Siding Replacement in Lewiston, ME
Siding replacement in Lewiston, ME starts with the price per square, written down before old siding comes off: vinyl averages $800 to $1,000 a square here. Then we show you what the old wall hides, since the median Lewiston house dates to 1957.
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Why Do We Put the Price per Square First?
We put the price per square first so you know whether new siding fits your budget before anyone sets up staging. A test course then shows what the old wall hides, and rot gets priced on paper.
- Two- to four-unit houses re-sided one wall at a time, tenants home
- Pre-1978 paint, which puts most city jobs under the EPA lead rule
- Kennedy Park and downtown district houses: the board's certificate first
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Which Towns Around Lewiston Do We Re-Side?
- AuburnME1 mi from Lewiston
- MinotME5 mi from Lewiston
- SabattusME5 mi from Lewiston
- GreeneME7 mi from Lewiston
- Mechanic FallsME9 mi from Lewiston
- PolandME9 mi from Lewiston
- WalesME9 mi from Lewiston
- DurhamME10 mi from Lewiston
- New GloucesterME10 mi from Lewiston
- LisbonME10 mi from Lewiston
- TurnerME11 mi from Lewiston
- HebronME12 mi from Lewiston
- BowdoinME13 mi from Lewiston
- MonmouthME13 mi from Lewiston
- LitchfieldME14 mi from Lewiston
- OxfordME14 mi from Lewiston
- PownalME14 mi from Lewiston
- LeedsME15 mi from Lewiston
- BuckfieldME15 mi from Lewiston
- OtisfieldME16 mi from Lewiston
- CascoME17 mi from Lewiston
What Siding Does Each Kind of Lewiston House Need?
Lewiston's multi-family blocks take vinyl, its capes and Victorians take painted boards, and its oldest walls take cedar or a repair. Our siding services page compares all five.
Vinyl Siding Replacement on Lewiston's Multi-Family Houses
Vinyl siding replacement carries our lowest average, which suits the city's two- to four-unit houses: the census counts 1,849 units in two-unit buildings and 1,855 in three- or four-unit ones.
The Vinyl Siding Institute's manual calls vinyl cladding, not a water barrier, so it hangs over new housewrap and flashed window heads.
LP SmartSide and James Hardie on Capes and Victorians
LP siding gives the postwar capes on the city's edges a painted-board look at a middle price. LP calls for paint within 180 days, so we hang it when a painter can follow.
Hardie siding earns its higher average on trim-heavy Victorians near Bates, in the HZ5 line James Hardie lists for every Maine ZIP code and builds for freezing climates.
Cedar Shingles and Siding Repair on Older Lewiston Walls
Cedar shingle siding, the traditional Maine wall, costs the most and turns silver-gray if left natural. The Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau rules out electrogalvanized nails, so ours are stainless or hot-dipped galvanized.
When damage touches part of a sound wall, siding repair is the better spend, and we say how close the color match will be before we start.
What Siding Services Do We Offer in Lewiston?
Each Lewiston re-side also covers the work behind the new siding.
The city says a call to Planning and Code Enforcement settles whether a job needs a permit, so we make it and pull any permit required. Every material we install is on our services page.
- Tear-off and haul-away, rotted sheathing and soft sills replaced
- Housewrap, window and door flashing, kick-outs where roof meets wall
- New trim and corner boards, insulation board while the wall is open
How to Get a Lewiston House Re-Sided, Step by Step
We read the wall before we price it.
A few courses come off the north and east sides, where Maine Preservation says to look first.
A per-square price and a signed contract.
It names the scope, the wall order and each payment, the first payment never above a third.
Side by side, then a walk together.
Each wall closes before the next opens, and the old siding leaves with us.
Who Checks Your Walls Before the Price Is Written?
Eric Ouellette
Owner, Siding Replacement Lewiston · Auburn, Maine
Eric Ouellette presses on the sills, corners and window heads himself, then puts the number in writing.
Eric Ouellette grew up in Lewiston a few blocks from the mills his grandfather worked in. He started on framing and trim crews in 1986, and the walls he opened for porches and additions kept showing him the same thing: rot that began where water got behind the siding.
He began hanging vinyl and laying cedar on weekends in 1998, and in 2009 he gave up framing for good. Siding has been the whole job ever since, from the housewrap and window flashing out to the last trim board.
Eric lives in Auburn and still walks every house himself before anyone prices it. He tells homeowners plainly when a wall is sound enough to keep and when the old siding has to come off.
- 40 years in construction
- 17 years re-siding houses
Maine does not license general contractors, so Eric has no license to show you. What he gives you instead is the price per square on paper before any old siding comes off.
More about EricHow Do You Choose Siding Replacement in Lewiston, ME?
You choose siding replacement in Lewiston, ME by the crew's plan for the wall behind the siding, not the color chart. Ask what happens when a test course finds a soft sill.
The city's lead paint page puts any pre-1978 job disturbing over 20 square feet of exterior under the EPA's lead-safe renovation rule. With a 1957 median build year, most Lewiston homes fall in that group.
Then hold that crew to Maine's home construction contract law: a signed written contract on any job over $3,000, with the first payment capped at one third.
Who Reviews Lewiston Siding, Where and When?
Who decides on siding in a Lewiston historic district?
The city's Historic Preservation Review Board decides on siding in a Lewiston historic district, through a Certificate of Appropriateness. It comes before the building permit and costs nothing to apply for.
Where in Lewiston does that review apply?
That review covers designated structures and contributing houses in the Kennedy Park, Lewiston Commercial and Canal Water Power districts, mostly downtown. The Main Street-Frye Street district near Bates is not designated locally.
When should a Lewiston house be re-sided?
A Lewiston house is best re-sided from late spring to fall, after any certificate. The board meets the first Thursday of each month and has 30 days to decide.
How Much Does New Siding Cost on a Lewiston House?
New siding on a Lewiston house costs about $800 to $1,000 per square in vinyl, $1,200 to $1,500 in LP SmartSide, $1,300 to $1,600 in James Hardie and $2,000 in cedar shingles. They are averages across many quotes, a budget check and not your price.
| House size | Vinyl | LP SmartSide | James Hardie | Cedar shingles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small20 to 25 squares | $16,000 to $25,000 | $24,000 to $37,500 | $26,000 to $40,000 | $40,000 to $50,000 |
| Medium25 to 32 squares | $20,000 to $32,000 | $30,000 to $48,000 | $32,500 to $51,000 | $50,000 to $64,000 |
| Large32+ squares | from $25,500 | from $38,500 | from $41,500 | from $64,000 |
Lewiston installed averages per square (100 square feet of wall), not a quote; tear-off, housewrap, flashing, trim and haul-away included, and rot under old siding can move them.
What raises a Lewiston siding price most after the material?
After the material, what the old siding hides moves a Lewiston price most: rotted sheathing, soft sills, failed flashing, damaged framing. Third stories, tight side yards and heavy Victorian trim follow.
When does new siding over the old make sense?
New siding over the old makes sense on a flat, dry wall of cement-asbestos shingles or lead-painted clapboard, since it saves tear-off and disposal. It never goes over rot.
Why does this page post no siding repair price?
This page posts no siding repair price because a Lewiston repair is priced at the house: the damaged pieces, their height, rot behind them, the color match. When damage spans most of a wall, a new wall is the smarter spend.
What Happens After You Request a Lewiston Estimate?
After you request a Lewiston estimate, we walk the house with you, open a test course and write down your price per square. Tell us the street and roughly when the house was built.