Siding Contractor Augusta, ME: What Is Behind the Old Siding
- Newman Homes is the siding contractor Augusta, ME homeowners call when the last quote left out the allowance line.
- Brandon Roberge has 25+ years in the trade. He’s run Newman Homes from Augusta since 2017.
- We measure completion instead of making promises: 94% on time and on budget, checked again at the end of each month.
- 25+ years in construction, building as Newman Homes since 2017
- Over 200 projects completed in Central Maine
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Re-siding houses in Augusta, Maine, from the hill neighborhoods around the State House to the streets off Western Avenue and the newer subdivisions.
Siding is priced by wall area rather than floor area, which catches most people out. A 2,000 square foot two-story house carries roughly 2,200 square feet of exterior wall. Vinyl runs $6.00 to $9.00 a square foot of wall, engineered wood $8.00 to $11.00, fiber cement $10.00 to $15.00, cedar $14.00 to $20.00.
Augusta's older housing is why the allowance matters. Nobody can see the sheathing until the old siding comes off, and a bid with no rot allowance written into it is a bid that will change later.
What Comes Off and What Goes On
Homeowners agonize over color, though it changes the price least.
Full tear-off to the sheathing. You cannot inspect a wall you never opened, and the wall is the whole question.
A drainage plane behind the siding. Wrap plus taped seams so water that gets in has a way back out.
Low river lots get a closer look at the bottom. Damp ground and splashback rot the first course and the sill before anything higher up shows a mark.
New flashing at every opening. Windows, doors, hose bibs, dryer vents, and the deck ledger if there is one.
Ground clearance at the base. Siding has to stop above grade, and a lot of Augusta houses have had mulch or a new walkway raised against them since the last re-side.
Older stock carries original clapboard under the vinyl. That is not a problem, but it changes the fastening and it changes the disposal weight.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
Due to multiple issues we had last summer with a contractor, we started looking early for a company to side our home. Newman Homes came right out and gave an estimate.
Jess P. - ★★★★★
They were quick and efficient. Left no mess behind. Brandon the owner also was easy to work with.
Ben G. - ★★★★★
Does quality work and communication is perfect.
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What Is Behind Your Old Siding
What sits behind the siding matters. On an older house, it can mean two very different projects.
That’s why allowances exist. Sheathing gets a written per-unit price.
So do sills and framing, all agreed before the first panel comes off.
A bid without that line will be revised in week two.
In Augusta, real damage usually appears in two places: the sill on a low river lot or the wall below a second-floor window flashed badly in 1985.
Fiber cement warranty requirements are published by the manufacturer. Clearance at grade is the requirement crews ignore most often.
Where in Augusta We Are Working
We work in the hill neighborhoods around the State House and on streets off Western Avenue. That includes waterfront housing and newer subdivisions at the city’s edges.
When the Season Opens in Augusta
Siding season here runs from April through November. Fiber cement and cedar need dry weather during finish work.
Exterior-work permits go through the City of Augusta. Structural repair is usually what triggers the permit requirement.
Why the Estimate Holds
Everything that could change the price is already written on the page you signed.
You approve unit costs before the first panel comes off. After that, the only variable is the count.
On a capital-area house with 20 openings, the trim and flashing lines reveal whether a bid is honest. We price them separately so you can see the numbers.
Who Owns the Augusta Houses We Re-Side
Most Augusta calls begin the same way. The paint keeps failing, or a stain appears inside near a window.
Both are wall problems disguised as siding trouble. We see them near the state offices and on streets off Western Avenue.
They also turn up in older housing toward the river.
How Much a Siding Contractor Augusta, ME Charges
Wall area is measured in square feet. A two-story, 2,000-square-foot house has about 2,200 square feet of exterior to cover. Vinyl is the least expensive option: $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot installed, including removal of the old material. LP SmartSide and other engineered wood cost $8.00 to $11.00 per square foot, including primer and finish coats. Hardie-style fiber cement costs $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot. It needs a crew that has installed it before. Cedar costs $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot. On a Maine house, every piece is laid by hand. Two houses with the same wall area can price differently when one has twice the openings. Each opening adds trim and flashing work. A complete re-side starts at $12,000. That covers mobilization and staging, plus disposal, before any siding is hung. These figures come from hundreds of estimates. Every house has particulars that move the final number. Most Augusta homes fall within the vinyl or engineered-wood price bands. Older homes with heavy trim and numerous openings can reach the fiber cement band on labor alone. Augusta homeowners who want each cost broken out can read our siding cost guide.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Augusta
Here’s the uncomfortable part contractors rarely mention at the kitchen table: Maine has no state licensing standard for siding or general contractors.
Insurance can still be verified. Ask for both certificates, then call the carrier named on each one.
Write it down. Six lines.
A contractor worth hiring won’t flinch at any of them.
A per-sheet price for sheathing, agreed before the first panel comes off.
What the clearance at grade will be, in inches, once the new siding is on.
The weather barrier named by product, and whether the seams are taped or just lapped.
The price fixed in writing under Maine's contract statute, which holds any deposit to a third of the total.
Two years of workmanship warranty, written, and a BBB file you can read before you call.
One protects the house, the other protects you from the crew's injuries.
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Directions from Augusta, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How We Sequence the Walls
- Inspection first.We pull a piece of siding somewhere honest and look at what is behind it.
- A fixed price with named unknowns.Allowances written with unit costs you approve up front.
- Execution in sequence.Tear off, inspect, repair, wrap, flash, install, trim, and clean.
Let's Walk the House
Call (207) 480-7700 at any hour. More often than not, Brandon answers.
Email info@newmanhomesme.com or book a free estimate.