Ridgefield, Washington
Siding Contractor in Ridgefield, WA
Siding contractor working Ridgefield. Two different jobs here: the older houses near the original town center, and the new construction that has come with a decade of growth and is now old enough to need attention.
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Ridgefield has been the fastest growing city in Washington for most of the last decade, and the earliest of those subdivisions are no longer new. Houses that went up around 2015 have had ten years of weather on siding that was installed fast, to a builder budget, by whichever crew was available that week. What usually brings the call is a soft spot, a failed caulk line, or paint that will not hold at the corners.
The good news on a house that age is that the framing behind the siding is modern, consistent and predictable. There is rarely a structural surprise waiting. That means the money goes into the wall assembly and the trim detail instead of into repairs, and the timeline is more reliable than it would be on an older house.
The older houses near the original town center are the other job entirely. Original sheathing, framing that has taken water around a window over decades, and a weather barrier that is torn building felt or absent. Those get opened up and looked at rather than assumed.
Either way, what keeps water out of your house is not the siding. Siding is the first line and water gets past it eventually on every wall ever built. The weather barrier underneath is what protects the structure.
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, it holds paint far longer than wood, and on a house that came with builder-grade material it is a real step up rather than a like-for-like replacement.
One thing specific to these developments: many have architectural rules covering exterior material and color, and some require approval before work starts. Worth reading before anything is ordered, because it can decide the product. When you hire me you get me. Thirty years, on the job every day.
Save yourself the wait
Send me photos of each elevation, a rough size on the house, and roughly what year it was built. I will come back with a real read on what the job takes.
Siding We Have Built
Cedar shake siding before tear-off in Ridgefield, WA
Old siding stripped to bare sheathing in Ridgefield, WA
New house wrap installed over the sheathing in Ridgefield, WA
Fiber cement lap siding installed and caulked in Ridgefield, WA
Siding and trim complete on the side elevation in Ridgefield, WA
Finished siding after paint in Ridgefield, WA
Painted elevation from the side yard in Ridgefield, WA
Entry trim detail after paint in Ridgefield, WA
Lap siding and corner detail up close in Ridgefield, WA
Completed siding replacement, front elevation in Ridgefield, WA
Siding questions in Ridgefield
My 2015 house already has siding problems. Is that normal?
Common. The early Ridgefield subdivisions were sided fast to a builder budget, and ten years of weather shows up as failed caulk, soft spots and paint that will not hold at the corners. The framing behind it is fine, so the money goes into the wall assembly.
How much does siding replacement cost in Ridgefield, WA?
Wall square footage, trim and openings, and whether it is a full re-side or one elevation. Send photos of each elevation, a rough size and the year the house was built for a written number.
Do you install James Hardie siding in Ridgefield?
Yes. Hardie lap over WeatherSmart house wrap, with the wrap rep inspecting the wall before siding goes on. On a house that came with builder-grade material it is a real step up.
Does my HOA have rules on siding material and color?
Many Ridgefield developments do, and some require approval before work starts. Worth reading before anything is ordered, because it can decide the product.
Do you do siding repair, or only full replacement?
Both. One failed elevation, a rotted bottom course, or trim and caulk repair are regular jobs.
Siding in Ridgefield and Clark County
James Hurula Construction is a licensed Washington general contractor (JAMESHC764LM) based in Kalama, serving Ridgefield and Clark County on every kind of job on this page. I also work in Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Kalama, Woodland, Cathlamet, Vancouver, Battle Ground. Thirty years of field experience, owner on site.
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