Siding Replacement, Installation & Repair

Yes. We check the condition of the siding. If a repair is needed, we provide a repair estimate and then schedule the service. Water behind the siding or rotted wood on several walls points to a replacement. When either option would solve the problem, we price both.

Look for manufacturer certification, an estimate that names every part of the work, and reviews from homeowners near you. We are a James Hardie Alliance Elite contractor, and you can check that in the James Hardie contractor locator. Ask to see current proof of license and insurance. A good estimate names the water barrier, the flashing and the trim, not just a total. Use our guide, Questions to Ask a Siding Contractor, to prepare for your consultation.

Future Remodeling installs five kinds: fiber cement, vinyl, composite, stone and aluminum. James Hardie fiber cement comes as lap plank, shingle (shake) and board and batten (vertical panel). It stands up to the weather, holds paint well and will not add fuel to a fire. CertainTeed vinyl comes in clapboard, Dutch lap and board and batten. NewTechWood composite has the look of wood. Versetta Stone panels give you a stone wall without mortar. Engage Building Products aluminum has hidden fasteners and a clean metal finish.

Plan them together. If the siding is coming off, we put the new windows in during the same project and tie their flashing into the new water barrier. That avoids cutting into new siding to install windows later. If the siding is staying, we replace the windows and tell you ahead of time if any trim or siding has to change around them. One project consultant plans the windows, the siding and the trim together.

Yes. We take the old siding off every time. Removing it is how we see the water barrier and the wood behind it, which is where problems hide. Covering a wet wall lets the damage spread. We photograph what we find before the wall is covered again. A new barrier and flashing go on before the first board is hung.

Behind the siding you can find rotted wood, an old leak, or missing flashing where a roof or window meets the wall. None of that shows from outside. Your project consultant looks for the signs: stains below a roof edge, soft corners and loose trim around windows. Anything we find once the siding is off is photographed and priced before we repair it.

Installation mistakes, not the board itself. Fiber cement rarely fails on its own. Problems start when boards sit too close to the ground, a roof or a deck, when nails are driven wrong, or when flashing is left out where a roof meets a wall. That is why we follow those instructions on every wall and name the flashing and gaps in your estimate. We are also glad to inspect fiber cement siding someone else installed.

It depends on your walls, so we measure before we price your project. The wall area, the number of stories, the material and the amount of trim all affect the cost. Repairs behind the siding can too. A photo cannot show every measurement or what is behind the wall. The inspection is free, and your estimate is based on our measurements and the siding you choose.

A siding contractor. The soffit under the roof overhang, the fascia along the roof edge, the corner boards and the trim around windows and doors are all siding work. We check their condition. If a repair is needed, we provide a repair estimate and then schedule the service. A vented soffit lets air into your attic, so we check it along with the roof vents. If the fascia behind a gutter is rotted, we tell you before the gutter goes back on.

Board and batten. Vertical panels with narrow strips, called battens, over the seams. Future Remodeling installs it in James Hardie fiber cement as board and batten (vertical panel). The panels alone give a simple modern wall. With the battens you get the farmhouse look. It also works as an accent on an entry or a gable, the triangle of wall under the roof peak, with lap plank on the rest of the house.

Neither. The number is the exposure, which is how much of each board shows. It changes the look of the wall. A narrower exposure gives more lines, which many people like on a smaller house or a traditional style. A wider exposure gives fewer lines and a more modern look. It comes down to the look you want, and we help you compare both on your own house before you choose.

For a detached one or two family house in New Jersey, no. The state treats siding repair or replacement on a one or two family home as ordinary maintenance. That means no permit and no inspection. The work still has to meet code, and that is on us.

Yes. Future Remodeling is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. Federal rules require that for most paid work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978. You can check our certification in the EPA's lead-safe firm search. Where the rule applies, we seal off the work area and clean up to the EPA standard, and that is part of your estimate.

Yes. We serve the entire state of New Jersey as well as Westchester County, NY. Our office is in Bergenfield, so most of our siding projects are in Bergen and Essex counties and the Westchester towns closest to us.