The full re-side neighborhood.
Roosevelt is a settled mid-century neighborhood east of downtown, the kind of place full of solid ranches and split-levels built from the 1950s through the 1970s. The houses are good, but the original cladding is done. The cedar has gone gray and split, the T1-11 plywood siding has delaminated and trapped moisture at the bottom, and the early vinyl that went on as a 1980s update is now brittle and faded. Almost every house here is a candidate for a full re-side, which is exactly the work we do most.
A mid-century ranch is a straightforward, satisfying re-side when it's done right. We tear off the failing cedar or T1-11, and because direct-applied siding from this era traps moisture, we usually find some soft sheathing to repair, which we photograph and quote before we touch it. Then it's a new weather barrier, a rainscreen, and new siding in whatever material fits the budget: fiber cement for the long haul, engineered wood for a wood look, or insulated vinyl to keep costs down. Roosevelt is where we turn an end-of-life exterior into a wall built to last.
What we see on Roosevelt homes.
Common home styles
1950s to 1970s ranches and split-levels with original cedar, T1-11 plywood siding, and early vinyl from later updates, all reaching the end of their life.
Popular projects
Bread-and-butter full re-sides in fiber cement, engineered wood, or vinyl, rainscreen upgrades, and rot repair on direct-applied T1-11 and cedar that trapped moisture.
Climate & siding considerations
Roosevelt's direct-applied cedar and T1-11 trapped our wet climate against the sheathing for decades. A full re-side with a rainscreen finally gives these walls a way to drain and dry.