Siding, trim & fascia
Siding is the skin of the house. Here it has to shrug off hail, high-altitude sun, dry wind, and a sixty-degree swing in a single day, year after year. We install it so it does.
Why it matters here
At six thousand feet the sun is stronger, and there is a lot of it. Ultraviolet light breaks down paint and cheaper siding faster than it would at sea level, which is why south and west walls fade, chalk, and crack first. Then come the storms: the Front Range sits in one of the most active hail corridors in the country, and a single summer afternoon can pit, crack, or punch through weak siding.
The swings do the rest. Dry air, a warm afternoon, and a hard freeze by morning make materials expand and contract constantly. Any gap that opens lets in snowmelt, which freezes, widens the gap, and soaks the sheathing behind it. And on the edges of town, where houses back onto open space, wildfire risk is real; what the wall is made of matters.
Good siding, installed over a proper weather barrier with the right flashing and clearances, is what keeps all of that outside. Trim and fascia are part of that same wall: they close the edges, carry water off the corners and roofline, and are usually where rot starts first. That is why we replace them together.
What good siding gets you
Clean lines, crisp trim, and a finish that holds its color. The first thing anyone sees, and the first thing a buyer judges.
A tight wall with a continuous weather barrier stops drafts and helps the house hold its heat in January and its cool in July.
Replacing siding is consistently one of the exterior projects that returns the most of its cost at resale.
Keeps out water, wind, hail, and pests. Woodpeckers, carpenter bees, and mice look for soft or open spots; good siding does not give them one.
What we install
We install all four and will tell you straight which one makes sense for your house, your budget, and your neighborhood.
Our most installed
Fiber cement: sand, cement, and cellulose fiber. Noncombustible, resists hail, rot, and pests, and holds paint well. ColorPlus boards are finished in the factory, so there is nothing to paint on site. We are a James Hardie Preferred Contractor.
Engineered wood treated against rot, termites, and fungal decay. Lighter than fiber cement, with deep wood grain and long board lengths that mean fewer seams. A strong value choice.
Real-looking stone in mortarless panels that fasten like siding. Ideal for wainscots, entries, columns, and accent walls without the cost and weight of full masonry.
A classic on the Front Range. Done right, over a drainage plane with proper weep screeds, it lasts for decades; done wrong, it traps water behind it. We repair, patch, and install stucco systems.
Trim, fascia, and soffit are part of every siding job: we match them to the siding (Hardie Trim with Hardie, SmartSide trim with SmartSide) so the whole wall carries one warranty system. Painting is its own service.
From a homeowner
Questions
Look for cracking, warping, boards that have come loose, soft spots, paint that peels within a year or two of painting, hail damage, or swelling at the bottom edges. Stains or bubbling paint inside the house can mean water is getting behind the wall. If you are not sure, that is what the consultation is for.
Both are excellent when they are installed to spec. Hardie is noncombustible and the stronger choice where wildfire or heavy hail is a concern. SmartSide costs less, weighs less, and takes impacts well. We will walk the house with you and recommend one.
Almost always. Old trim and fascia are often where the rot is, and new siding next to tired trim looks unfinished. Replacing them together means everything is flashed and sealed as one system.
We open it up and look. Damaged sheathing gets replaced, then the whole wall is wrapped in a weather-resistive barrier and every window and door is flashed before a single board goes on. That part is the job; the siding is the finish.
Hardie ColorPlus comes finished from the factory. Primed Hardie and SmartSide are painted after installation, which lets you pick any color. Either way, we will tell you what the warranty requires.
It depends on the size of the house and what we find under the old siding. Your written plan includes the schedule before we start, and you get daily photo updates while we work.
A free consultation at your house, about ninety minutes. We look at the walls, the trim, and what is behind them, and give you a straight answer.
