Sky Side Exteriors was hired by my general contractor to do the vinyl siding and soffit work for our new home build. The installation occurred in or near December of 2024. I "took ownership" of the completed build in April of 2025, which is when the one year warranty on the entire build began. The total cost of the siding materials was $14512.78 and the total cost charged by Sky Side Exteriors (for their labor only) was $30,060.00. Of this 30K, $24300 was for the vinyl siding, the rest for facsia and soffit and cleanup. Over the time that has passed since taking ownership, there has been a common theme: 1. Random pieces falling off or coming loose, which shows evidence of installation failure 2. Certain rows being "too close together" so they don't lock together properly and come loose 3. Certain rows where nearly all the fasteners had completely fallen out because they weren't appropriately secured to the ICF wall. 4. Almost all rows showing bubbling, which is caused by a mixture of fasteners not being centered in the slots and also being too tight (the manufacturer installation guide video requires a 1/16" gap between fastener head and the vinyl). 5. Whenever rows have fallen off (or been detached as part of a repair) these fastener flaws are present on nearly all fasteners. The location of the manufacturer installation documentation and videos can be found in my review photos. Or just search for: Certainteed Mainstreet vinyl siding installation You want to find the "product page" and on it in the "installation" section you will find videos and a PDF document quite easily that show all the things the installer should have done differently. As to any claim this is a "poor quality product" I would just say: 1. The manufacturer provides a lifetime warranty from a materials perspective 2. My previous home, built in 2011, had this exact same siding, and we had zero of these issues. The whole reason we chose this product for this build is because we had 13+ years of great ownership experience with it. The first few flaws were at least somewhat addressed by the installer, however as failures continued to happen, Sky Side no longer replied to my general contractor who was contacting them for warranty repairs. Hopefully these facts will be useful to others considering the services of Sky Side Exteriors. read more

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