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Siding Contractors in Gray, ME

We work as siding contractors in Gray, ME on lake houses along Little Sebago and Crystal Lake and on the colonials and capes tucked into the woods off Route 100. On a Gray house our siding replacement starts with a hard look at the shaded walls and the shore walls, long before anything gets priced.

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Siding contractors in Gray, ME: Two-story colonial house with blue vinyl siding, white trim, and gray roof surrounded by evergreen and deciduous trees and stone foundation.
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This page covers siding replacement in Gray, Maine, a mostly wooded Cumberland County town about halfway between Portland and Lewiston, with six village areas and several lakes. We take off worn siding and fix the wall beneath it, then hang new vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie fiber cement or cedar shingles.

In Gray the work is about keeping water out through long inland winters, and the walls that fail first are shaded north sides on wooded lots and shore sides on lake houses. Because siding is all we do, the price lands in writing before any boards come off.

Vinyl in Gray averages about $950 to $1,200 a square installed, a figure drawn from many local siding quotes rather than a quote for one house.

Why Do Gray Homeowners Choose a Siding-Only Contractor?

Gray homeowners choose a siding-only contractor because deep inland frost and heavy snow punish any wall that was wrapped or flashed carelessly. Siding replacement is the only job we take, so the sheathing and flashing under a Gray house's boards get our full attention too.

  • North walls on wooded Gray lots checked for rot at the bottom courses, where the shade keeps them damp

  • Shore walls on Little Sebago and Crystal Lake houses wrapped and flashed for the wind off open water

  • A written price before work begins, and the old siding hauled away when the last trim board is up

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  • Price in writing first
  • Walkaround when the job ends
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Is It Time to Replace the Siding on Your Gray House?

It is time to replace the siding on a Gray house when the boards start letting water in, which matters far more than a faded color. Soft bottom courses and panels that rattle loose in the wind are the signs we look for first.

Aging Vinyl on Gray's Commuter Colonials

Gray sits about halfway between Portland and Lewiston with Exit 63 of the Maine Turnpike in town, and a lot of its colonials were built for families commuting one way or the other. The ones that went up in the 1980s and 1990s often still wear their first vinyl.

After decades of sun and deep cold, that vinyl turns chalky and cracks wherever it was nailed too tight. We replace it with a heavier vinyl or with LP SmartSide, which costs more per square but shrugs off a rock thrown by the plow far better than cold vinyl does.

White Colonial in Gray, ME: Two-story white vinyl-sided house with dark roof, white trim, and brick chimney surrounded by evergreen and birch trees with wooden fence.

Cedar and Engineered Wood on Gray's Lake Houses

Most of Little Sebago Lake and Crystal Lake lie inside Gray, and the houses on their shores run from old camps to full year-round homes. On the shore side those walls take wind straight off the water, so the housewrap and flashing matter as much as the siding over them.

Cedar shingles suit a Gray lake house best, and LP SmartSide gives a similar warmth for less per square. Shore lots also fall inside Maine's shoreland zone, so we stage on open ground and keep tear-off debris out of the buffer along the water.

Yellow Cedar Shake Home in Gray, ME: Two-story house with golden-yellow cedar shake siding, white trim, dark roof, and screened porch addition overlooking waterfront lawn and lake.

Shaded North Walls Under Gray's Pines

Most of Gray is forest, and on a wooded lot the north wall can go weeks in winter without direct sun. That wall stays damp the longest, and its bottom courses are usually where rot starts.

On those walls we lean toward James Hardie fiber cement, which will not rot in a wall that never fully dries, set well clear of the soil and the snowbank. Where trees stand close enough to brush the house, we tell you, because trimming them back does more for that wall than any siding can.

Re-sided cottage in Gray, ME: Light blue single-story cottage with white trim and dark roof surrounded by tall pine trees, gravel foundation, two windows and white door visible, no people present.
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What Siding Replacement Services Do We Offer in Gray?

Each siding replacement we take on in Gray covers the wall from the sheathing to the last piece of trim, with the price set before work begins.

  • 01Old vinyl or wood stripped off, with rot at the sills and bottom courses repaired before new boards go on
  • 02Taped housewrap and new flashing around every window and door, a must on walls that face the lake wind
  • 03Vinyl, LP SmartSide, Hardie fiber cement or cedar shingles, finished with trim and corner boards that suit the house

A Gray house built before 1978 may have lead in its old paint, even under vinyl that went on years later. For the rules on handling that paint during a tear-off, the EPA's lead-safe renovation page is the clearest source we can point Gray owners to.

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How Does a Gray Siding Job Go, Start to Finish?

  1. Siding inspection in Gray, ME: Two people examine weathered beige siding on a single-story home with gray roof and white trim, surrounded by evergreen trees.

    See the house in person

    We walk all four sides of your Gray house and lift a panel or two to see the wrap underneath. Then the walls get measured in squares, and the price comes back in writing.

  2. Re-sided Colonial in Gray, Maine: Two-story white and gray sided house with white trim and dark roof in autumn setting surrounded by trees and stone wall.

    File the permit, then re-side

    Where the town wants a permit, we file it with the Town of Gray, whose forms are posted on graymaine.org. From there we strip one section at a time, then wrap and flash it before new siding closes it up.

  3. Re-sided colonial in Gray, ME: Two-story house with blue-gray horizontal siding, white trim, and dark roof. Two people stand in front on grass lawn surrounded by pine trees.

    Walk around it one more time

    When the last trim board is up, we go around the house with you, shore side and north side included. Scraps and old siding go out with our last load.

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Siding Replacement in Gray, Maine: Two men inspecting light gray vinyl siding on a two-story house with white trim and dark roof, surrounded by pine trees and green lawn.

How Do You Choose Siding Contractors in Gray, ME?

You choose siding contractors in Gray, ME by watching the first visit, because a good one looks behind the siding instead of only at it. On a Gray colonial that means lifting a panel low on the north wall, where damage shows up first.

Ask how they flash a window and whether the housewrap seams get taped, since wind-driven rain finds any gap a rushed install leaves behind. Ask what happens to the price if the sheathing turns out soft, and get that answer in writing before you sign.

Close by asking what paperwork you get before the siding replacement starts. Ours is a written price, and our last step on any Gray job is a walk around the house with you.

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Who Gets New Siding in Gray, Where and When?

Cedar shake cottage in Gray, Maine: A single-story cottage with cedar shingle siding in golden brown, dark trim, and charcoal roof sits on a grassy lakeside lot surrounded by fall foliage.

  1. Who in Gray is most likely to need new siding?

    The Gray homeowners most likely to need new siding own commuter colonials whose first vinyl has faded and cracked, or lake houses where the shore wall has taken years of weather. Sellers often learn it from an inspector, whose report flags the soft boards along the bottom.

  2. Where in Gray do we replace siding?

    We replace siding across all six of Gray's village areas, from Gray Village and Dry Mills out to the lake roads. Shore houses on Little Sebago and Crystal Lake get the same visit and written price as a house in the village.

  3. When should a Gray house get new siding?

    A Gray house should get new siding from late spring into fall, once the walls are dry and warm enough for tape and caulk to grip. The National Weather Service office that covers Portland sits right in Gray, and we plan each tear-off around its forecast before opening a wall to the weather.

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How Much Does a Siding Job Cost in Gray?

A Gray siding job in LP SmartSide costs an average of $1,425 to $1,775 per square installed, and the same job in James Hardie fiber cement averages $1,550 to $1,900. These bands come from averaging many siding quotes in the region, so they qualify a project rather than price your house.

House sizeWall areaVinylLP SmartSideJames Hardie
Small20 to 25 squares$19,000 to $29,500$28,500 to $44,500$31,000 to $47,500
Medium25 to 32 squares$24,000 to $38,000$35,500 to $57,000$38,500 to $61,000
Large32+ squaresfrom $30,500from $45,500from $49,500

Each Gray band is figured per square of wall, installed, with vinyl near $950 to $1,200 a square. It covers removing the old siding and hanging new housewrap and flashing, and rot found behind the old boards gets its own price after the wall is open.

Are cedar shingles worth the price on a Gray lake house?

Cedar shingles are worth the price on a Gray lake house if the look matters to you, at about $2,375 a square, or near $47,500 to $59,500 for a small house. Hanging them by hand takes longer than lap siding, and that labor drives the number.

What raises the price of a Gray siding job?

A Gray siding job costs more when a lake house has a walkout basement, which adds a full story of wall on the shore side. Trees growing tight to the house raise it too, because the staging has to work around them.

Should old vinyl stay on under new siding in Gray?

Old vinyl should not stay on under new siding in Gray, because vinyl gives no flat, solid base to fasten into. Going over the old layer only pays on a sound wall clad in asbestos cement shingle or lead-painted wood, and we price that both ways.

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Want to Know How to Book a Siding Visit in Gray?

Booking a siding visit in Gray takes the free estimate request on this page, and we set a time to come see the house. After that visit you hold a written price before anything goes on the schedule.

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