Parma, Ohio and nearby
Wood clapboard and cedar shake siding
Some Parma-area houses still wear wood clapboard, and some gables carry cedar shake. If yours is splitting or won't hold paint, one call reaches an independent contractor that repairs or replaces it.
- Independent local siding contractors
- Repairs, replacements and new installs
- You decide whether to hire
Old wood
Repair, replace, or change material
Wood siding fails board by board. Split ends, rot at the bottom course and around windows, and paint that lifts year after year are the usual signs. A contractor can cut out and replace the bad boards, prime all faces, and repaint.
When the problem is everywhere, the choice is new wood or a different material. New cedar or other wood keeps the original look and needs painting or staining. Vinyl, fiber cement and engineered wood come in clapboard and shake profiles that look similar from the street.
Before anyone scrapes or sands old paint, ask about lead. On houses built before 1978, a contractor disturbing painted surfaces must be EPA lead-safe certified and use lead-safe practices (EPA).
Questions
Wood clapboard and cedar shake: common questions
Can a few boards of clapboard be replaced?
Yes. Damaged boards can be cut out and new ones woven in, primed on all sides and painted to match.
Is cedar shake a good choice on a gable?
Shakes give texture on a gable or a dormer. They need stain or paint over time. Shake-style panels in vinyl, fiber cement or engineered wood are an alternative with less upkeep.
More siding services
Other siding work in Parma
- Siding replacementTear-off, house wrap, new siding and trim for the whole house.
- Siding repairCracked, loose or missing panels, wind damage and rot behind the wall.
- Vinyl sidingLap, Dutch lap and board-and-batten profiles, installed or repaired.
- Fiber cement sidingHeavy, stiff plank and panel siding that takes paint.
- Engineered wood sidingWood-look lap and board-and-batten in long, light pieces.
- Insulated siding and house wrapFoam-backed panels and the weather barrier behind them.
- Additions and new buildsNew walls on additions, garages and houses, matched to the old.
- Storm and wind damagePanels blown off, cracked or holed by wind, hail or debris.
- Soffit, fascia and trimEaves and trim done together with the new siding.
Siding cracked, loose or worn out?
Talk to a siding contractor who works in Parma
One call connects you with an independent siding contractor serving Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills, Middleburg Heights, Broadview Heights and North Royalton. Describe the house and the problem, and arrange a visit if it makes sense to you.
Cracked panels, a wall that leaks, or siding past its years? Talk it through with a local contractor.
Your call goes to an independent siding contractor that works in Parma and the neighboring cities. Repairs are as welcome as full re-siding jobs.
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