Vinyl siding in Savannah, GA has to do more than look good, it has to hold up against nearly 46 inches of rain a year, punishing summer humidity, and one of the heaviest termite pressures in the country. Most painted wood and fiber-cement siding in Chatham County shows the strain within a decade. The right vinyl siding simply doesn't.

What Savannah's Rain and Humidity Actually Do to Older Siding

Savannah averages 45.9 inches of rainfall per year, and the area sees roughly 7 heavy-rain days annually where water is coming down fast and hard. That kind of sustained moisture gets behind painted wood siding, works into seams, and starts rotting sheathing before most homeowners notice anything wrong. The average home in Chatham County was built around 1984, which means a large share of the housing stock is now 40-plus years old and wearing siding that was never designed to last this long in a coastal Georgia climate.

Add in the Very Heavy termite risk that Savannah sits squarely inside, and wood-based siding becomes a genuine liability. Termites don’t need a big opening. They follow moisture paths, and wet wood siding gives them exactly what they’re looking for.

Quality vinyl siding removes that equation entirely. It doesn’t absorb water, it doesn’t feed termites, and it won’t rot out along the bottom course the way wood lap siding does after a few seasons of standing water on a flat yard. For homeowners near flood-prone areas of Chatham County, that’s not a small thing.

How We Help You Pick the Right Style and Color Before Any Work Starts

We don’t ask you to come to a showroom and guess what a color will look like on your house. We bring the samples to you. One of our team members comes to your home with actual material samples, color boards, and profile options so you can hold them up against your existing trim, roofline, and surroundings before you commit to anything.

For Savannah homes, that conversation usually involves a few key decisions:

• Lap siding is the most popular choice and works well on most of the traditional single-family homes throughout the city and in surrounding communities like Wilmington Island and Isle of Hope.
• Shake and shingle profiles give a more textured, craftsman look that complements older architectural styles common near the Savannah Historic District.
• Vertical board and batten panels are a clean, modern option that some homeowners in newer construction neighborhoods prefer.

All of our vinyl siding uses Color Through technology, which means the color goes all the way through the panel rather than sitting on the surface as a coating. Minor scratches don’t show white. That matters in a climate where wind-driven debris, tree branches, and the occasional storm push things against your house on a regular basis. Savannah’s tree canopy is rated High, which is beautiful, but it also means branches and debris are a fact of life.

What the Installation Process Looks Like at Your Home

Every installation we do is completed by our own employees, not subcontractors. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and we don’t hand your project off to a crew we don’t know and don’t supervise. That matters for quality, but it also matters for accountability when you have a question six months from now.

The process at your home generally follows these steps:

• We inspect your existing siding and sheathing for moisture damage or rot that needs to be addressed before new material goes on.
• Old siding is removed and the wall is checked for any issues that would compromise the new installation.
• New vinyl panels are installed with proper overlap, fastening, and expansion allowance. Vinyl expands and contracts with temperature swings, and in Savannah’s climate, those swings are real. Panels fastened too tight will buckle.
• Soffit, fascia, and any trim accessories are installed to complete the look and seal out moisture and pests at every edge.

We also offer 6-inch seamless gutters as part of a complete exterior package, which is worth considering given the volume of rain Savannah receives. Properly sized gutters keep water moving away from your foundation instead of pooling against your new siding.

Before we leave, we walk the job with you. Every installation comes with our 5-year workmanship warranty on top of the manufacturer’s material warranty.

Why Vinyl Siding Holds Up Better Here Than Paint or Fiber-Cement

Painted siding in Savannah needs repainting every 5 to 7 years at minimum, sometimes sooner on south- and west-facing walls that take the brunt of the afternoon sun. With 2,690 cooling degree days annually and average high temperatures pushing 88.8 degrees in summer, UV exposure degrades surface coatings faster than it does in most of the country.

Fiber-cement siding is durable, but it is not impervious to moisture, and it does require painting. In a climate with Savannah’s rainfall and humidity levels, the painted surface on fiber-cement can fail along seams and at cut edges, which is exactly where water finds its way in. Once moisture gets behind fiber-cement in a flood-zone-adjacent neighborhood, the repair costs climb quickly.

Vinyl siding requires no painting, no caulking of seams, and no annual maintenance beyond rinsing it off when it gets dirty. It also adds R-value to your wall assembly, reducing the load on your air conditioning during those long Georgia summers. For a city where cooling costs are a significant part of the annual budget, that efficiency adds up over time.

The Results Savannah Homeowners See After Installation

The most immediate result most homeowners notice is the elimination of ongoing maintenance. No more scraping and painting every few years. No more worrying about the bottom course of siding after a heavy rain. No more watching a wood-sided soffit slowly darken and sag where moisture has gotten into it.

For homes in Chatham County’s older neighborhoods, new vinyl siding also has a measurable effect on curb appeal and home value. With a median home value of $214,900 in Savannah and a homeownership rate of 56.5 percent, protecting and improving that investment matters to a lot of families here.

Homeowners near communities like Thunderbolt, Garden City, and Port Wentworth who’ve gone through the process often tell us the biggest surprise is how much quieter the house feels afterward. Vinyl siding with insulated backing reduces noise infiltration, which is noticeable in neighborhoods with traffic or near industrial areas along the port corridor.

The finished product is low-maintenance, durable, and backed by real warranties from a company that has been working in southeast Georgia for 27 years.

Don't wait until the next heavy rain reveals what's been happening behind your siding. Call Eicher's Pro Vinyl at (912) 588-0061 today and schedule your free in-home estimate before the next Savannah storm season gets here!