Siding Contractor Greene, ME: Insulation Behind the Siding
- The siding contractor Greene, ME homeowners should hire will ask what you want behind the siding, not just on it.
- Newman Homes is Brandon Roberge's company. He opened it in Maine in 2017 after 25+ years of building in Florida and Massachusetts.
- 94% of Newman Homes work closes on the date and the dollar we wrote down, and that is a counted number.
- 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 Greene, Maine, in the town center, along the roads toward Allen Pond, on the Androscoggin frontage, and out on the farm acreage toward Leeds and Monmouth.
Open farm ground means wind, and wind means driven rain hitting walls from angles a sheltered house never sees. Water will get behind siding on any house in Maine; on an exposed Greene lot it gets there faster and more often.
What decides the outcome is whether the housewrap, flashing and trim were lapped in the right order. That sequence is the same on $6.00 vinyl and $20.00 cedar, and it is the part worth asking any contractor to describe.
What a Full Greene Re-Side Covers
A re-side is six things, and the material you pick is only one of them.
Down to the sheathing. Layering siding is the cheapest offer you will get and the most expensive one to accept.
New weather barrier, no exceptions. Wrapped, lapped downhill, taped, and integrated with the window flashing.
Exterior insulation while the wall is open. Rigid board over the sheathing is the cheapest R-value a house of this era will ever get.
Sill pans and head flashing at each opening. Reusing the old flashing is how a new wall leaks in its first year.
Wrap and tape as one system. Insulation only performs if the air barrier behind it is continuous, which means taped seams rather than lapped ones.
Open acreage stages easily. There is room here for the truck and the container, which keeps the access line near zero.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
…found Brandon to be knowledgeable, responsive, and professional. We highly recommend Newman Homes and plan to use them in the future.
Dawn R. - ★★★★★
Brandon was always very fair with any adjustments to our fixed price contract, and we were quite happy with the outcome.
David K. - ★★★★★
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.
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Why Every Honest Bid Has Allowances
Nobody can tell you what is behind your siding until the siding is off. Anyone who quotes it sight unseen is guessing with your money.
So we write allowances. Sheathing replacement, sill repair, and framing repair each get a unit price in the contract before anything comes off.
Unused allowance money goes back to you. An allowance is a ceiling, not a fee.
Houses this age fail at window openings rather than in the field, because the flashing details of the 1970s and 1980s were not what they are now.
Installation and expansion requirements for vinyl, including how insulated backer changes them, come from the vinyl siding institute.
Where Our Greene Jobs Sit
The town center, the roads toward Allen Pond, the Androscoggin frontage, and the farm acreage on the Leeds and Monmouth sides.
When the Season Opens in Greene
April through November, and insulation work is easier to detail in warm weather when the tape sticks.
Permit applications are reviewed by appointment with the Greene Code Enforcement Officer.
Why Greene Homeowners Sign With Us
Because the allowance lines exist specifically so the number does not move.
Nothing about the final invoice should need a phone call to explain.
The insulation line is priced separately and it can come off without touching the rest. That is your decision to make with the number in front of you.
Who Ends Up on the Greene Schedule
Greene is commuter and farm housing between the twin cities and Augusta, much of it built in the last 50 years.
Those houses are usually under-insulated in the walls, and a re-side is the one moment in their life when the outside of the wall is open.
How Much a Siding Contractor Greene, ME Charges
Price starts with how much wall there is. A 2,000 square foot two-story house is usually about 2,200 square feet of it. Start at $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot of wall for good vinyl with an insulated backer. The engineered-wood step up is $8.00 to $11.00 per square foot, and it is the most common upgrade we sell here. James Hardie and the fiber-cement family price at $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot of wall. Real cedar, shingle or clapboard and stained, prices $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot. Trim work scales with openings, not with area, which is why a cut-up house with dormers runs above the band. $12,000 is the bottom of a full re-side here. Below that you are pricing one elevation, not a house. Those are budget ranges, not bids. Hundreds of quotes built them, and a real house lands near one rather than on it. Most Greene housing prices in the vinyl and engineered-wood bands, because the walls are simple and the openings are moderate. Exterior insulation sits on its own line and often costs less than people expect. Our cost guide puts real Greene house sizes against each of these rates.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Greene
One thing to understand before you compare siding bids, and it argues against us as much as anyone. The state sets no licensing bar for this work, so the contract has to carry every protection you get.
Ask who carries the comp on the crew, then call that agency yourself.
That leaves the contract to carry it. Six things belong on yours.
Whether insulation is being added, what kind, and what R-value it adds.
Whether the wrap seams get taped, which is what makes insulation actually work.
Disposal and daily cleanup written in, including who hauls and who protects the plantings.
A fixed price recorded under Maine's home construction contract law, which caps the first payment at one third.
Ours runs 2 years and our BBB record is A+.
Insurance verified at the source, before the deposit rather than after the first invoice.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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Directions from Greene, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How We Run a Greene Re-Side
- 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.
Book the Walkthrough
Our line is (207) 480-7700 and somebody picks it up around the clock.
Email info@newmanhomesme.com if that is easier, or request a free estimate.