Siding service · Chesapeake, VA

Siding replacement in Chesapeake

When siding is brittle, warped, faded or failing on several walls, re-siding the house is often the cleaner job. Call to reach an independent contractor who replaces siding in Chesapeake.

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Installer on a ladder fastening white vinyl lap siding to a wall partly covered in house wrap

What a replacement involves

A full replacement strips the old siding, often down to the sheathing, so the contractor can see what the walls have been hiding. Wet or soft sheathing is cut out and replaced, the weather-resistive barrier (house wrap or felt) is renewed and lapped, and windows and doors are flashed before any new siding goes up.

Then come the starter strip, the corner posts and the trim around openings, and finally the courses of siding, each one locked or nailed to the one below. Vinyl is hung loosely so it can move with heat; fiber cement and engineered wood are nailed tight and caulked or painted as their makers specify.

Most Chesapeake houses can be re-sided without a permit: the city's Homeowner’s Permit Guide lists exterior siding installation as needing none. Historic-district houses in South Norfolk are the exception to check.

New addition wrapped in house wrap with taped seams and the first courses of gray lap siding — Wrap and flashing go on before the first course of siding.

Questions worth asking at the visit

Will the old siding come off, or go over? What is under it now?
How will you deal with sheathing or framing that turns out to be wet or soft?
Which weather barrier and flashing will you use around windows and doors?
What profile, exposure and color, and will the trim and corners be replaced too?
What is your Virginia license number and class, and will it be on the contract?
Who removes the old siding and debris, and how is the yard protected?

Questions

Siding replacement: common questions

Is replacement always better than repair?

No. If the damage is limited to a few panels or one wall and a match can be found, a repair is usually the sensible job. Replacement makes sense when the siding is failing across the house.

Can new siding go over the old?

Sometimes, but stripping lets the contractor see and fix the sheathing and flashing. Ask what they recommend for your walls and why.

How long does a re-side take?

It depends on the size of the house, the material and the weather. The contractor should put an estimated start and completion date in the written contract, which Virginia's rules require.

Siding cracked, loose or worn out?

Talk to an independent siding contractor who works in Chesapeake

Replacement, repair, a new addition or a single storm-torn wall: call and you are put through to an independent local siding contractor. They see the house, measure, and write up the job. Whether you hire them is your decision.

Talk to a siding contractor

One call connects you with an independent siding contractor who works in Chesapeake. Describe the wall, the damage or the project and arrange a time for them to look at it.