Siding Repair in Logan, Utah and Cache Valley

Siding has one job: to keep rain and snowmelt out of the wall behind it. Most repairs come from that job failing in a small spot. A board splits along the grain, a nail works loose and the board bows away from the wall, a corner piece shrinks and opens a gap, or caulk at a window edge dries out and cracks.

Wind, hail and the weight of snow sliding off a roof do plenty of the damage in this valley. So do the ordinary knocks of living in a house: a ball, a mower, a ladder leaning in the wrong place. The cause matters less than how fast the spot gets looked at, because a small opening lets water into the wall, and water is what turns a one-board repair into a larger one.

Each kind of siding repairs differently, and the right fix depends on what is on your house. Tell us what you have when you call, or text a photo and we will recognize it.

Wood siding is the easiest to blend in. A split board is cut out and a new one fastened in, then primed and painted or stained to match. Weathered wood rarely matches new wood straight away, so we talk through the finish with you before we start.

Vinyl siding is a series of interlocking panels. A cracked panel is unlocked from the ones around it, removed and replaced, and the neighbors are locked back in. The work is quick when a matching panel is available. Old vinyl fades, so a new panel can look brighter than the wall beside it, and we will say so up front if we think it will.

Fiber cement and other board siding is heavier and stiffer. Small damage can be patched, but a badly cracked board is replaced. If you are not sure what your siding is, a close photo of one board and its end will tell us most of what we need.

Siding does not have to wait for good weather to be fixed in an emergency, and an open hole should be covered the same week it appears. For ordinary repairs and paint, though, the weather helps. At the Utah State University weather station in Logan, half of all years have their last spring freeze by about May 7 and their first fall freeze by about October 13. Caulk and paint cure best in the stretch between those dates.

May is the wettest month at that station, with about two and a half inches of rain, and July the driest, with about three quarters of an inch. That makes late June through early September the easiest window for repainting a new section. If you find damage in winter, text us a photo. We can often cover or seal it until the weather turns, and fix it properly in spring.

The price depends on how much siding is damaged, what kind it is, how high the wall is, whether the cause has to be fixed too, and how much painting is needed to blend the repair in. Every job gets a free quote with the full price before work starts. We work on homes and businesses across Cache Valley and Southeast Idaho; see the towns we serve.

A new board next to dirty, weathered siding stands out, so some customers pair the repair with pressure washing to even out the wall. Members of the Home Maintenance Membership get 10% off labor on work that is quoted separately, and the yearly inspection looks at the exterior siding and trim.