Siding Repair and Replacement in Seattle
Siding fails from the bottom up and from the corners in.
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By the time boards are soft or swollen, water has usually been getting behind them for a while. Pacific West repairs and replaces siding across Seattle and the nearby suburbs, and every job starts by finding out why the siding failed, so the new siding doesn't fail the same way.
Repair or replace
Repair makes sense when the damage is in a few places: under one window, at the bottom course on the weather side, around a deck ledger. We cut out the bad boards and any wet sheathing, fix the flashing that let the water in, and patch with matching material.
Replace makes sense when damage shows on several walls, keeps coming back after repairs, or the siding is a type known to swell and rot, like some older hardboard. A full re-side lets us fix the whole wall behind it.
What goes behind new siding
- Damaged sheathing replaced
- New weather-resistive barrier (house wrap), lapped to shed water
- Flashing at every window, door, deck ledger and roof-wall intersection
- A drainage gap behind the siding where the system calls for it
- New trim, caulked and painted
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Siding options
Fiber cement is the common choice in our climate for rot resistance and paint life. Cedar has the look many older homes were built with, but it needs regular upkeep. Engineered wood and vinyl are lower-cost options with different looks. We'll price the options that suit your house and any HOA rules.
HOAs and permits
In HOA neighborhoods, like many in Lake Stevens, Mukilteo's Harbour Pointe and parts of the Eastside, changing siding material or color usually needs architectural approval first. We help put the request together. Re-siding often needs a building permit, depending on the city, and we check and file. For painting after siding work, see the painting page, and for decks and rot elsewhere on the house, see other exterior repairs.
Painting after siding work is covered city by city:
- Bellevue repaint prep
- repainting a lake-facing wall
- Bothell hardboard repaints
- Everett old-siding repaints
In Lake Stevens, where many 1990s houses are due for their first re-side, see siding work in Lake Stevens.
Questions we hear
How do I know if my siding needs replacing?
Soft spots, swelling at the bottom edges, boards that don't hold paint, and stains inside on walls or under windows are the usual signs. We probe and open suspect areas before recommending anything.
Can you match my existing siding?
Common profiles, yes. Discontinued or older siding is harder, and sometimes re-siding one full wall looks better than a patch.
Is fiber cement worth it?
For most houses here, yes. It resists rot and insects and holds paint well. It costs more than vinyl, and we'll show you both.
Does new siding need a permit?
Often, depending on the city and whether sheathing or windows change. We check with your city or county.
Do you paint the new siding too?
Yes. We can prime and paint as part of the job, or the siding can come pre-finished from the maker.
Ready when you are
Tell us what you're planning. We'll set up a free walk-through and send an estimate with every cost listed, so you decide what's in.
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- Takes about a minute
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