Full residing and targeted exterior repair for Missoula homes: LP SmartSide, James Hardie fiber cement and cedar over a proper drainage plane, plus rotted trim, fascia, soffit and window flashing fixed by carpenters who know where the water got in.
Siding in Missoula has to survive a wide swing: 20 below in January, 100 degrees in July, months of dry air, weeks of wildfire smoke and a freeze-thaw cycle that pries open every unsealed joint. Constructive Brothers approaches siding as the carpentry it is. We strip to the sheathing when the old material has failed, repair rot in the framing and sheathing, then install a drainage plane of housewrap or a rainscreen, flash every window and door with sill pans and tape, and hang the new siding on the fastener schedule the manufacturer specifies. Skipping those steps is how a $40,000 siding job ends up with wet walls in five years.
Material choice depends on the house and the budget. LP SmartSide is engineered wood that takes paint well and costs less than fiber cement, and it suits most ranches and split-levels in Target Range and Miller Creek. James Hardie fiber cement costs more but will not burn, which matters at the wildland edge in Grant Creek, the upper Rattlesnake and Seeley Lake. Cedar is still the right answer on a 1910 Craftsman where the original bevel siding sets the look. We also do the small exterior repairs that keep a house dry: rotted fascia and soffit, punky window sills, failed corner boards, deck-to-house flashing and the spot where the gutter has been overflowing onto the siding for a decade.
A full reside on a typical Missoula house runs $28,000 to $65,000 depending on square footage, LP SmartSide versus James Hardie versus cedar, how much rot turns up under the old siding and whether windows and trim are replaced at the same time, while targeted exterior repairs usually fall between $1,500 and $9,000.
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Most siding failures are flashing failures. Every window and door gets a sloped sill pan, flashing tape lapped shingle-style over the housewrap, and a head flashing with end dams, so water that gets behind the siding drains out instead of into the wall.
Pulling old siding almost always exposes soft sheathing and a few rotted studs, usually under windows and at the bottom of walls. Because we are carpenters, we replace them properly on the spot rather than covering them up or calling in another contractor.
Homes in Grant Creek, the upper Rattlesnake, Seeley Lake and the Bitterroot foothills sit close to fuel. James Hardie fiber cement, metal soffit and ember-resistant vents give the house a fighting chance, and we detail them to the Firewise guidelines when you ask.
Siding is only finished once the trim and caulk are done and the paint is on. We do all of it, including the gutters going back up, so you are not lining up three more contractors after the siding crew leaves.
We walk the exterior, probe suspect areas with a moisture meter, look at how the gutters, grade and flashing are moving water, and tell you whether you need a full reside or a targeted repair.
You get samples of LP SmartSide, James Hardie and cedar against your house, and a fixed-scope quote that includes an allowance for hidden rot so a bad wall does not turn into a surprise bill.
Old siding comes off one elevation at a time so the house is never fully exposed. We repair sheathing and framing, install housewrap or a rainscreen, and flash every opening before the new siding starts.
New siding goes on with the manufacturer's fastener spacing and clearances, then trim, sealant and paint or factory finish. Gutters go back up and we haul off the old material and every stray nail.
Based in Missoula. One crew and one standard of work from Frenchtown to Hamilton, up the Blackfoot and over to Seeley Lake.
Restoration carpentry for Missoula's pre-war houses: rebuilt porches, repaired double-hung windows, matched siding and trim, and structural fixes done in a way that keeps what makes the house worth saving.
Learn more →Bedroom additions, second stories, primary suites and mudroom bump-outs for growing Missoula families, built on frost-depth footings, tied into the existing structure correctly and finished so the seam between old and new disappears.
Learn more →The repairs that keep a Missoula house working: sticking doors, drywall patches, rotted trim, loose railings, roof leaks, gutter clearing and the rest of the list, handled by carpenters who show up when they say they will.
Learn more →Free on-site walkthrough. A fixed-scope quote in writing. Work that passes inspection the first time.
Send us a few photos and a rough idea of the project. You will get a real number from a real carpenter, usually within one business day.
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