Re-siding the Village.
Locals just call it the Village. If you've wandered the bookshops on Harris Avenue or grabbed a pastry at Colophon, you know Fairhaven has a character all its own. The Victorians and early Craftsmans lining these streets date to the 1890s, and a lot of them wear cedar shingle and clapboard. When that siding fails, the look is half the job. We match the coursing and exposure of the original so a re-side reads as the same house, and we respect the historic-district feel.
The other half of the job is the salt air. Fairhaven sits right on the waterfront by the ferry terminal, and the salt-tinged air off the bay is hard on cheap fasteners and trim. We use stainless or hot-dipped galvanized fasteners and quality trim that won't bleed or fail in a few winters. And because wood only lasts here if it can dry, we put cedar on a rainscreen with a vented gap behind it, so the wall drains and dries instead of trapping the marine moisture against the sheathing.
What we see on Fairhaven homes.
Common home styles
Victorian-era homes from the 1890s to 1910s, Craftsman bungalows, historic commercial buildings along Harris Avenue, and newer condos near the village center, many in cedar shingle and clapboard.
Popular projects
Sympathetic cedar shingle and shake re-sides on historic homes, rainscreen upgrades, rot repair on old wood siding, and trim and corner-board restoration that matches the original look.
Climate & siding considerations
The Village's waterfront exposure means salt air and constant marine moisture. We specify corrosion-resistant fasteners and put cedar on a rainscreen so the wood can dry, which is the only way it lasts here.