Expert Siding in Northfield, Massachusetts

Our Northfield projects generally land at $12,000–$28,000 for a typical single-family exterior. The spread comes down to size, material and what we find once the old work comes off — which is why our written quote includes an agreed rate for hidden damage rather than a guess. Estimates are free and we do not price on the doorstep.

We stop, photograph it and show you before covering anything back up. The repair rate is agreed in the contract before we start, so there is no renegotiation with your wall open.

We work mainly in James Hardie fiber cement, insulated vinyl, cedar shingle, and we are certified installers for James Hardie, CertainTeed, Alside. Which of those makes sense for your Northfield home depends on exposure and budget, and we will tell you when the cheaper option is the right one.

Sometimes. On a rural farmhouses we can often match a single elevation closely enough that it reads as original. Where the existing material has faded past matching, we will say so rather than sell you a repair you will be unhappy with.

The three we see most often here: trim and fascia rot that only becomes visible once the old siding comes off; asbestos-cement siding that has to be handled and disposed of correctly; and original siding that has gone brittle and no longer holds a fastener. Locally, extreme cold exposure comes up repeatedly on rural farmhouses.

Plan on seven to ten days on site, weather permitting. Franklin County weather does move schedules — valley fog that slows drying and rewards a properly vented wall assembly is the usual reason — so we build a weather margin into the date we give you rather than promising one we cannot hold.