Therma-Tru Classic Fiberglass Door

A new Therma-Tru fiberglass front entrance door was installed to this home.  This door, model #FCM106, has a cherry color finish and was installed with brushed nickel hardware.  For additional styling, two FCM147SL Wellesly style glass sidelights were installed along the sides of the door.

Benchmark Siding Co., LLC Earns Esteemed

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Benchmark Siding Co., LLC Earns Esteemed

2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service

Benchmark Siding Co., LLC has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie’s List, the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. 

“It’s a select group of companies rated on Angie’s List that can claim the exemplary customer service record of being a Super Service Award winner,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “Our standards for the Super Service Award are quite high. The fact that Benchmark Siding Co., LLC earned this recognition speaks volumes about its dedication providing great service to its customers.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2012 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, including earning a minimum number of reports, an excellent rating from their customers and abiding by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality. Members can find the 2012 Super Service Award logo next to company names in search results on AngiesList.com.

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Decorative Trim and Cultured Stone

This home was sided with Select Cedar Mill 5" Clapboard siding manufactured by James Hardie.  The outside corners were trimmed with 5" cellular vinyl, and all windows were trimmed with 3 1/2" cellular vinyl.  Several front facing windows were decorated with 5 1/2" window crown head pieces, and custom bent cellular vinyl trim was crafted around the circle shaped windows.

In addition to the siding and cellular vinyl decorative trim, the porch was upgraded with the replacement of the columns with new 9" HB&G fiberglass columns, Plygem cultured fieldstone facade.  They Plygem cultured fieldstone was also installed as an apron along the front of the house. This same fieldstone was also applied to the exterior and the interior of the chimney along with a new Limestone hearth.

James Hardie Vinyl Siding & Cellular PVC Trim

• James Hardie Select Cedar Mill siding manufactured by James Hardie.
• Fiberglass HB&G columns on front porch
• Cellular vinyl trim along outside corners, and around all windows
• Crown head pieces and custom formed cellular vinyl trim pieces to windows
• Ply Gem Fieldstone around lower portion of exterior and both interior and exterior chimney
• New Limestone porch slab to exterior, new hearth stone and 8" limestone mantel to interior fire box area

Recently Finished Home with Cellular Vinyl Trim Detail

• CertainTeed Monogram siding in Heritage Cream
• Box window raised trim panels created with cellular vinyl trim
• New gutters and leaders

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APEX - Architectural Trim

Exterior urethane and vinyl board accent trim is a maintenance free option that will enhance any exterior siding project.  It is cost effective, weather proof, durable, and unlike wood, will never rot, warp or need painting.  It provides a subtle accent to your exterior vinyl siding project and will enhance the outward appearance of your home.

The home featured in the photo to the right made use of Apex architectural trim to accent the doors and windows.  This home was sided with CertainTeed Monogram vinyl siding in a Natural Clay color.  A pre-finished ThermaTru Fiberglass Classic Mahogany door was installed with complete front door architectural trim surround.  The surround was composed of vinyl trim boards and an Apex architectural head piece.  In addition Apex keystone window heads were installed above the two picture windows.  Also installed were new gutters and leaders.

Dentil Molding Trim

To homeowners, vinyl siding a home can be more than just a functional, maintenance-free replacement for their old and worn exterior siding. Vinyl siding offers homeowners the opportunity to create a look that is uniquely their own.

 The availability of siding materials, styles, and options are many. This pictured home, was sided in a dutch lap siding, in a Savannah Wicker color. The windows were framed with black louvered shutters and the home was framed with white supercorners. To add more architectural appeal, the homeowner chose an exterior trim dentil molding, installed just below the roof line.

Your Home's Exterior Appearance

Home sided with vinyl siding and cultured stone

You're home's curb appeal should make a great first impression.  Why?  If the impression is a good one, potential buyers are more apt to venture inside as well.  The attractiveness of the exterior of your home is a big selling point so don't let it go by the wayside.

The exterior of your home can be improved or enhance with a variety of materials: vinyl siding, vinyl trim, composite materials, roofing, stone siding, doors, windows.  The colors, styles of exterior home improvement materials are many and can be combined to suit your needs.

ThermaTru Front Entry Door

This Readington, NJ home was sided with CertainTeed Double 4" Clapboard Vinyl Siding, in a Cypress color. New gutters and leaders were installed and black shutters were added as an accent.  The new ThermaTru Classic-Craft pre-finished fiberglass door is surrounded by a cultured stone facade on the front of the home, giving this home a rich and natural beauty. Cultured stone was also installed to the chimney.

There are many home improvement options available to home owners these days.  The combinations of styles and materials will allow you to create a look that will make your home look its best.

Distinctive White Super Corners - Vinyl Siding

Standard 3.5" corners matched in color to the vinyl siding of your home is typical of vinyl siding applications.  To add a distinctive look, consider applying white super corners to your home which are 5.5" wide.  The home pictured right is sided with CertainTeed Carolina Beaded Siding.  The home is accented with white super corners and bordeaux colored raised panel shutters.  A cultured field stone facade has been applied around the front door as an added effect.

Mira-Tec Trim Boards Offers Design Flexibility

This home was resided with CertainTeed Double 7 Perfection Shake Vinyl Siding in Sable Brown and Fiber Cement Mira-Tec trim boards that have been painted to match the vinyl siding.

The Mira-Tec trim boards provided a means to recreate the tudor style profile on this home.  It's paintability characteristics allows for color matching when using it in conjunction with other siding materials.

A Recent Review of Benchmark Siding Co

From:        Donna S
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Date:        05/31/2012 12:07 PM
Subject:        Re: Benchmark Siding Referral request

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I honestly cannot say enough good things about Dave and his team. They transformed our home and it is now literally the most beautiful house on our block.

Dave is extremely on-hands, at the work site every day. He is also easily reachable by phone at all times. If ever I did need to leave a voicemail, he responded very quickly.

Dave's team of workers are extremely professional, friendly and reliable. They were at our home early every morning and worked hard throughout each day. They pay extreme attention to every tiny detail which produces an outstanding result. At the end of the job, their clean-up was so thorough that you wouldn't even know they had been there.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me.

Donna S

Architectural Character With Cellular PVC Trim

With the variety of new products available in the market for maintaining or improving the beauty of your home, cellular PVC trim offers endless possibilities.  It is a versatile product, giving homeowners the freedom to create an appealing architectural design to their home and like vinyl siding it is virtually maintenance free.

Cellular PVC trim can be used as a replacement for traditional wood trim.  It comes in typical traditional styles but can also be molded to create unique custom trim styles.   Typical applications of cellular PVC trim include molding, window trim, door trim, door headers, and window headers.  The uses do not end there.  Cellular PVC trim can be used to create a limitless number of custom millwork design options because it can be molded, cut, and shaped to achieve a desired architectural appearance.  Cellular PVC trim has a smooth finish and is white throughout, however customization allows the ability to create the trim with texture.  The versatility cellular PVC provides the homeowner with the freedom re-create a traditional old-style look to their home, or to design a unique style of architecture that fits their own tastes.

Cellular PVC trim millwork is a versatile product that allows for the creation of a distinctive architectural character through the use of standard style trim and/or intricately detailed trim.  It is a great compliment to vinyl siding.

Choosing a Vinyl Siding Contractor

You've let it go year after year and the time has come when you've decided that the exterior of your home has seen better days and that it's time to make an investment in vinyl siding.   One would think, that with all of the hemming and hawing over whether or not to side your home, a fair amount of time would be spent finding the right home improvement contractor to carry-out the project. However, too often homeowners do not take their time, and rush into hiring a contractor only to be disappointed later.

The decision to vinyl side your home is not a small one.  A vinyl siding project is a significant investment in the value of your home.  The contractor you hire is of importance to the quality of the finished project as you will want the end result to meet or exceed your expectations.  You will want an experienced vinyl siding installer who guarantees his work.  In addition, you will want a trusted and reliable contractor as the contractor you choose, which includes his team or his subcontractors, will have access to your property for a number of days, during which you may not always be around.  Therefore, it is important to learn as much as possible before signing a contract.

An important part of the learning process is to interview the contractor.  Most reputable home improvement contractors will come to your home, evaluate your needs, and provide you with a free estimate.  This meeting provides a very good time to ask the contractor some important questions such as:

• Are you a licensed home improvement contractor? 
• Do you carry insurance (General Liability & Workers Compensation)? 
• Do you guarantee your work? 
• Can you provide references? 
• Do you pull all the required building permits? 
• Do you hold any professional certifications? 
• How long have you been in business and what is your experience?

Choose your home improvement contractor wisely. Check on references. Take a drive to see some of the homes where the contractor has completed jobs or to see jobs that are currently in process. Take the time to do your homework and a much smoother outcome will be achieved.

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Minimizing Waste Through Cardboard Recycling

At Benchmark Siding, we take pride in our work.  It is our aim satisfy our customers with the quality of our work, the personal attention to their needs, and with the work area cleanliness.

Construction material debris is a product of all home improvement projects. For example, when it comes to vinyl siding installation, vinyl siding panels arrive in long rectangular cardboard boxes. Often times, contractors will discard this cardboard into a dumpster with all the other construction material debris produced on a job. However, we at Benchmark Siding strive to minimize waste, and to contribute to the maintenance of the environment whenever possible. Cardboard is recyclable.  Therefore we do not toss it out with the construction debris.  It is our practice to have the cardboard removed from the site and sent to a recycling center and we are proud to do our part.

We at Benchmark Siding, leave our work area clean for the good of our customers and for the good of our environment.

Cultured Stone enhances the beauty of your home

This is one of our recently sided homes in Hillsborough. The owners chose a CertainTeed Monogram D5 Clapboard vinyl siding in a natural clay color. PlyGem Cobblestone cultured stone in a Chardonnay color was installed to enhance the appearance of the home. Raised panel shutters in a wine berry color are an additional accent to the look of the home.