Ithaca walls under canopy stay damp, and a lot of them belong to landlords rather than the people living behind them. Siding installation in Ithaca, NY gets scheduled around tenants and specified for shade.
Siding installation in Ithaca, NY covers new siding, complete replacement, and repair on owner occupied homes and on the rental stock in equal measure. An Ithaca siding contractor plans access and scheduling first. Steep lots limit where staging goes, and an occupied rental limits when the noise can happen. Ithaca siding replacement includes house wrap and flashing at every opening, with findings documented for an owner who is often not at the property.
Shade keeps Ithaca walls damp. Under mature canopy an elevation dries slowly, and the north side of an Ithaca house can stay wet through most of the year. Deferred maintenance is the rental reality. An Ithaca rental wall gets attention when something fails rather than before, and by then the sheathing has usually taken water. Siding repair in Ithaca frequently starts at a window that has been leaking quietly, which shows up inside long before anyone looks at the wall outside.
An Ithaca siding installation starts by opening a section on the shaded elevation, because that is where a moisture problem will have progressed furthest. House wrap goes on and every opening gets flashed before panels, with the work sequenced so an occupied Ithaca property stays livable throughout. Siding installation services in Ithaca finish with trim, corners and soffit, and the downhill side of a steep lot cleared of offcuts and fasteners.
The weather and the housing stock that set an Ithaca roof apart from the rest of New York.
Heavy canopy shade keeping walls damp year round, wind through the gorges, and winter snow against lower courses.
Older housing in Fall Creek and Belle Sherman, a large rental stock, steep hillside lots with limited staging room, and heavy tree cover.
Three decisions specific to Ithaca, Tompkins County — four standards we hold on every job we take.
where moisture has progressed furthest.
occupied property stays livable.
who are not the occupants.
Paperwork shown before the first ladder goes up on your property.
No obligation, no charge — the scope on paper after the inspection.
Before any new roof goes on — soft wood gets replaced, not covered.
Fresh metal rather than reused — one of the most common shortcut leaks.
A sample of recent work from the field. Click any photo to view it full-size.
Yes, with sequencing. On an occupied Ithaca property the work is planned so the house stays livable while the elevations get done.
Canopy shade. An Ithaca north elevation under mature trees dries slowly and stays damp most of the year, and the sheathing behind shows it.
No. Estimates are free in Ithaca and everywhere else in the service area, and the scope comes to you in writing with the findings attached.
The material comes out of the walk through. In Ithaca the exposure, the substrate and the look you want decide between vinyl, fiber cement, aluminum and wood, and the chosen system goes into the written scope with the reasoning next to it.
Yes, and it usually works out better. The flashing where the wall meets the roof on an Ithaca house gets built as one detail instead of two.
The same crew covers Ithaca and the cities around it. Each has its own siding services page.
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