Cathlamet, Washington
Siding Contractor in Cathlamet, WA
Siding contractor taking work in Cathlamet and on Puget Island, with no trip charge. A re-side is the job that gets put off longest out here, because it takes a contractor showing up day after day and that is exactly what is hard to get.
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Siding is a multi-day job with the house open in between. That is why it gets quoted at a premium out here, or never called back on at all. I take Cathlamet work as part of my regular service area and I do not add a trip charge, and I schedule it in stretches rather than scattered afternoons so your walls are not sitting open waiting on somebody.
The planning matters more here than the carpentry does. The lumber yard is not five minutes away, so a job ordered loosely turns into a series of drives for one forgotten piece of trim, and every one of those is a day. The way I run it is that the takeoff is done properly up front and the material comes as a set, because out here you only want to order once.
Wind and water off the river are the real design load on a wall in this area. Siding is the first line and water gets past it eventually on every wall ever built. What protects the structure is the weather barrier underneath, and on older houses out here it is often torn building felt or nothing at all.
We use WeatherSmart house wrap and install it the way the manufacturer requires, because their representative trained us on it directly. He also comes out and checks the wrap on each job before any siding goes on. Once the siding is up nobody can inspect what is behind it, so that visit is the only chance anyone gets to confirm the wall was built right. Properly installed wrap carries its own warranty separate from the siding warranty over it.
Over the wrap we install James Hardie fiber cement lap. It does not rot, insects leave it alone, and it holds paint far longer than wood does, which matters more on a house this exposed than on one in town.
The housing here is older and older houses hold surprises. Rot at the base of a wall, a window that was never flashed, sheathing that has been wet for years. That gets found and repaired while the wall is open rather than covered back up. When you hire me you get me. Thirty years, on the job every day.
Save yourself the wait
Send me photos of each elevation and a rough size on the house, and I will come back with a real read before I ever get in the truck. If it needs eyes on it I will come out at no charge, and I will show up already knowing what I am looking at.
Siding We Have Built
Cedar shake siding before tear-off in Cathlamet, WA
Old siding stripped to bare sheathing in Cathlamet, WA
New house wrap installed over the sheathing in Cathlamet, WA
Fiber cement lap siding installed and caulked in Cathlamet, WA
Siding and trim complete on the side elevation in Cathlamet, WA
Finished siding after paint in Cathlamet, WA
Painted elevation from the side yard in Cathlamet, WA
Entry trim detail after paint in Cathlamet, WA
Lap siding and corner detail up close in Cathlamet, WA
Completed siding replacement, front elevation in Cathlamet, WA
Siding questions in Cathlamet
Do you charge a trip fee for siding work in Cathlamet?
No. Cathlamet and Puget Island are regular service area. I schedule a re-side out here in stretches so your walls are not sitting open waiting on somebody.
How long is my house open during a re-side in Cathlamet?
Days at a stretch, which is why the takeoff is done properly up front and material comes as a set. Out here you only want to order once.
Do you install James Hardie siding in Wahkiakum County?
Yes. Hardie lap over WeatherSmart house wrap, with the wrap rep inspecting the wall before siding goes on.
What siding holds up to wind off the river?
Fiber cement over a properly installed weather barrier, with every corner and opening flashed and trimmed right. That is the seam that has to hold on an exposed house.
Do you side houses on Puget Island and in Skamokawa?
Yes. Cathlamet, Puget Island, Skamokawa and the river properties along Highway 4, with no trip charge.
Siding in Cathlamet
James Hurula Construction is a licensed Washington general contractor (JAMESHC764LM) based in Kalama, serving Cathlamet on every kind of job on this page. I also work in Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Kalama, Woodland, Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield. Thirty years of field experience, owner on site.
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