A Unique Siding For a Home

 Board and batten style siding is coming back in style and is a great way to add visual interest to the walls of your home. This style of siding can also boost the curb appeal of your home. This style of siding is constructed of thin strips of wood molding (battens) fixed on top of the vertical seams of panel or vertical siding. This timeless look is both rustic and trendy and can go on most any home design. Board and batten style siding can provide a clean, modern texture to your home, providing character and cozy warmth to the exterior.

Board and batten has been used ever since the conception of the U.S. It was first used on barns and sheds which is why many people refer to it as barn siding. It was not just for looks but served a very important purpose. The batten strips were used on siding to stop any outside elements from seeping into the joints. The animals in the barns would stay warm because of the batten siding.

Today’s modern board and batten style has many different design looks. The batten can be installed using panel siding, vertical siding, or lap installed vertically. This can be done with thin battens or wider battens and can have varying thin and wide battens. Many homes install board and batten style siding on the whole exterior of their home or just to accent a wall or a feature of the home. Other examples of using this style on the exterior are adding board and batten to the second story, mixing board and batten with brick veneer or mixing it with metal roofing.

When determining the cost of board and batten, you need to look at the size of your home, the design of your home, the overall project and the quality of the materials. Usually board and batten is made out of wood, but can be made from other materials such as vinyl, fiber cement or steel. Professionals in the industry say the most durable is engineered wood siding. It has the look of cedar texture but is more durable and easiest to maintain.

Re-siding your home can give it a completely different look and can boost your curb appeal. If you are in the market to sell your home, talk to a Realtor about how board and batten can enhance the curb appeal and look for your home.

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Available Construction Jobs on the Rise

Well over half a million builders are getting ramped up with the renewal of the real estate market nationwide and are very much now hiring employees as the number of open construction jobs increased in May.  In fact, the number of available construction jobs in the United States has been on the rise since 2012 along with the constant increase of new home sales and new home inventory.  May’s employment increase logged in as one of the 4 highest months of increases since 2012.

Almost 1.8 million contractors, sub-contractors, and trade companies also made up the number of businesses employed in the home building / remodeling categories of the total U.S. employment in June, 2015, bringing the total number of construction employed jobs to 2.442 million.  Now that new homes are being built on lots developed for sale in more and more numbers, the construction industry has gained almost a half a million jobs since the low point of the Great Recession.

In 2015 alone, approximately 127,000 jobs have been added in the U.S. nationwide.  In fact, since hitting the ceiling during 2010, the unemployment rate for builders and construction has dropped from 22% unemployed to 7% slightly higher than the national unemployment rate.  In fact, many builders are facing a shortage in employees as they try to build new homes for the buyer demand as quickly as possible in new home communities that once stood dormant during the Recession.  This increase in demand for construction employment has only been a boon for the real estate industry’s recovery overall.

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