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Siding Contractors in Freeport, ME

As siding contractors in Freeport, ME, we work in two very different settings: the village streets around Main Street, where the town reviews some exterior changes, and the river landings of Porter's Landing and South Freeport along the Harraseeket. Every siding replacement in either place begins with one question, which is what the wall under the old boards has been hiding.

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Freeport siding replacement is what this page covers, in a coastal town where the village center and the old river landings along the Harraseeket hold houses from the Federal and Greek Revival years. We replace siding down to the sheathing, so the wall behind the boards gets fixed before anything new goes on.

Two local facts shape the job. Inside the town's design review districts, a re-side in fiber cement or engineered wood at the old exposure needs no design certificate, while a switch to vinyl on a wall seen from the street goes to the Project Review Board. Walls facing Casco Bay also need housewrap and window flashing built for wind-driven rain.

Pooled from many siding quotes, Freeport's averages sit near $1,025 to $1,300 per square for vinyl and $1,675 to $2,050 for fiber cement.

Why Do Freeport Homeowners Choose Us for New Siding?

Freeport homeowners choose us for new siding because the right material in the village can spare you a trip to the Project Review Board, and on the water it decides how long the wall stays dry. We sort out both questions before the price is written.

  • Fiber cement or LP SmartSide matched to the old reveal, which keeps a village re-side exempt from a Design Review Certificate

  • Housewrap seams taped and window heads flashed on walls that face the Harraseeket and the open bay

  • A written price before work starts, with the Freeport building permit pulled by us whenever the job needs one

  • Siding is our only trade
  • We handle the permit
  • Old boards hauled away
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What Siding Belongs on a Freeport House?

Fiber cement clapboard belongs on most Freeport houses, because it keeps the village look the town protects and holds up to wet salt air better than bare wood. Cedar shingles earn their higher price on the river houses that wore them first.

Fiber Cement Clapboards in the Design Review Districts

Freeport's design review covers the village center, where most buildings date from before 1930, and the mostly residential streets between the Main Street and Harraseeket historic districts. Inside those districts, a re-side in fiber cement or engineered wood skips the Design Review Certificate, provided the style and exposure stay the same.

A switch to vinyl, or any change in reveal that shows from a public street, goes before the Project Review Board under Chapter 22 of the town's ordinances. We measure the old exposure on the first visit, so the new boards can match it to the quarter inch.

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Cedar Shingles Along the Harraseeket

Porter's Landing and South Freeport grew up around shipyards on the Harraseeket River, and their Federal and Greek Revival houses face salt air in every season. Cedar shingles weather to a soft gray within a few years near the water, and on a river house that gray wall is usually the look the owner wants back.

We set shingles over a drainage mat rather than tight to the wrap, so rain blown in off the bay can drain and dry behind them. On the most exposed gable ends, James Hardie shingle panels ask for less upkeep, and we price both side by side.

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Housewrap and Window Flashing on Bay-Facing Walls

On a Freeport wall that faces Casco Bay, rain often arrives sideways, so the layer behind the siding works as hard as the siding does. Every housewrap seam gets taped, and every window gets flashing tape lapped so water always runs outward.

Older village houses often have nothing behind the boards but brittle tar paper. When the tear-off shows that, the price already covers new wrap, and any soft sheathing is shown to you before it is replaced.

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What Siding Replacement Services Do We Offer in Freeport?

The siding replacement services we offer in Freeport take a wall from bare sheathing to finished trim, on village houses and river houses alike.

  • 01Vinyl and LP SmartSide lap siding for newer capes and colonials outside the village
  • 02James Hardie fiber cement and cedar shingles for historic and waterfront walls
  • 03Tear-off and sheathing repair, followed by new housewrap and flashed windows

Most of Freeport's village houses were standing long before 1978, so the old paint on or under their siding may well contain lead. Federal lead-safe renovation rules set how that paint is contained when the boards come off, and the EPA page lays out what those rules ask of a contractor.

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What Is Our Siding Replacement Process in Freeport?

  1. Colonial home siding inspection in Freeport, ME: Two people examine the light blue horizontal siding on a two-story colonial house with dark roof and brick chimney, surrounded by autumn foliage.

    Measure the walls and the old reveal

    We walk your Freeport house with you, count the squares and note the exposure of the old boards, then send the price in writing.

  2. White colonial home in Freeport, ME: Two-story white house with black shutters, brick chimney, gray roof, arched entry door, brick walkway, and mature trees on landscaped lawn.

    Clear the paperwork, then re-side

    We check your address against the town's design review map and file with Freeport Codes Enforcement when a permit applies. The old siding then comes off one side at a time, and each wall is wrapped and closed before the next one opens.

  3. White colonial home in Freeport, ME: Two men view a two-story white-sided colonial house with black shutters, brick chimney, and gray roof. Brick walkway leads to black front door. Pink flowering shrubs and evergreen trees surround the home.

    Walk the finished house together

    We go around the house with you and look closely at every corner board and window head before the job is called done.

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Residential siding installation in Freeport ME: Two women measuring gray and white horizontal siding on a house with white trim and dark roof, surrounded by landscaping and evergreen trees.

How to Choose Siding Contractors in Freeport, ME

You choose siding contractors in Freeport, ME by asking which materials the town's design review exempts and what they plan to do about the wall behind the siding. A good answer names a material and an exposure, plus a plan for rot, before it ever names a color.

Ask how they will flash a window on a bay-facing wall, because near salt water that detail matters more than the brand of siding. Maine does not license general contractors, so specific answers like these are the best evidence you will get.

Finally, ask who handles the town. With us, the permit and any design review filing are ours to prepare, and the written price comes before the first board is pried loose.

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Who Calls Us About Freeport Siding, Where and When?

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  1. Who usually calls us about siding in Freeport?

    The Freeport owners who usually call us about siding live in village houses whose clapboards no longer hold paint, or in river houses where the shingles have cupped and split. New owners of an older house often call before their first winter in it.

  2. Where does a Freeport house show siding damage first?

    A Freeport house shows siding damage first on the walls that face the water and take the brunt of a nor'easter, and along the bottom boards where the grade has crept up over the years. On village houses, the trim around street-side windows often fails before the clapboards do.

  3. When is the right season to re-side in Freeport?

    The right season to re-side in Freeport runs from spring to fall, when caulk and paint cure properly and a wall can stay open safely. Under the town's design review rules a paint color is not a material change, so choosing a new color alone adds no review time.

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How Much Does Siding Replacement Cost in Freeport?

Siding replacement in Freeport averages about $1,025 to $1,300 per square for vinyl and $1,675 to $2,050 per square for James Hardie fiber cement, installed. Freeport's averages are drawn from many siding quotes, with each square covering 100 square feet of wall, so they work as a planning range rather than a price for your house.

House sizeWall areaVinylLP SmartSideJames Hardie
Small20 to 25 squares$20,500 to $32,000$31,000 to $48,500$33,500 to $51,500
Medium25 to 32 squares$26,000 to $41,000$38,500 to $62,000$42,000 to $66,000
Large32+ squaresfrom $33,000from $49,500from $53,500

Freeport installed averages per square of wall. They cover the tear-off and haul-away, plus new housewrap and trim around flashed windows, and sheathing repair is added once the wall is open.

What do cedar shingles cost on a Freeport house?

Cedar shingles on a Freeport house average about $2,575 per square installed, or roughly $64,500 to $82,500 for a medium house. Each course goes on by hand, so the labor drives that number more than the wood does.

Does design review change what a Freeport re-side costs?

Design review changes the schedule of a Freeport re-side more than its cost, since the Project Review Board has up to 60 days to act on a complete application. Matching the old exposure in fiber cement or LP SmartSide avoids the certificate entirely, which is one reason we steer village houses that way.

When is siding over the old siding the right call in Freeport?

Siding over the old is the right call in Freeport mainly when the old layer is asbestos cement shingle and the wall behind it is sound, because leaving it sealed in place costs less than taking it off. On a village house the extra thickness changes how the trim reads from the street, so we suggest it only where the house and the review rules both allow it.

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What Is the First Step Toward New Siding in Freeport?

The first step toward new siding in Freeport is the free estimate request, followed by a visit where we measure the walls and check your address against the design review map. Your written price follows, and nothing is scheduled until you have read it.

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