Siding Contractor Mt. Vernon, ME: Where Siding Has to Stop Above Grade
- The siding contractor Mt. Vernon, ME homeowners want knows how much snow piles against a wall up here.
- Newman Homes is Brandon Roberge’s company. He opened it in Maine in 2017, after 25+ years of building in Florida and Massachusetts.
- The files show 94% on schedule and on budget. The 6% that slipped makes the 94 worth reading.
- 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 Mt. Vernon, Maine, in the village, on the hill roads, and along the shorelines of Minnehonk, Long Pond, Flying Pond and Parker Pond.
Access is the Mt. Vernon cost line. Steep driveways, narrow camp roads and staging on sloped ground all take crew time before a single course goes up, and a house that would be routine on flat ground is not routine here.
Material still matters more for longevity. On a shaded hill lot that stays damp, engineered wood at $8.00 to $11.00 a square foot of wall outlasts budget vinyl by enough to be worth the difference.
What We Price on a Re-Side
A re-side involves six things. Your choice of material is only one.
Full tear-off to the sheathing. You cannot inspect a wall you never opened, and the wall is the whole question.
House wrap across every square foot. It is the layer that keeps wind-driven rain out once it gets past the siding, and rain does get past siding.
Clearance at grade, sized for real snow. Manufacturers set a minimum for a reason, and up here the practical number is larger than the printed one.
Sill pans and head flashing at each opening. Reusing the old flashing is how a new wall leaks in its first year.
Long private and seasonal roads. Mud season is a genuine scheduling constraint, and material delivery gets planned around it.
Insulation is worth doing while the wall is open. A re-side is the one moment the exterior of the wall is accessible, and it never comes again cheaply.
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. - ★★★★★
They were quick and efficient. Left no mess behind. Brandon the owner also was easy to work with.
Ben G.
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What Is Behind Your Old Siding
Every siding bid contains one honest unknown: the condition of the sheathing once it’s uncovered.
The answer is a unit price in writing. Set a price per sheet of sheathing and per foot of sill before work begins.
If the wall is sound, you pay nothing for repairs. That’s the difference between an allowance and a padded bid.
Every wall failure we find in this town is in the bottom two feet. Snow sits and melts.
Then it refreezes for four months.
Rebates for insulation and air sealing completed while the wall is open are listed by Efficiency Maine.
Where We Work in Mt. Vernon
We work in the village and along the hill roads. That includes the shorelines of Minnehonk, Long Pond, Flying Pond, and Parker Pond.
When to Re-Side in Mt. Vernon
June through October is the working window for anything up a seasonal road. Mud season closes more of this town than snow does.
The town handles permits through Mt. Vernon Code Enforcement. Shoreland zoning applies on all four ponds.
Why the Number Survives the Tear-Off
The unknowns are priced before we uncover them.
Every allowance includes a written rate. Anything unused comes off what you owe.
The sill and bottom-course repair allowance is the line most likely to move on a house up here. Its per-foot rate is set before work starts.
Who Ends Up on the Mt. Vernon Schedule
Mt. Vernon sits in the western Kennebec hills, where the elevation changes sharply across town.
Snow that melts by March in Augusta can remain banked against a wall here in April. Siding doesn’t care how pretty it looked in July.
How Much a Siding Contractor Mt. Vernon, ME Charges
Price starts with wall area. A 2,000 square foot, two-story house usually has about 2,200 square feet of wall. Start at $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot of wall for good vinyl with an insulated backer. LP SmartSide and other engineered-wood siding cost $8.00 to $11.00 per square foot, including primer and finish coating. Prefinished fiber cement runs $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot. It’s heavy and slow to cut. It lasts. Stained cedar shingle or clapboard sits at the top of the range: $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot. Two houses with the same wall area can price differently when one has twice the openings. Each opening requires its own trim and flashing work. The floor for a complete re-side is $12,000. Mobilization costs money before siding is hung. So do staging and disposal. Treat these figures as a qualifying range. They’re averages drawn from hundreds of jobs; yours will fall above or below. Most Mt. Vernon homes price within the vinyl or engineered-wood bands. Exterior insulation is a separate line when the wall is open, and we think it’s worth pricing. The full breakdown covers wall area and openings. It also explains how tear-off findings affect the price.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Mt. Vernon
The most useful sentence on this page costs us more than it earns. Anyone can sell a siding job in Maine without holding any state credential at all.
Ask who carries workers’ compensation for the crew. Then call the agency yourself.
Let the contract do the rest. These six items belong in any siding contract you sign.
What the clearance above grade will be, in inches, when the job is done.
while the wall is open, and what it costs.
A unit price for sheathing replacement, per sheet, agreed before anything comes off the wall.
The price fixed in writing under Maine's contract statute, which holds any deposit to a third of the total.
A 2-year workmanship warranty in writing, standing behind the A+ file on our BBB profile.
Written confirmation of coverage, because an uninsured injury on your property becomes your problem.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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Directions from Mt. Vernon, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How We Run a Mt. Vernon Re-Side
- A walkthrough and a measurement.Wall area, openings, corners, and whatever the trim is doing at the moment.
- The bid, itemized.Material, labor, trim, and every allowance on its own line with a unit price.
- Then the work.Elevation by elevation, so the house is wrapped the same day it is opened.
Book the Walkthrough
Our number is (207) 480-7700. Somebody answers around the clock.
Send it to info@newmanhomesme.com, or book a free estimate.