024. *with approved credit.

WeatherSeal serves all of Northeast Ohio from its headquarters in Cuyahoga Falls. To schedule an in-home consultation, call 330-920-4494. For more information, visit WeatherSealHomeServices.com.