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Siding Contractors in Buxton, ME

As siding contractors in Buxton, ME, we work on two very different kinds of house: the mill-era homes in the Saco River villages and the newer colonials and ranches set back in the pines. Siding replacement is the only work we do, so every Buxton job starts by finding out what the old boards are hiding before a price gets written.

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This page covers siding replacement in Buxton, Maine, the York County town on the Saco River where mill-village houses and newer homes on wooded lots share the same roads. The work covers the full re-side, from pulling the old layers to hanging new vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie fiber cement or cedar shingles over taped housewrap.

The goal is a wall that sheds water through inland freeze-thaw winters, with the fresh color as the bonus. Siding is the only work we do, and older Buxton houses get checked for extra layers and pre-1978 paint before any number is written down.

Across a wide run of local siding quotes, Buxton averages about $975 to $1,200 per square for vinyl, installed.

Why Choose a Siding-Only Crew for a Buxton House?

A siding-only crew suits a Buxton house because the real trouble in a siding replacement usually sits behind the boards you can see. In the river villages the trouble is tired sheathing under two layers of siding, and out on the back roads it is window flashing that got skimped the first time around.

  • Old layers stripped down to the sheathing on Bar Mills and Salmon Falls houses, so the new siding sits tight and flat against the wall

  • Window and door flashing redone on the newer homes off the back roads, where it was often left out when the house went up

  • A written price before tear-off, plus a call to Buxton's Code Enforcement Officer whenever framing repair comes into the job

  • Each wall measured in squares
  • Written price before tear-off
  • Final walkaround together
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Which Siding Suits Buxton's Older and Newer Homes?

The siding that suits Buxton's older village homes is a narrow painted clapboard, and we build that look in James Hardie fiber cement so the paint lasts far longer than it would on new pine. On the newer homes in the woods, LP SmartSide or vinyl gives you the most wall for the money.

Clapboard Profiles for Saco River Village Houses

The mill-era houses in Bar Mills and Salmon Falls went up close to the road and close to each other, with narrow clapboards and plain corner boards. Some of them sit inside the Salmon Falls Historic District, and keeping the original exposure and trim width is what keeps that street looking like itself.

Many of these houses carry vinyl or aluminum over the original wood, and we strip both down to the sheathing before ordering a single board. James Hardie lap in its narrowest exposure comes closest to the old pine, and it will not split or cup the way new wood does after a few Buxton winters.

Cream Colonial Home in Buxton Maine: Yellow cream-colored vinyl siding house with white trim and dark roof in residential neighborhood with mature trees and grass lawn.

LP SmartSide and Vinyl on Buxton's Newer Homes

Out on the roads between Buxton Center and Groveville, the houses are mostly capes and colonials on wooded lots, with simpler walls than the village homes. LP SmartSide is the board we point most of these owners toward, because it reads as painted wood from the road and takes a knock from snowblower gravel far better than vinyl.

Vinyl is still the lowest cost per square and never needs paint, which makes it the right call on a tight budget. We keep it off any wall where roof snow slides down and slams the lower courses, since vinyl turns brittle in a deep Buxton cold snap.

Red Colonial Home in Buxton, Maine: Two-story colonial house with red horizontal vinyl siding, white trim, and dark asphalt shingle roof surrounded by pine trees and green lawn.

Re-Siding Lots Near the Saco River and Bonny Eagle Pond

Homes along the Saco River or near Bonny Eagle Pond can fall inside Maine's shoreland zone, and that changes how we stage the job more than how we side it. A re-side keeps the house the same size, but clearing brush near the water to fit staging is a separate matter, so we set up on ground that is already open.

Tarps go down under every wall we strip, so old nails and paint chips get gathered up instead of washing downhill toward the water. On a sloped river lot we also decide where the old siding gets stacked before the first board comes off.

Re-sided cottage in Buxton, ME: A small gray vinyl-sided house with white trim and a dark roof sits on a gravel driveway surrounded by autumn trees and a stone wall, with a lake visible in the background.
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What Siding Replacement Services Do We Offer in Buxton?

The siding replacement services we offer in Buxton cover the whole wall from the sheathing out, well past the boards you see from the road.

  • 01Every old layer pulled off a village house until we reach sheathing we can judge, with soft boards cut out and replaced
  • 02Housewrap with taped seams and fresh flashing at each window head, trimmed out with corner boards sized to the house
  • 03Your pick of vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie or cedar shingles, matched to a back-road ranch or a river village cape, with every old layer carted off

Buxton's village houses carry paint that goes back well before 1978, and paint that old may contain lead, even where vinyl now covers it. Federal lead-safe renovation rules from the EPA govern how that paint is handled during a tear-off, and we explain what they mean for your house at the first visit.

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How Does a Buxton Re-Side Go From Visit to Walkaround?

  1. White Colonial Home in Buxton, ME: Two people view a two-story white vinyl-sided house with black shutters, brick chimney, and gray roof surrounded by evergreen trees and stone wall.

    Walk the house with you

    We measure each wall in squares and press on the sills and bottom courses, where Buxton rot usually starts. On a village house we also pull one piece of trim to count the layers before we price it.

  2. Re-sided farmhouse in Buxton, ME: White-painted farmhouse with dark gray roof, white trim, and multiple windows surrounded by green lawn and mature trees.

    Check the permit, then tear off

    Buxton requires a building permit before a structure is structurally altered, and framing repair found behind old siding can bring a job under that rule. We talk with the Code Enforcement Officer before tear-off and file the building permit application when one applies.

  3. Re-sided farmhouse in Buxton, ME: Two people stand on lawn viewing a white-sided house with gray roof, brick chimney, and multiple windows beside a stone wall and river.

    Walk it again at the end

    Once the last board is up, we circle the house beside you, checking corner boards and window heads one by one. By then the old siding is already gone from your lot.

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Re-sided farmhouse in Buxton, ME: Two men examine weathered wooden siding on a barn next to a white-sided house with gabled roof and stone foundation.

How Do You Choose Siding Contractors in Buxton, ME?

You choose siding contractors in Buxton, ME by how they talk about the wall under the siding, because on a river village house that wall can be a century older than the vinyl covering it. Color charts can wait until that conversation is done.

Ask how many layers they expect to take off and what the price does if the sheathing behind them is soft. A contractor who answers with a per-square number and a plan for rot has actually looked at your house.

Then ask how they handle old lead paint and what you will hold before work starts. Maine issues no license for general contractors, so a written price and straight answers on rot and lead are the real measure of whoever handles your siding replacement.

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Who Needs New Siding in Buxton, Where and When?

Re-sided colonial in Buxton, ME: Two-story house with tan vinyl siding, white trim, and dark roof surrounded by autumn trees and fall leaves on lawn.

  1. Who in Buxton tends to need new siding first?

    The Buxton owners who tend to need new siding first live in the river village houses, where two layers sit over failing wood. Next come the newer homes whose first vinyl has faded and cracked, and any house headed for a sale once an inspection flags soft sills.

  2. Where in Buxton do we replace siding?

    We replace siding all over Buxton, from Bar Mills and Salmon Falls on the river out to Groveville and the back roads past Buxton Center. The river villages hold the oldest houses, while the back roads hold most of the newer ones.

  3. When should a Buxton house be re-sided?

    A Buxton house should be re-sided between spring thaw and late fall, when housewrap tape bonds and caulk cures in the warmth. Frost arrives earlier here than on the coast, so autumn jobs are best booked by late summer.

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How Much Does It Cost to Replace Siding in Buxton?

The cost to replace siding in Buxton comes to an average of $975 to $1,200 for each square of vinyl and $1,575 to $1,925 for each square of James Hardie fiber cement, installed. We built those bands by averaging a long list of siding quotes from around here, so use them to place your house in the range rather than as its price.

House sizeWall areaVinylLP SmartSideJames Hardie
Small20 to 25 squares$19,500 to $30,000$29,000 to $45,500$31,500 to $48,500
Medium25 to 32 squares$24,000 to $38,500$36,500 to $58,000$39,500 to $62,000
Large32+ squaresfrom $31,000from $46,500from $50,500

Installed averages for Buxton, per square of wall, with LP SmartSide at about $1,450 to $1,825 a square. Tear-off and haul-away are included along with new housewrap and flashing, while sheathing or framing repair is priced once the wall is open.

Where does cedar shingle siding land on a Buxton house?

On a Buxton house, cedar shingle siding lands near $2,425 a square, or roughly $48,500 to $60,500 for a small house. The cost sits in the hand labor, since each shingle gets laid and nailed one at a time around every window.

Why do some Buxton jobs land at the top of the range?

Some Buxton jobs land at the top of the range because the village houses hide two layers of old siding and rot along the sills. A tall gable end or a steep riverside yard that needs extra staging pushes the number up as well.

Is there a cheaper way to re-side an old Buxton house?

The cheaper way to re-side an old Buxton house is new siding laid over the old layer, which mostly makes sense when that layer is asbestos cement shingle or lead-painted clapboard. We only suggest it over a sound wall, and we price the job both ways so you can weigh them.

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Wondering How to Start a Siding Job in Buxton?

Starting a siding job in Buxton takes a free estimate request and one visit to the house. We measure every wall and look behind the old boards where we can, then hand you a written price before a start date is set.

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