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Siding · New London County, CT

Siding done right,down to the sheathing.

You've painted it twice. The south wall is going again, and there's a soft spot near the hose bib you've decided not to think about. Siding across New London County since 2018, majority veteran staffed, with the number in writing before anything comes off the wall.

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Signs Your Siding Is Done

Siding is a raincoat.Yours is leaking.

Siding doesn't hold your house up. It keeps water off the part that does. Once it lets go, the sheathing behind it is on a clock. Check anything you've noticed from the driveway.

The panel looked fine. The sheathing behind it didn't.
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Check what you've noticed Every one of these is something you can check without a ladder.
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What's Included

Everybody picks a color.Nobody asks about the wrap.

The panel you're choosing is a rain screen. The layers behind it are the wall. All eight are in the written number before we start.

Seven of eight you'll never see again Once the panels go on, the only person who knows what's behind them is the one who put them there.
  1. 01 The Tear-Off Everything off, down to sheathing. You can't inspect a wall you never opened.
  2. 02 The Sheathing Rotted plywood gets replaced, and you hear that number before we cut. Not on the invoice.
  3. 03 The Wrap The actual water barrier. Your siding is a rain screen. This is the wall.
  4. 04 Flashing Windows, doors, every penetration. Where the water actually gets in, every single time.
  5. 05 Insulation Foam board where it earns its keep. This is your January bill, not the panel colour.
  6. 06 The Details Starter strip, J-channel, corners. Get these wrong and the wall moves wrong for thirty years.
  7. 07 The Siding Vinyl, cedar, or composite. The part you pick a colour for, and the last one that matters.
  8. 08 Trim & Sealing Caulk at the joints that need it. None at the joints that need to breathe.
And the part that shows up in January An outside wall that's the same temperature as the room it's in.

If it's on that list, it's in the price. Change orders happen when somebody left three of these out to win the bid.

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Vinyl, Cedar, Composite

Three materials.All three have a catch.

Most contractors recommend whatever's already on the truck. We hang all three, so here's the honest version of each, including the part that costs us the sale.

Best value Vinyl Extruded PVC panel. What's on most houses in this county, and for good reason.
Upkeep Wash it. That's the whole list.
Lifespan 30 to 40 years
Best for Almost everybody. Lowest cost per year you'll own the house.
The catch It's vinyl, and up close it looks like vinyl. It also doesn't love a gas grill parked against it. Nobody notices from the street. You'll notice from the deck.
The real thing Cedar Actual wood, clapboard or shingle. Nothing else looks like it because nothing else is it.
Upkeep Every 5 to 7 years. Stain or paint, forever.
Lifespan 40 years or 15, depending entirely on you
Best for Older homes where anything else would look wrong. Coastal shingle work.
The catch The upkeep isn't a suggestion. Miss two cycles in a Connecticut winter and you're not staining it, you're calling us to replace it. Costs the most up front and the most forever.
Done once Composite Cement, sand and cellulose. Fibre cement, the kind most people call Hardie.
Upkeep Paint every 12 to 15 years. That's it.
Lifespan 40 to 50 years
Best for Wind, salt air, and anyone who wants to do this exactly once.
The catch It costs more up front and it's heavy. Not every wall wants that weight, and the labour is slower because the stuff doesn't forgive a bad cut. It's the right answer less often than the brochures say.
We'd rather tell you which one your house wants than which one is on the truck.

Half the time the answer is vinyl, and that's the cheapest job on the list. We'll still tell you. Come look at the wall and we'll say which way we'd go and why, in writing, free.

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Siding Service Area

We drive past our own workevery single day.

Siding is the one job you can't hide. It's on the front of the house, from the road, for thirty years. Working a thirty mile circle means we see ours constantly, and so does everyone we'd want to work for next.

Siding in New London County

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  • Gales Ferry
  • Groton
  • Mystic
  • Ledyard
  • New London
  • Norwich
  • Waterford
  • Stonington
  • Pawcatuck
  • East Lyme
  • Niantic
  • Old Lyme
  • Montville
  • Uncasville
  • Oakdale
  • Quaker Hill
  • Preston
  • North Stonington
  • Griswold
  • Jewett City
  • Lisbon
  • Bozrah
  • Salem
  • Colchester

Sitting just outside the line? Ask anyway. The answer is usually yes.

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