Siding Contractors in Scarborough, ME

Much of Scarborough was built in the 1990s and 2000s, and many of those colonials still wear the thin vinyl they were sold with, now faded and cracking on the sunny sides. We usually recommend taking that vinyl off rather than covering it, because the OSB sheathing underneath is where a house of that age hides its leaks.

On these colonials, LP SmartSide brings the look of painted wood and stands up to a hailstorm or a hockey puck far better than the original panels. A heavier-gauge vinyl is the budget choice, and either one goes back on over new, taped housewrap.

The cottages at Higgins Beach and Pine Point are older than the subdivisions and were usually built in stages, with salt air reaching every wall. Many went up well before 1978, so their painted trim and old shingles fall under the EPA's lead-safe renovation rules when they come off.

Cedar shingles suit these cottages best, hung with stainless nails over a drainage mat, while fiber cement is the lower-upkeep choice for owners who would rather not re-stain. Some beach roads sit in mapped flood zones, so we ask the town what the permit needs before setting a start date.