Siding repair in Coeur d'Alene covers damage from hail, wind, snow sliding off the roof, lawn equipment, woodpeckers and plain age. Freeze-thaw is hard on every siding type we see here.
Vinyl siding turns brittle in cold weather. A rock from a mower or a hockey puck in February can crack a panel that would have just flexed in July. Wind can also unzip vinyl from its locks, especially on the exposed side of homes facing the lake or the open Rathdrum Prairie.
Wood and hardboard siding soak up water at the bottom edge and at butt joints, then swell and rot. Hardboard lap siding from the 1980s and 1990s is common in Coeur d'Alene subdivisions of that era and is prone to this. Fiber cement holds up better but can crack if it was nailed too tight or cut without clearance at the roofline.
Before we patch, we look behind the siding. Soft sheathing or torn house wrap means water has been getting in, and just replacing the outer panel hides the problem. Common sources are missing kickout flashing where a roof meets a wall, poor window flashing and gutters that overflow onto the wall.
We match color and profile as closely as available. When a whole wall is shot, we may suggest siding installation on that side of the house instead.
