Siding replacement in Middlesex County, NJ
Woodbridge's median house dates to 1962 and South Plainfield's to 1964. On a house from those years, the vinyl is often hiding clapboard, cement shingles or bare boards. Which one it is sets the scope, so we check before quoting.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney replaces siding on houses across Middlesex County, NJ, including Woodbridge, South Plainfield, Edison and Sayreville. About 55 percent of county homes were built before 1980, so the siding you see may cover older wood or cement shingles. We check underneath before we price the job. Free inspection and written estimate. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
Postwar houses, and what may be under the vinyl
Woodbridge has more owner-occupied homes than any other town in the county, and its median dates to 1962. South Plainfield is 1964, with 44 percent of homes from before 1960. On houses from those years the current siding may be the second skin. Under it there can be wood clapboard, cement shingles or plain sheathing.
Builders of that era often used cement shingles, and some of them contain asbestos. Our crew leaves them in place. When we find them, you hear about it at the inspection, along with the name of a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
Vinyl has to hang loose enough to slide as it warms and cools. A south wall in July sun and the same wall on a January night are far apart. Siding nailed tight buckles in the heat and cracks in the cold, so loose or wavy panels are often a nailing problem, not a weather one.
We lift a panel in a spot nobody sees before we price a wall.
What we check before we price Middlesex County siding
What sits behind the panels decides how the old siding comes off and what the new siding is fastened to. So that is where the inspection starts.
On every wall, we look at
- What is under the panels, from one we lift where it will not show.
- Any cement shingles under the siding. If we find them, testing goes to a specialist and we leave them alone.
- Sheathing that has gone soft under windowsills and at the corners.
- Panels that wave or split, which usually points back to the nailing.
- Door and window trim, for gaps and rot.
- Any stained interior wall, to learn whether water came in from outside.
A couple of cracked panels on a solid wall rarely justify residing the whole house. Siding repair
How a siding replacement works in Middlesex County
The wall under the old siding gets checked before anything new goes up. All seven steps are on the siding replacement page.
Free inspection
We walk all sides of the house, lift a panel in an out of the way spot to see what is under it, and photograph what we find.
Written estimate
Which walls, what goes on them and the price, on paper.
Strip and check the wall
The old panels and trim come off down to the sheathing. If the wood is soft or rotted, you get photos and a price before we replace it.
New siding and clean up
The new vinyl panels and trim go up. We haul the old siding away, run a magnet over the lawn for nails and go over the walls with you.
Do you need a permit for new siding in Middlesex County?
On a one- or two-family house, no. New Jersey's construction code treats new siding on a one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance, as long as the new siding is not polypropylene, so there is no permit and no notice to the town. Cranbury has historic districts, where exterior work needs a certificate of approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. An in-kind replacement counts as ordinary maintenance there, but the town still wants the details first. We check with your town before we start, and any permit goes on the estimate.
What you can check on us first
- Our New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor license is 13VH13268400. Look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
- We carry insurance and can send you the certificate before work starts.
- The inspection is free, and the estimate comes to you in writing.
- We are open 24 hours.
If it is in Middlesex County, yes. We cover all 25 municipalities, from Carteret to Woodbridge. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
On a one- or two-family house, attached or detached, no construction permit unless the new siding is polypropylene. About 5 percent of county homes are in three- or four-unit buildings, and there the town decides. We check with your construction office before we start.
Exterior work there needs a certificate of approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. An in-kind replacement counts as ordinary maintenance, but the town still wants the details first. A new material is a bigger change, so ask the commission before you decide. We can supply photos and the estimate for it.
It depends on wall area, what is under the old siding, how much sheathing is bad and the siding you pick. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after we have looked under a panel and walked every wall.
Cement shingles on older houses can contain asbestos. We do not touch them. If we see them at the inspection, we tell you and refer you to a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
Call us, but check with your association first. In most condos the roof and the siding belong to the association, and the board hires the contractor. Townhouses vary. Your association documents say who owns what.
See what is behind your siding
Send your town and which walls bother you. We call you back shortly, check the house for free, lift a panel, and send photos with a written price.
Or call 732-682-9251