Siding Contractor Lewiston, ME: Lead-Safe Work on a Pre-1978 House
- The siding contractor Lewiston, ME landlords keep is the one whose crew gets lead-safe work right.
- Brandon Roberge has 25+ years in the trade. He has run Newman Homes from Augusta since 2017.
- 94% of Newman Homes jobs close on the date and dollar written down. We count it.
- 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 Lewiston, Maine, downtown and through the mill district, around Bates and Kennedy Park, and the postwar housing on the outskirts.
Lewiston's mill-district housing is tall, close together and almost entirely pre-1978, which makes lead-safe practice the default rather than the exception. Containment on a three-story wall in a narrow lot is real work and it belongs in the price.
Multi-family also means more wall for the money in one mobilization, which works in the owner's favor. Vinyl runs $6.00 to $9.00 a square foot of wall.
What Is Actually in a Siding Job
Here is what happens to a wall after the old siding comes off and before the new siding goes on.
Everything gets stripped. Old siding, old trim, old flashing, and whatever somebody stapled up in 1978.
New weather barrier, no exceptions. Wrapped, lapped downhill, taped, and integrated with the window flashing.
Containment and cleanup to the federal standard. Ground cover, sealed openings, HEPA cleanup, and documented verification at the end of each day.
Every window and door reflashed. Head flashing, sill pan, and the wrap lapped in the right order. Openings are where walls leak.
Staging planned with the city. Sidewalk protection, dumpster placement, and street access get arranged before the crew arrives.
Occupied buildings get a written schedule. Tenants are told which elevations are active and which windows stay closed, in advance.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
Very quick, efficient, and enjoyable to work with. Everyone was so friendly.
Erin R. - ★★★★★
Brandon was always very fair with any adjustments to our fixed price contract, and we were quite happy with the outcome.
David K. - ★★★★★
I was very impressed with the promptness and professional completion of the job. I have no complaints. Great company.
Marcia A.
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What the Tear-Off Will Find
No estimator can see the wall beneath the old siding. It is also the part most likely to change the price.
Every repair category gets a unit price up front, whether the work is charged per sheet, linear foot or opening. Nothing gets discovered and priced on the fly.
If the wall is sound, you pay nothing for repairs. That’s the difference between an allowance and a padded bid.
In Lewiston’s pre-1950 housing stock, damage tends to appear at porch connections and around windows, where a century of repainting has hidden bad flashing.
The renovation, repair and painting rule is published by the EPA. It applies to every pre-1978 building.
Where We Work in Lewiston
We work downtown, in the mill district, around Bates and Kennedy Park, and in the postwar housing on Lewiston’s outskirts.
When in the Year to Do This
The working season runs from April through November. Containment holds better in settled weather, and tenants tolerate the disruption better when it’s warm.
Permits and inspections go through Lewiston Code Enforcement, which provides full-time staff and formal plan review.
Why We Write the Allowances Down
A written unit price turns a bad wall into arithmetic.
You approve those unit costs before the first panel comes off. After that, the only variable is the count.
A Lewiston estimate carries separate lines for containment, staging and disposal. Those are also the costs that disappear from a number that looks too good.
Who Owns the Lewiston Houses We Re-Side
Lewiston housing is dense and overwhelmingly pre-1950, putting nearly every local job under the federal lead rule.
Owners manage tenants along with the building. Containment matters.
So does the schedule.
How Much a Siding Contractor Lewiston, ME Charges
Every bid starts with wall area multiplied by a rate. A typical 2,000-square-foot, two-story house has close to 2,200 square feet of wall. Good vinyl with an insulated backer starts at $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot of wall. Engineered wood, meaning LP SmartSide, runs $8.00 to $11.00. Frankly, it holds paint far better than it has any right to. Prefinished fiber cement runs $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot. It is heavy and slow to cut. It lasts. Real cedar, shingle or clapboard and stained, costs $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot. Window count gets its own line. Openings take concentrated labor, and that is where leaks begin. A price under $12,000 means a single wall or gable, not the whole house. Use these bands to size the decision, not price the job. No house matches an average exactly. Multi-family work falls within the vinyl and engineered-wood bands. Containment and staging appear as separate charges, and cheap bids on three-story buildings often leave both out. Our siding cost guide breaks down these bands line by line.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Lewiston
Before paying a deposit, know what Maine does and doesn’t stand behind. Siding contractors here work under no state licensing standard whatsoever.
You can verify current liability and workers’ compensation coverage directly with the insurer. Don’t take the contractor’s word for it.
And get it in writing. Six lines.
A contractor worth hiring won’t flinch at any of them.
Who on the crew is certified for lead-safe work, and what the cleanup verification is.
The staging and sidewalk plan, written, before the first panel comes off.
Which flashings are new, opening by opening, because reusing them is the invisible corner to cut.
A contract meeting Maine's home construction requirements, including the one-third cap on the first payment.
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 Lewiston, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How the Work Goes
- Measure and look.Elevations, openings, and the two or three places where water has clearly been getting in.
- The written scope.Every line visible, including the repair allowances and what happens if they are not used.
- Build it.One elevation open at a time, wrapped before the crew leaves, photos twice a week.
Talk to Brandon
Call (207) 480-7700 any hour. More often than not, Brandon answers.
Email info@newmanhomesme.com if that’s easier, or request a free estimate.