Additions and new construction
Siding for Additions & New Homes in Greer, SC
Adding a room, a garage or building from scratch? Call and speak with an independent siding contractor that sides new work in and around Greer.
- Independent local siding contractors
- Repairs, replacements and new installs
- You decide whether to hire
Making new siding match old
On an addition the question is how the new siding meets the old. If the existing siding is still made, the new walls can match; if it is faded or discontinued, many owners re-side the whole house so it looks like one building.
The joint matters as much as the look. Where the addition meets the house, the barrier, flashing and trim have to run continuously, or that seam becomes the first leak.
Checklist
Settle these before the siding goes on
- Whose drawings the siding contractor works from
- Whether the existing siding can be matched in profile and color
- How the new wall's barrier and flashing tie into the old wall
- Whether the whole house will be re-sided to match
- Who coordinates the siding if a builder runs the project
- Which inspections happen before the wall is covered
Who may build what
South Carolina law says a residential specialty contractor, such as a siding installer, may not build additions without supervision by a licensed residential builder or other appropriately licensed person (S.C. Code § 40-59-20(7)). The siding on an addition is usually one part of a builder's project.
Inside Greer's city limits, additions need a permit before work begins (City of Greer permits).
Questions
Siding for Additions & New Homes: common questions
Does the siding on an addition need its own permit?
The addition is normally permitted as one project with the siding included. Inside Greer's limits that goes through the city's permit office; outside them, through Greenville or Spartanburg County.
Can the new siding match exactly?
Often closely, sometimes not exactly, because colors fade and lines change. Ask to see a sample against the old wall in daylight.
Should the builder or a siding contractor do the siding?
Either can work. What matters is that one party answers for the tie-in, and that whoever does it holds the South Carolina license or registration the work needs.
More services
Other siding services
- Siding ReplacementOld siding off, the wall checked and wrapped, new siding and trim on.
- Siding RepairCracked, loose or blown-off panels, soft boards and rot behind the siding, put right.
- Vinyl SidingLap, Dutch lap and board-and-batten profiles in vinyl, hung loose enough to move with the heat.
- Fiber Cement SidingHeavy cement-and-fiber boards with crisp lines, painted at the factory or on site.
- Engineered Wood SidingTreated wood-strand boards that look like real wood and weigh far less than fiber cement.
- Wood Clapboard & Cedar ShakesOld painted clapboard and cedar shingle gables repaired board by board or replaced.
- Insulated Siding & House WrapFoam-backed panels and a proper weather barrier, put in while the wall is open.
- Storm & Wind DamagePanels torn off, cracked by hail or holed by limbs: inspected and repaired.
- Soffit, Fascia & TrimRotted fascia, sagging soffit and split trim, handled along with the siding.
Siding cracked, loose or worn out?
Talk with a siding contractor who works in Greer
One call connects you with an independent siding contractor serving Greer, Taylors, Duncan, Lyman and Travelers Rest. Have the walls looked at, then ask for a written price for the repair or the new siding.
Cracked panels, soft boards or siding that has had its day? Talk it through with a local contractor.
Your call goes to an independent siding contractor serving the Greer area that takes on repairs as well as full replacements.
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