Siding Repair Services
Fixing the damaged section, and checking what the damage let in behind it.
Siding Repair Services
Most siding damage is local: a few panels cracked by a falling branch, a section split by impact, boards rotting where a downspout has been discharging against the wall for years. Replacing the whole elevation for that is unnecessary, and we will say so.
What does matter is checking what happened behind the damage. Siding that has been broken open for a season has usually been letting water onto sheathing that was never meant to get wet, and repairing the visible part while ignoring that is how the same wall comes back as a much larger job.
Repairs we carry out
- Storm, wind and impact damage repair
- Individual panel and board replacement
- Rot repair to sheathing and trim behind the siding
- Re-flashing around windows, doors and penetrations
- Color and profile matching as closely as the product allows
Repairing rather than replacing
Where the rest of the wall is sound and the product is still available, a repair is straightforwardly the better value. Vinyl panels can be unlocked and swapped individually; fiber cement and wood boards can be cut out and replaced without disturbing what is above them.
The honest limit is matching. A discontinued profile or a heavily weathered color may mean the repair is visible, and on a prominent elevation that sometimes tips the decision toward doing the whole wall.
What we find behind damaged siding
Usually one of three things: sheathing that is still dry and fine, a weather barrier that has been torn or was never lapped properly, or wet and softening sheathing that has to come out. Which of those you have is the difference between an afternoon and a proper job.
You get photographs of whatever is behind there before we close it back up, so the decision about how far to go is yours and it is informed.
Questions about siding repair services
Usually we can get close, but existing siding has weathered and new material has not, so an exact match on an older wall is rare. We will show you the closest option before committing.
Storm and impact damage frequently is. We photograph and document the damage in the form adjusters expect, though the claim itself stays between you and your insurer.
You generally cannot from outside, which is the point of opening it up. A cracked panel that has been open through a wet season has usually let water somewhere it should not be.
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