Siding Replacement in Western Pennsylvania — Built to Last

The Roofing Company – Committed to James Hardie Fiber Cement Systems

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Siding carries out two separate tasks simultaneously, and just one of those is apparent. It sets how the house looks out on the curb — and it acts as the shield that keeps weather away from the wall assembly beneath it. When the exterior fails, the damage is seldom limited to the siding.

The Roofing Company takes on siding work for homeowners across Western Pennsylvania. We have specifically centered the exterior work on James Hardie fiber cement products, because of the manner in which they behave in a climate like Pennsylvania’s.

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Why We Lead With Hardie Products

The material performs differently from vinyl and from wood in precisely the ways that are decisive here:

  • It doesn't warp or deform under direct heat the way particular lighter materials are able to.
  • Winter cycling is exactly the load which wears down numerous siding materials in Pennsylvania, and Hardie board is engineered for it.
  • Insects do not consume it, and it won't deteriorate the way natural wood board will.
  • It holds paint significantly longer than most other options, which lowers what you face on it down the road.
  • Flame performance — the material is not combustible, which counts considerably more to some families than others.

Not one of that carries through a poor job, however. The product has particular detailing specifications — clearances, attachment, flashing, and joint treatment — and doing these details wrong negates precisely why you paid for the material to begin with. That will also jeopardize product coverage.

Exterior Jobs We Take On

  • Full siding tear-off – taking off the existing siding, checking the structure is beneath, and hanging the new system to specification.
  • Partial patch work – in cases where damage is localized and a full replacement is simply not necessary.
  • Fresh siding installation.
  • Siding as part of roof work – handling them at once frequently works out better on any project and on a cost.

The Points at Which Siding and Trim Projects Cause Trouble

Much like roof work, the problems are usually at the details rather than in the open areas:

  • Flashing at window openings and doors. Rain that gets past an opening and has no path to drain will remain within the assembly.
  • The weather-resistive barrier under the siding. Siding is not actually a waterproof layer; whatever sits beneath it performs a great deal of the genuine work.
  • Required gaps. The material carries defined distances at the ground, at roof intersections, and at projecting surfaces. Closing them up appears cleaner and creates problems in time.
  • Attachment plus joint detail. These are defined by Hardie deliberately.

What Determine the Number

James Hardie costs higher than vinyl in both in material and in labor — it is considerably heavier, gets cut with different tooling, and comes with installation standards which need time to satisfy. What moves the number on top of the product choice:

  • Taking off the existing siding, plus the condition turns out to be beneath it. The wall board rot and a failed drainage barrier are common things to find and aren't knowable in advance.
  • Corner and trim scope. Corners, opening surrounds, frieze and band detail. That scope accounts for where a siding project does either presents considered else presents unfinished, and it remains labor-intensive.
  • The wall complexity. Dormers and gables, eave returns, bay windows, and any extra window.
  • Insulation plus a rainscreen upgrades. Real performance gains worth considering while the wall is stripped, and available at almost no other time.

The Ten-Year Installation Warranty

With fiber cement, how it goes on is not a secondary matter from the product — it determines whether the manufacturer warranty stands at all. That is why qualifying exterior projects from The Roofing Company come with a ten-year Workmanship Guarantee. Should a covered defect come back to the way we installed it inside those ten years, we return and correct it — at no cost to the owner.

The factory coverage on the material itself holds in addition to ours, according to its own conditions. Since the product coverage can depend on correct installation, these are considerably more linked than with some materials.

Hiring The Roofing Company

We are a family-operated company, into the third generation in the trade. That shapes the manner in which we estimate jobs: a written proposal that states exactly what will be done, photos of whatever we came across, and an honest description of which items are pressing against what can reasonably hold.

We additionally operate a military price break, and a referral bonus: when a homeowner you refer goes ahead with a whole-house exterior, there is $250 back to you. Terms do apply.

Contact 412-858-8858 when you want a straight answer on siding at your property in Western Pennsylvania — before any decision is made.