Exterior Remodeling in Westborough, MA

What siding work looks like on Westborough houses

Houses in Westborough range from 19th-century colonials and capes to mid-century ranches and split-levels, most with wood-framed walls. Decades of New England winters, ice dams and nor’easter rains take a toll on exterior cladding. You first notice cupping or curling cedar shingles, hairline cracks in older vinyl, and paint that peels after repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

On a walk-around we often find rot starting at the bottom edges of clapboards where splashback keeps the wood damp. Window and door trim is another common failure point, especially on the side of the house that catches the prevailing wind. When the siding can no longer shed water reliably, the sheathing underneath stays wet and the repair grows quickly.

How we plan a siding project in Westborough

We start a siding project in Westborough with a visit from a project manager who measures the house and checks the sheathing, trim and flashing. You then receive a written proposal that lists the exact products, colors and scope, so nothing is left to guesswork.

• The project manager measures the house and reviews the existing siding at a free in-home visit.
• You get a written proposal with the exact products, styles and colors before anything is ordered.
• We handle the permit application and arrange each inspection with the town.
• Materials are ordered and delivery is timed to the installation dates.
• Our in-house crew, not subcontractors, removes the old siding and installs the new.
• We haul away all debris and walk the finished job with you.

Siding choices that work in a Massachusetts climate

Westborough sits in a part of the state where siding takes a beating from freeze-thaw cycles, nor’easters and wind-driven rain. A material that handles moisture without warping or rotting saves you repainting every few years. Fiber cement, like the James Hardie lap siding we have installed on houses here, holds its shape through wet winters and humid summers and comes factory-primed or pre-finished in colors that resist fading.

The style you choose changes how water runs off the walls. Horizontal lap and clapboard profiles shed rain quickly when they are installed with the correct overlap and flashed at corners and window heads. Trim matters just as much as the siding itself. We use AZEK PVC trim boards around windows, doors and corners because they do not absorb water, so you avoid the peeling joints and swollen edges that show up on older wood trim after a few Massachusetts winters.

• Fiber cement clapboards stand up to ice and wind-driven rain without cupping.
• Vinyl and polymer shake profiles give you a cedar look with no staining schedule.
• PVC trim around openings keeps water out of the wall assembly.
• Pre-finished color coatings cut the repainting cycle to a fraction of what painted wood needs.

Siding we have installed in Westborough

Westborough homeowners have picked a mix of materials in recent years, from fiber cement to vinyl, often in deep, dark colors. A few examples from local houses:

• James Hardie fiber cement lap siding, chosen in a deep forest green for a classic New England look.
• CertainTeed vinyl lap siding in Snow White, a color that suits many colonials and capes in town.
• CertainTeed siding in black, a bold choice that pairs well with white trim.
• Harvey replacement windows on several of the same houses, updated alongside the new siding.
• AZEK PVC trim, which holds paint-free edges around corners, windows and soffits.