James Hardie Siding Installation in Western Pennsylvania — Done Right
The Roofing Company – Built Around James Hardie Fiber Cement Systems
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Your siding performs a pair of tasks together, and only one of those is apparent. It determines what the property looks from the street — and it acts as the first line that holds weather away from the wall underneath it. When siding lets go, the damage is rarely restricted to what you can see.
The Roofing Company handles exterior work for families around Western Pennsylvania. We have deliberately concentrated the exterior work on James Hardie fiber cement siding, because of how fiber cement perform in weather like Pennsylvania’s.
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The Reason We Lead With James Hardie Siding
Fiber cement behaves quite differently from standard vinyl and from natural wood in precisely the respects that count in this region:
- The material does not buckle or deform under summer exposure the way particular lighter materials can.
- Freezing and thawing cycling is precisely the stress that wears down many siding materials in Pennsylvania, and fiber cement is engineered with that in mind.
- Pests don't consume it, and it will not decay the way wood board can.
- It holds paint considerably better than many other options, which lowers the maintenance you face on it over the years.
- Fire resistance — the material is non-combustible, which matters more to particular families than others.
Hardly any of that carries through a careless job, though. The product has specific detailing specifications — spacing, fastening, flashing details, and seam detailing — and getting those incorrectly negates the entire reason you selected fiber cement at all. That can also compromise the manufacturer warranty.
Siding Work We Perform
- Full siding tear-off – taking off the old exterior, checking whatever is underneath, and putting up the new system properly.
- Targeted siding patch work – in cases where an issue is limited and a complete replacement is genuinely not necessary.
- New siding work.
- New siding combined with roof work – doing the two together commonly makes more sense on the project and on your cost.
The Points at Which Exterior Jobs Cause Trouble
Much like roofing, the problems are nearly always located at the junctions rather than out on the flat runs:
- Flashing at windows and door openings. Moisture which finds its way behind an opening and has nowhere to escape will stay within the wall.
- The weather-resistive layer behind the panels. The exterior is never a sealed skin; what sits under it does much of the real work.
- Clearances. Hardie board has required gaps at the ground, at rooflines, and at flat elements. Closing those up appears cleaner and causes failures down the road.
- Fastening plus butt-joint detail. These are defined by the manufacturer deliberately.
What Determine the Siding Cost
Fiber cement prices above vinyl in both as the product and as the install — the material is substantially heavier, cuts by other means, and comes with handling standards which need real time to satisfy. The factors on top of the product decision:
- Taking off the current siding, plus whatever turns out to be under it. Sheathing deterioration and a missing water-resistive plane are routine discoveries and are not knowable in advance.
- Corner and trim detailing. Corner treatments, window and door casings, frieze and band treatment. That scope is where an exterior job either reads considered or it will reads unfinished, and it is labor-intensive.
- The wall articulation. Gable ends, eave returns, bay windows, and any further window.
- Continuous insulation or a rainscreen options. Substantial performance upgrades worth considering while the exterior is off, and available at no other moment.
Our 10-Year Workmanship Warranty
With James Hardie, the workmanship is not a separate issue from the system — it determines whether the product coverage applies at all. That is why qualifying siding projects from The Roofing Company carry a ten-year Workmanship Warranty. If a covered problem come back to our detailing inside the ten-year term, we fix it — without a bill.
A distinct manufacturer guarantee on the boards themselves runs in parallel with ours, according to the manufacturer's terms. Given that fiber cement warranty can turn on specification-compliant installation, these are rather more connected than with some materials.
Working With The Roofing Company
We are a family-operated company, into the third generation in the trades. This informs how we quote jobs: a documented proposal that says what will be carried out, images of what we came across, and a straightforward account of which elements are a problem now versus which items can sensibly be deferred.
We additionally run an armed-forces price break, and a customer referral bonus: when a homeowner you refer books a whole-house exterior, we send $250 back to you. Terms apply.
Reach 412-858-8858 to get a straight answer on the job at your property in Western Pennsylvania — well before anything is committed.
