Siding Contractor Palermo, ME: Siding Over Siding, Twice
- The siding contractor Palermo, ME homeowners need is usually the one willing to say it all has to come off.
- Brandon Roberge has 25+ years in the trade. He has run the company from Augusta since 2017.
- We measure completion monthly: 94% on time and on budget.
- 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 Palermo, Maine, in Branch Mills village, along the roads toward Sheepscot Pond and Branch Pond, and on the homesteads up on the high ground.
Tree cover is the local variable. Heavily shaded walls stay wet, grow moss and algae, and fail on the north side years before the south side shows anything. Vinyl in particular looks fine on the sunny elevation while the shaded one is already going.
Engineered wood and fiber cement hold up better in that condition, at $8.00 to $11.00 and $10.00 to $15.00 a square foot of wall against vinyl's $6.00 to $9.00.
What We Price on a Re-Side
A siding job has six parts. The middle four are where a cheap bid cuts corners.
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.
Every layer comes off. Two layers of siding is two layers of trapped moisture and twice the disposal weight, and both belong in the price.
Openings flashed properly. Sill pan under, wrap over the head, tape in sequence. Out of order it funnels water inward.
Lead-safe handling on pre-1978 material. Most of the housing here qualifies, and removal is exactly the activity the federal rule covers.
Ledge and boulder till on the high ground. It does not affect the wall, but it decides where staging and a dumpster can safely sit.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
Great company to work with. Very communicative and quick with the work.
Michael M. - ★★★★★
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. - ★★★★★
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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The Part Nobody Can Price Yet
What’s behind the siding can turn an older house into a very different project.
Every repair category gets a price before work begins. Sheets, linear feet and openings are each accounted for.
Nothing gets discovered and then priced on the fly.
If that line is missing from the bid, expect a revision in week two.
Under two layers, sheathing is often perfectly dry or badly gone, with little in between. So the allowance on a Palermo house is written wide and used narrowly.
The federal rule covering paint disturbance in homes built before 1978 is published by the EPA.
Where in Palermo We Are Working
We work in Branch Mills village, around Sheepscot Pond and Branch Pond, and on the homesteads up on the high ground.
When We Can Get to a Palermo House
May through October is the practical season. Lead-safe containment is much easier to keep intact during settled weather.
Permits go through Palermo Code Enforcement. Shoreland zoning applies around both ponds.
Why the Number Survives the Tear-Off
Everything that could change the price is already written on the page you sign.
Each allowance includes a rate. Whatever isn’t used comes off what you owe.
Disposal for a two-layer tear-off is priced by weight before work starts. The bid that assumes one layer is usually the cheapest-looking one.
It’s also the bid that gets revised.
Who We Side For in Palermo
Palermo houses tend to be older and rural. Many already have several layers of siding.
Someone covered the original in the sixties. Someone else covered that in the nineties.
Now both layers may be holding water against the sheathing.
How Much a Siding Contractor Palermo, ME Charges
Siding is priced by wall area, not floor area. A 2,000-square-foot, two-story house has roughly 2,200 square feet of wall. Mid-grade vinyl, including insulated backer or double-4, runs $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot of wall. Engineered wood siding costs $8.00 to $11.00 per square foot. It cuts and nails like lumber. James Hardie and other fiber-cement siding cost $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot of wall. Cedar runs $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot of wall. Nearly all of that range comes from installation labor. Window count needs its own line. Openings concentrate the labor, and they’re where leaks start. Plan on $12,000 as the floor for a full-house project. Small houses cost more per square foot. That’s the part people don’t like hearing. Use these price bands to size the decision, not price the house. No house matches an average exactly. Simple homesteads usually fall within the vinyl or engineered-wood bands. A two-layer tear-off adds disposal weight, so it gets a separate line instead of a hidden markup. The full breakdown explains wall area and openings, along with what a tear-off can uncover.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Palermo
Worth knowing before you sign with anybody, including us: Maine issues no siding credential, and no state board reviews who works on your walls.
Ask who carries workers’ compensation for the crew. Then call the agency yourself.
That leaves the contract to protect you. Six things belong in it.
How many layers the bid assumes, in writing. This is where a low number usually comes from.
Who is certified for lead-safe work, and what containment they are planning.
What happens to the trim, wrapped or replaced, and in what material.
A contract meeting Maine's home construction requirements, including the one-third cap on the first payment.
A 2-year workmanship warranty in writing, standing behind the A+ file on our BBB profile.
Proof of workers' comp on every person on site, with the agency phone number on the certificate.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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Directions from Palermo, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How the Work Goes
- 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.
Let's Walk the House
Call (207) 480-7700 day or night. You’ll usually reach the man who runs the company.
You can also write info@newmanhomesme.com or request a free estimate.