Siding Contractor Vienna, ME: Sun, Shade, and Which Wall Fails First
- A siding contractor Vienna, ME homeowners hire should be able to tell you which of your four walls will fail first.
- The owner is Brandon Roberge, 25+ years a builder, in Maine since 2017 and answering his own phone the whole time.
- The figure we keep is 94% on the original schedule and the original number, recounted monthly.
- 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 Vienna, Maine, in the village, on the hill roads toward Vienna Mountain, and along the shorelines of Flying Pond and Kimball Pond.
Vienna is small and mostly seasonal housing, which means a lot of camps that were never built to be sided in the first place. Wall assemblies vary building to building, sometimes room to room, and a fixed price on that requires opening the wall first.
Newman Homes prices the tear-off findings as a written allowance rather than pretending they can be seen from the driveway. The $12,000 floor on a full house holds regardless of size.
What Comes Off and What Goes On
The color is the decision homeowners agonize over and the one that changes the price least.
Old material removed and hauled. Nothing new goes over anything old on a house we work on.
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.
Each elevation assessed separately. The shaded north wall holds moisture and grows moss; the south wall bleaches and chalks. Different problems, different repairs.
Sill pans and head flashing at each opening. Reusing the old flashing is how a new wall leaks in its first year.
Wooded lots trap moisture. Trees close to a house cut drying time, and drying time is what decides how long a wall lasts.
Gravel and seasonal roads. Heavy delivery in spring is limited here, and the schedule accounts for it rather than fighting it.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
They were quick and efficient. Left no mess behind. Brandon the owner also was easy to work with.
Ben G. - ★★★★★
Very quick, efficient, and enjoyable to work with. Everyone was so friendly.
Erin R. - ★★★★★
Does quality work and communication is perfect.
Logan T.
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What Is Behind Your Old Siding
The old siding is hiding something on most houses in this state, and it is nothing about half the time.
The contract carries a line for it, priced by the unit, so a bad wall is arithmetic instead of a renegotiation.
Whatever allowance is not used comes off the final invoice. That is the point of writing it down.
In this town the sheathing damage is on the shaded side almost every time. Sun is hard on a finish and kind to a wall; shade is the opposite.
Weatherization and air-sealing incentives that stack with a re-side are listed by Efficiency Maine.
Where the Vienna Houses Are
The village, the hill roads toward Vienna Mountain, and the shorelines of Flying Pond and Kimball Pond.
When in the Year to Do This
Late spring through October. Gravel roads here are unreliable in April and loaded trucks make it worse.
The town handles permits through Vienna Code Enforcement, with shoreland zoning on both ponds.
Why We Write the Allowances Down
Because the unknowns are priced before they are discovered.
The repair rates are agreed in advance, which means a change order is a multiplication rather than a negotiation.
Allowances are written per elevation rather than as one number for the house. On a lot like this that is the difference between a fair price and a padded one.
Who Owns the Vienna Houses We Re-Side
Vienna is a very small town of large wooded lots, and most houses here sit with one side in the sun and one side permanently in shade.
Those two walls age at completely different rates, and a bid that treats them the same is a bid that missed something.
How Much a Siding Contractor Vienna, ME Charges
The unit is square feet of wall. A two-story house of 2,000 square feet has about 2,200 square feet of exterior to cover. Vinyl sits at the bottom of the ladder: $6.00 to $9.00 per square foot installed with the old material gone. Between vinyl and fiber cement sits engineered wood at $8.00 to $11.00 per square foot, finish-coated. For fiber cement, plan on $10.00 to $15.00 per square foot of wall, factory finish included. Cedar shingle work is $14.00 to $20.00 per square foot, and it is the slowest siding to install correctly. Count your windows before you read a bid. Each opening is flashing and trim labor that the square footage never shows. Under $12,000 we are talking about a single wall or a gable, not the whole house. Treat those as planning bands. Each averages hundreds of estimates and your house will sit to one side of it. Rural Vienna houses price in the vinyl and engineered-wood bands. Where only one elevation needs sheathing work, the allowance covers that elevation and not the other three. We go further, driver by driver, in our siding replacement cost guide.
How to Hire a Siding Contractor in Vienna
One thing to understand before you compare siding bids, and it argues against us as much as anyone. There is no siding credential the state issues and no board reviewing who works on your walls.
Insurance is checkable even when licensing does not exist. Ask for both certificates and call the carrier listed on them.
Everything else goes in the agreement. Here is the list.
Whether each elevation was assessed separately, or the house was priced as one wall.
What is being done about drying, since trees this close change how long a wall lasts.
Disposal and daily cleanup written in, including who hauls and who protects the plantings.
No more than a third up front.
Ours runs 2 years and our BBB record is A+.
Written confirmation of coverage, because an uninsured injury on your property becomes your problem.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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Directions from Vienna, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How the Weeks Break Down
- We walk the whole house.Every elevation, every opening, and the sheathing wherever anything is already loose.
- One written price with the allowances named.Unit costs for sheathing, sills, and framing, agreed before demolition.
- One wall at a time.Strip, inspect, wrap, flash, side. The house is never open on more than one elevation.
Have Us Look at the Walls
The number is (207) 480-7700, answered around the clock, usually by Brandon.
Email info@newmanhomesme.com if that is easier, or request a free estimate.