Vinyl & fibre-cement siding
Siding Installation & Repair
The other half of a weather-tight exterior.
Vinyl, and fibre-cement siding installation and repair — including storm and hail damage.
Division 05 / 08
Overview
The same storm hits the walls.
Siding takes the same hail and wind your roof does, and insurance often covers both under a single claim. We install and repair vinyl and fibre-cement, and because we are already the ones documenting your roof, nothing falls through the gap between two different contractors.
Hail that bruises a roof cracks and dimples vinyl on the exposed elevation, and wind that lifts shingle tabs pulls panels straight off their nail hem. Carriers will frequently write roof and siding into one claim when both are documented properly, which is a large part of why we photograph elevations and not just slopes. Away from storm work, siding is where a house leaks quietly: failed wrap behind a wall does not stain a ceiling to warn you, it rots sheathing for years and then presents you with the bill all at once.
Our work
Scope of work
What's included.
What we install, repair and detail:
- Vinyl and fibre-cement siding
- Storm and hail damage replacement
- Colour and profile matching
- House wrap and moisture barrier
- Trim, corner, and J-channel detail work
- Combined roof-and-siding insurance claims
What to expect
Matching, wrapping, and the edges.
Siding is judged from the kerb, and the things that decide whether a job looks right are the ones nobody thinks to ask about at the estimate.
Profile and colour, honestly assessed
We identify what you have — the exposure, the butt, whether it is a dutch lap or a clapboard — and find the closest product still in production. Profiles and colours get discontinued; on siding older than about ten years an exact match usually does not exist, and we will show you where the transition will be visible before you commit rather than after it is on the wall.
Tear-off and what is behind it
The old siding comes off and the sheathing gets inspected. Soft spots, wrap that has torn loose, and window flashing that was done badly the first time all surface at this point. On a full replacement the house wrap is replaced — re-siding over failed wrap wastes the single opportunity to fix the layer that is actually keeping wind-driven rain out of the sheathing.
Trim, corners and J-channel
Panels are the easy part. What separates a good siding job from a cheap one is the detail at corners, around windows and doors, and where cladding meets the roof line — J-channel cut and lapped so water runs out of it rather than into the wall behind it.
We walk the elevations with you
Every side of the house, in daylight, at the end of the job. Panel lock-up, course lines and trim laps are all things you should be able to look at and see are right — and if something is not, that is the moment to say so.
Roof and siding on a single claim
When one hail event damages both, having one contractor document and scope the whole exterior is straightforwardly easier than coordinating two: one set of photographs, one scope, one adjuster meeting, and no gap where each company quietly assumes the other handled the transition detail where the siding meets the roof. That junction is exactly where a two-contractor job tends to leak.
Common questions
Siding, answered.
If your question is not here, call (574) 334-6597 and ask. We would rather spend five minutes on the phone than have you guess.
Can siding and roofing go on the same insurance claim?
Frequently, yes. A single hail event commonly damages both, and adjusters will write them together if the damage is documented properly. That is one reason we photograph elevations as well as the roof.
Can you match my existing siding?
Usually. Vinyl profiles and colours change over the years, so an exact match on older siding is not always available — we will show you the closest option and where the transition will be visible.
Do you replace the house wrap underneath?
On a full replacement, yes. Wrap is what actually keeps wind-driven rain out of the sheathing, and re-siding over failed wrap wastes the opportunity to fix it.
The rest of the envelope
We also handle everything around it.
One crew across the whole exterior, so nothing falls into the gap between two contractors.
Free inspection · No pressure
Get the walls looked at as well as the roof.
Especially after hail. We photograph elevations as a matter of course during any inspection, so if the siding took damage too you will know before you file rather than after the claim is closed.
Mishawaka, IN · Mon–Fri 7:00am–6:00pm · Sat 8:00am–2:00pm