Replacement
Old siding off, the sheathing beneath inspected, house wrap put right, and new material hung to a proper nailing pattern with room to move.
Siding in Gibbsboro, NJ
Where a roof meets a wall is where two trades usually meet as well, and where water gets in while each assumes the other dealt with it.
In short
One crew, one joint
Step flashing where a roof runs into a wall has to be woven into both the covering and the siding. Done by two outfits a week apart, it is caulked across and called finished. Done by one crew in one visit, it is built the way it is meant to be.
What is covered
The work this takes in
Repair and matching
Storm damage and impact cracks replaced with the nearest profile and shade available, which on a twenty-year-old wall is an honest approximation rather than a perfect match.
The roof-to-wall joint
Step and kick-out flashing fitted properly, so water leaving the roof lands outside the wall rather than behind it.
Trim and penetrations
Corners, J-channel, and the seals around lights, taps and vents, which is where most wall water actually enters.
Worth knowing
The kick-out is the cheap part
A small piece of flashing at the bottom of a roof-wall run, costing very little and left off constantly. Without it, every drop running down that run goes straight behind the siding. A good proportion of rotten sheathing found on this patch traces back to a missing kick-out.
Also on the list
The rest of what this crew does
Roof Replacement
A full tear-off planned around the frontage first, so four tons of old covering leaves the street without closing it.
Read the page →Roof Repair
Local repairs done properly, with a straight answer about whether the roof is worth repairing at all.
Read the page →Roof Leak Repair
Tracing a leak back to where the water actually enters, which is rarely above the stain.
Read the page →Storm & Hail Damage Roof Repair
A documented look after a blow, with the damage photographed in a form that is actually usable.
Read the page →Roof Inspections
An hour above the deck and below it, ending in a plain written verdict on the covering and its remaining years.
Read the page →Gutters & Downspouts
The drainage sized and hung for the roof above it, and discharged far enough from the house to matter.
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Have the walls looked at
The siding, the joint and the trim, measured and itemised.