Siding repair
Siding Repair and Replacement in San Jose, the South Bay and the Peninsula
A board pulled loose, a section that looks warped, paint that will not hold, or a wall that just does not sit right anymore. Sometimes the fix is a section of siding repaired in place and matched to what is already there. Sometimes what is behind it means the smarter move is a full siding replacement, or removing the siding altogether and building a stucco exterior instead. We hold a Class B general building license and a C-35 Lathing and Plastering license, so a repair, a full replacement, or a switch to stucco all get evaluated the same way, in one walkthrough, before anything is decided.
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The signs that mean it is time for siding repair
Some signs are cosmetic on their own: a section that has faded or dulled compared to the rest of the elevation, or paint that needs redoing more often than it should. Others point to something failing behind the surface. A board that has pulled loose might be one old fastener letting go. If the board beside it has also gone wavy, or a seam has opened at the corner, the fasteners are not the story.
Telling those two apart from the street is the hard part, and it is what the walkthrough settles: a repair, a full replacement, or something bigger behind the wall.
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Siding installation and siding replacement are both listed on our Yelp profile, alongside stucco, stone, wood and wall finish installation. What is independently verified, rather than self reported, is the Yelp Verified License badge, a 10 minute response time and a 100 percent response rate, all three calculated by Yelp, next to a rating of 5.0 across 57 reviews.
Repair versus full siding replacement
Two different jobs can come out of the same phone call. Repairing the wall means fixing the damaged section and leaving everything else alone, the right move when the problem stays contained to one area with sound material around it. Replacing it means taking an entire elevation, or the whole house, back to the framing and rebuilding the exterior from there.
The decision usually comes down to how much of the wall is still doing its job. If damage is scattered across more than one section, if the siding is old enough that a repaired section will never truly match the rest, or if what comes off in one spot turns out to run further than expected, a full replacement becomes the more honest call, even when a smaller repair would be the easier sale.
Describe what you are looking at and you get a plain answer on whether it is a patch or a full tear-off.
What a siding repair involves
Getting to sound material comes first: the damaged section comes off, and whatever is exposed underneath gets a real look before anything new goes up, not a quick cover with caulk and a fresh coat of paint. New siding is cut in, fastened and finished to match the surrounding material as closely as the existing siding allows.
Wood siding repair
Wood is the material where an exact color match is hardest to promise: sun and prior repairs have often already shifted the color of the boards nearby, sometimes more on one elevation than another. That gets flagged at the walkthrough, not left for you to notice after the crew has packed up.
What gets found once the siding comes off
Siding hides the wall behind it, for better and for worse. Once a damaged section comes off, whatever has been happening back there becomes visible, sometimes exactly what was expected and sometimes more. Dry rot, termite damage and old water damage are exactly the kind of problems a solid wall of siding is good at hiding, which is why they turn up on older homes more often than a walk around the yard would suggest.
When that is what is behind your siding, you see it before anything gets covered back up, and it gets priced separately from the siding work itself and confirmed with you before it is added to the job. Call it a siding problem or call it dry rot, the crew that shows up and the repair it performs often turn out identical.
Materials we repair and replace
Siding calls come in on wood, fiber cement, often known by the brand name Hardie, and vinyl, along with stone veneer used as an accent on part of an elevation. Fascia and trim boards get repaired alongside the siding they meet, and board and batten siding is treated the same as any other pattern. Whichever material is on the wall now, and whichever one you are moving toward, the same crew handles the estimate and the work.
Removing the siding and building a stucco exterior instead
A repair or a replacement both keep the house in siding. Some homeowners use a siding call as the moment to ask a different question: whether to strip the siding off entirely and build a new stucco exterior in its place. That is a different project, with its own process, and it lives on our new stucco and re-stucco page.
What siding replacement costs
Pricing a siding job from the driveway means guessing at the one number that actually moves the total: what is happening behind the boards. That stays hidden until a section actually comes off, which is why we look at the wall in person before quoting a price. A sound wall with siding that has simply worn out is a different job from one where water has been finding its way in for years, and material choice and how much of the house is involved shift the number further.
Permits for siding work
A straightforward like for like siding repair or replacement is often treated as maintenance rather than a structural change, but that determination is not something to guess at from a phone call. Requirements vary by city and by scope. We confirm with your local building department before we quote. Converting from siding to a stucco exterior is a bigger change and is more likely to involve a permit.
How a siding estimate works
For a smaller repair, photos of the damaged section are often enough to start. Anything larger than a section, or any call where you are unsure whether you are looking at a repair or a full replacement, gets an in person walkthrough, usually the same day or the next. What comes back is a written scope naming the material, the finish and the price, and if a permit is needed we start that process before locking a start date. See the full five step process.
The warranty on siding work
Every exterior stucco assembly we install carries a two year warranty against water intrusion, covering material and labor. That coverage is written for stucco, not for siding material itself, so a straightforward siding repair or a like for like siding replacement is priced and covered under the terms in your written proposal rather than under the stucco warranty. If you choose to remove the siding and build a stucco exterior in its place instead, that new assembly carries the full two year warranty like any other stucco work we install. Ask what applies to your job and you will get the answer in writing. Full terms are on our warranty page.
Where we repair and replace siding
Siding calls reach us from across Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, concentrated in the South Bay and the Peninsula. See the full list of cities. Siding work is often one part of a larger project, from a single section repaired to a full exterior refresh, demo to paint.
Questions
Questions people ask about this work
If yours is not here, ask us on the phone. It is a better use of your time than guessing.
If I repair a section now, will I likely be back for a full replacement later anyway?
Sometimes. If the rest of the siding is the same age and material as the damaged section, a repair today does not reset the clock on the rest of the wall, and the walkthrough is where that gets said honestly instead of left for the next call. When the surrounding siding still has real life left in it, a contained repair holds up fine on its own for years.
How close is the walkthrough number to the final number?
Close, unless a section comes off and the wall behind it is worse than what showed at the walkthrough. That is the one real variable, and any change gets confirmed with you and approved before it is added to the job.
What happens if you find rot once the siding is off?
You are not stuck restarting the process from scratch. The added cost is confirmed with you before it goes on the job, and once you approve it, the wood repair and the siding work are completed together in one visit instead of a second trip later.
Can you match siding on a house where the original product is no longer made?
Usually, and that gets confirmed at the walkthrough rather than promised over the phone. Discontinued profiles are common on older houses. When an exact match is not available, the options are a close current profile, or replacing a full elevation so the whole wall is consistent instead of one section standing out.
If siding work is not covered by the stucco warranty, what protects me instead?
Your written proposal. Every job, whether it qualifies for the stucco warranty or not, spells out what is covered and for how long before work starts, so a siding repair is not left with no protection just because it falls outside the water intrusion warranty written for stucco. If the same project converts to a new stucco exterior, that full two year warranty applies to the assembly we install.
Related work
Other things we do on the same house
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Get an honest look at what your siding actually needs.
Photos are enough to start for a single section. Anything covering more of the wall gets a walkthrough, usually the same day or the next. Either way, you get a written scope and a price before anything is decided.
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Se habla español.
CSLB #1044105, Class B and C-35. Two year warranty against water intrusion on exterior stucco.