[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by LndLocked

it is called .... fascia (face-sha)

Sorry, but incorrect.

Fascia is pronounced "faysha" as one flowing word, and not two separate words.

[UpNorth]

Originally Posted by Ron1Z

Try a product called "Spray and Forget" look it up on the web. prevents the green algie for up to two years, also prevents the dark spots on roofs a common problem up north.

"Wet and Forget" is the brand. Looks like blue Windex window cleaner - you dilute it with water and spray it on the surface and let it dry. No bleach - it has benzalkonium chloride to disinfect the surface and keep mold and algae from growing. Won't harm plants or bushes. If you already have mold or algae, it will take a few rainstorms to wash it off over a period of a few weeks. It will not work "instantly" like bleach.

[zcaveman]

I had to power wash the vinyl siding on my house in New Jersey at least once a year to get the green algae off of one side.

I do it twice a year here. I usually walk around the house when the time is near to see if there is any stuff starting to grow. There is always something starting to grow so I call the pressure washing guy.

Z

[chuckinca]

Wonder why vinyl siding is every 6 months and stucco every 12 months?

(never power washed or painted our stucco houses in Northern CA either - original stucco installations had three coats of stucco, third coat was a color coat that usually looked good around 25 years or more)

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[Nightengale212]

When we move to TV we want as low maintenance as possible, so what is lower maintenance stucco or siding, and pros and cons of both. TY in advance for your responses.

[Shimpy]

I have my own pressure cleaner but have it done because I can't reach up high and don't have the power that they have. The price is very reasonable and after they are done it's amazing how better it looks.
I'm always suprised that some move over a thousand miles away and can't understand why things are not the same as where they came from.

[Colts Fan]

We have never had a stucco home. What other types of maintenance are needed? I would guess there is periodic painting? How often would painting or recoating be needed in FL.

Steve
Indianapolis, IN

[chuckinca]

Depends on how much you want to spend on each gallon of paint.

Many say that Sherwin Williams is the best but there are many types of Sherwin Williams exterior paint - as with other manufacturers.

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[dotti105]

Vinyl siding will only need pressure washing. Period. Stucco will require re painting every 5-10 yrs. Stucco also can crack from settling and may need repair whereas vinyl is more flexible and forgiving.
Vinyl is less expensive to build. There are pros and cons to each. It boils done to personal preference. But the stucco will have more maintainence over the lifetime of the home.

[getdul981]

If you use your grille too close to vinyl, it will warp it. Don't ask how I know. We have a stucco house here.

[Shimpy]

Stucco homes or CBS (cement block stucco) is all I've ever known in Florida since moving here in 1953 until moving 4 years ago to The Villages. I now have a frame vinyl siding home. Maintance is easier since it doesn't need painting, only pressure cleaning once a year. Stucco needs sealing and painting about every 5 to 10 years which can be quite expensive. The only plus side I can see is the CBS home is much stronger, as in hurricanes, than frame homes.

[CFrance]

Our experience with vinyl siding, although many years ago, is that it stained and faded. And you couldn't paint it, which in my view was a minus.

Our neighbor has something that looks like shingles. I don't know what they're made of and if they can be painted, but it feels harder than siding. She has it pressure washed twice a year.

I don't think having to paint a house every 5 to 10 years is unreasonable. We've painted many houses down through the years.

[Nightengale212]

Thanks all for your responses to vinyl vs stucco. Whatever we decide it will be nice to no longer have to deal with the 2-3 times a year of washing of 24 six over six paned windows which is what I will be doing this week during my vacation

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Nightengale212

Thanks all for your responses to vinyl vs stucco. Whatever we decide it will be nice to no longer have to deal with the 2-3 times a year of washing of 24 six over six paned windows which is what I will be doing this week during my vacation

Oh ,yuck. I feel your pain. I used to have to help my mother do that when I was in high school. We were both always in rotten moods and ended up carping at each other (she always won). My brother would spill a bucket of water or something, make her mad,and she'd tell him to get out of the house. Where's the justice in that!