Siding Replacement in Bowdoin, ME
Siding replacement in Bowdoin, ME often starts on a 1970s or 1980s house: the town's plan says the 1980s alone added 300 homes. We give the price per square first, in writing, and tell you what the old wall hides.
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This page explains siding replacement for houses in Bowdoin, Maine, a Sagadahoc County town whose 2000 housing count ran heaviest in the 1970s and 1980s, with farmhouses older than 1940 mixed in.
The work means stripping old siding, fixing the sheathing and flashing behind it, and installing vinyl or LP SmartSide, or repairing one damaged section to match, to keep water out of the wall. Siding Replacement Lewiston checks the town's flood and shoreland rules first and writes the price into a signed contract.
The figure to keep: Bowdoin vinyl averages $825 to $1,050 per square and cedar shingles about $2,075, both middles of many quotes rather than a price for your house.
Why Re-Side a Bowdoin House From the Sheathing Out?
We re-side Bowdoin houses from the sheathing out because a forty-year-old wall rarely fails on its face. It fails behind the window heads, the sills and the roof edges.
- 1970s and 1980s houses stripped, rewrapped and flashed before vinyl or LP
- Pre-1940 farmhouses repaired to match, or re-sided wall by wall
- Shoreland and flood zone lots checked against Bowdoin's rules first
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Which Towns Around Bowdoin Do We Also Re-Side?
See all 22 towns we serveWhat Siding Suits Bowdoin's Houses, Old and New?
Each age of house gets its own siding.
Vinyl Siding on Bowdoin's 1970s and 1980s Houses
Vinyl siding replacement is our usual answer for the 530 homes Bowdoin's 2000 count dates to the 1970s and 1980s, walls now four or five decades old.
We hang panels loose: the Vinyl Siding Institute says vinyl moves half an inch or more over 12 feet 6 inches. Nailed tight, the wall turns wavy by August.
LP SmartSide on Bowdoin's Older Farmhouses
LP SmartSide lap boards suit the older farmhouses, among the 89 homes the 2000 count dates to 1939 or earlier. Primed in LP's Cedar Texture, they read like painted clapboard.
LP's 6-inch grade clearance sets the first course on a low sill. With no historic district or design review ordinance among Bowdoin's 17 ordinances, the board is chosen for the house alone.
Siding Repair After a Bowdoin Winter
Siding repair is the right first call when one corner took the damage, often under an eave where ice dams formed. NOAA's Durham station normals list 77.5 inches of snow a year.
We trace the leak and fix the flashing or sheathing before matching pieces go on. If most of the wall is soft, a patch is money spent twice.
What Siding Services Do We Offer in Bowdoin?
Bowdoin jobs draw on these three.
Bowdoin's Land Use Plan requires a permit to build a dwelling and says nothing on re-siding, nor does the code enforcement page. We ask the office first and pull any permit the town wants.
- Vinyl or LP SmartSide on one wall or the whole house, old siding hauled away
- Rotted sheathing and trim replaced, then housewrap and kick-out flashing
- Repairs matched to the old wall after storm or ice dam damage
How to Re-Side a Bowdoin House in Three Steps
Walls first.
We press on the sills, the corners and the window heads, and with your okay pull one low piece to show you the sheathing.
Price and contract, in writing.
The per-square price, the scope and the rot plan go into a contract you sign first, with at most one third down.
Closed wall by wall, walked together.
Each wall closes before the next opens, so a nor'easter never finds the house bare. Then we walk the house with you.
How Do You Choose Siding Replacement in Bowdoin, ME?
You choose siding replacement in Bowdoin, ME by pairing vinyl or LP with a crew that checks the sheathing before it prices the wall. Ask each bidder what they do about soft plywood under a window.
Part of Bowdoin's housing predates 1978, so the EPA's lead renovation rule governs any work that disturbs paint on those houses.
Maine law requires a signed contract on jobs over $3,000 and caps the first payment at one third. Hold every Bowdoin bidder to it, ours included.
Who in Bowdoin Needs New Siding, Where, and When?
Who in Bowdoin should look at new siding first?
The Bowdoin owners who should look first have a 1980s house with never-opened window heads, or a pre-1940 farmhouse with soft clapboard.
Where do Bowdoin's rules reach a siding job?
Bowdoin's rules reach a siding job mainly in flood Zones A and AE, where renovations under half the building's value need a Minor Development permit. Within 250 feet of a great pond, river or wetland, upkeep that expands nothing needs no shoreland permit.
When should a Bowdoin house be re-sided?
A Bowdoin house should be re-sided from spring to fall, when caulk and paint cure. NOAA's Durham station averages 175.7 days a year with a low at or below freezing.
How Much Does Siding Replacement Cost in Bowdoin?
The cost of siding replacement in Bowdoin runs about $825 to $1,050 per square in vinyl, $1,250 to $1,575 in LP SmartSide, $1,350 to $1,675 in James Hardie and $2,075 in cedar shingles. Read them as averages of many quotes, not a price.
| House size | Vinyl | LP SmartSide | James Hardie | Cedar shingles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small20 to 25 squares | $16,500 to $26,000 | $25,000 to $39,000 | $27,000 to $41,500 | $41,500 to $52,000 |
| Medium25 to 32 squares | $21,000 to $33,500 | $31,500 to $50,000 | $34,000 to $53,500 | $52,000 to $66,500 |
| Large32+ squares | from $26,500 | from $40,000 | from $43,500 | from $66,500 |
Bowdoin installed averages per square (100 square feet of wall) from many quotes, not a quote, with tear-off, housewrap, flashing, trim and haul-away in; hidden rot moves them.
What pushes a Bowdoin price most after the material?
After the material, a Bowdoin price climbs most with what tear-off uncovers: soft sheathing, missing flashing or a rotted sill. A second story, hard-to-reach walls and heavy trim add more.
When does siding over the old save money in Bowdoin?
Siding over the old saves the tear-off and disposal in Bowdoin, mainly on a flat, dry wall of asbestos-cement shingles or lead-painted clapboard. Any soft or wavy wall gets stripped first.
Why is there no siding repair price on this Bowdoin page?
This page shows no repair price because we price a Bowdoin repair after seeing the pieces, their height, the rot behind them and the color match. When damage spans most of a wall, re-siding it is the better spend.
When Can We Walk Your Bowdoin Walls?
Send the free estimate request and we will walk your Bowdoin house and write the price per square down. You see the number and the contract before any deposit.