Can You Install New Siding Over Old Siding?
Can you install siding over existing siding? Why it hides rot instead of fixing it, what tear-off really costs, and the one question to ask any bid.
Siding, Problems & Warning Signs
Problems & Warning Signs, Siding
What Happens If You Find Rot Behind My Siding?
What happens when a siding tear-off uncovers rot: who decides what gets fixed, why the scoped price doesn’t move, and what we won’t cover up.
Siding, Problems & Warning Signs
Is It LP, GP or Masonite? How to Tell What’s Actually on Your House
How to tell whether you’ve got LP, GP or Masonite siding — the two-minute test at a broken edge, and why the brand name mostly doesn’t change what you do next.
General / Company, Our Process, Siding
Who’s Actually Going to Be at My House? (And How Do You Know They’re Doing It Right?)
Who will be at my house during the work, who supervises it, how long those crews have been with us, and who you call when something is wrong.
Cost & Pricing, Siding
Why Does Siding Cost $15,000 on One House and $60,000 on Another?
What affects siding cost enough to put two similar houses $45,000 apart, broken down line by line so you can see where your own number lands.
Siding, Problems & Warning Signs
Why Is My Masonite Siding Crumbling — and What’s Behind It?
Masonite siding crumbling on a Georgia house is a known failure. What we find behind it once it comes off, and why what you see is the best case.
General / Company
What Happens If the Siding on Your House Turns Out to Be Defective?
What to do if the defective siding on your house is a known product failure: what warranties cover, what they don’t, and where claims stall.
How Do You Plan a Remodel Before You Call Anybody?
How to plan a remodel before a contractor is involved: what to decide, what to measure and what to find out, so your first call is a real one.
Vinyl or Fiber Cement Siding? An Honest Comparison From Somebody Who Chose Not to Sell You One of Them
Vinyl or fiber cement siding: cost, fade, repairs and resale compared, including the real case for vinyl from a contractor who doesn’t sell it.
Cost & Pricing, Our Process, Problems & Warning Signs
Estimate vs. Proposal? You’re Probably Comparing the Wrong Two Numbers
The difference between an estimate vs proposal, why only one of them is a price you can hold a contractor to, and how to tell which you were sent.