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Siding Replacement · San Juan County, WA

Siding replacement in San Juan County, WA — torn off, inspected, rebuilt right.

Most San Juan County re-sides run one to three weeks on site: full tear-off, sheathing rot repair typically included, and a new exterior flashed for the marine weather that surrounds every island.

On the San Juan Islands we take on whole-home siding replacement and whole-house window replacement projects.

  • ✓ Full Tear-Off, Every Time
  • ✓ Rot Priced Before Rebuild
  • ✓ Permits Handled
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Tear-off → rebuild → inspected,
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*Full home siding projects

Free on-site estimate at your San Juan County home — every elevation measured, itemized, and honest about what can wait.

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THE PROJECT, WEEK BY WEEK

What a San Juan County Re-Side Actually Looks Like

From first walkthrough to final city inspection — the sequence is the same on every home; only the rot repair in the middle varies.

1

On-Site Estimate & Written Bid

WEEK 0

We walk every elevation of your San Juan County home, measure, and write an itemized bid specific to the house — product recommendations included, boilerplate not.

2

Permit & Materials

WEEKS 1–3 BEFORE START

Permit filed where your scope needs one — Town of Friday Harbor in town, San Juan County Community Development everywhere else — and the complete material order, measured overage included, delivered to your site by ferry ahead of start day so nothing stalls mid-project.

3

Tear-Off & Sheathing Inspection

DAYS 1–3

Old siding comes off completely. Sheathing and framing get inspected wall by wall; rotted sheathing is typically replaced at no extra cost on a full-home re-side, and anything past the sheathing, which is very uncommon, is photographed and quoted as a change order for your approval before we rebuild.

4

Weather Barrier, Flashing & New Siding

DAY 3 ONWARD — PACED TO THE PROJECT

The layers that matter go on: weather barrier lapped for wind-driven rain, flashing at every penetration, then siding fastened to manufacturer spec. Walls are dried in the same day they're opened.

5

Cleanup, Final Inspection & Walkthrough

FINAL DAYS

Magnet sweep and full site cleanup, final inspection passed — town or county, whichever issued the permit — and a walkthrough with you: touch-ups handled on the spot, warranty paperwork in hand.

What Drives the Price of a San Juan County Re-Side

No two bids should look alike, because no two houses do. In San Juan County the big variables are the ones below — and every one of them is itemized in your written estimate, so you can see exactly where the number comes from.

Home Size & Stories
Wall area drives material; height drives staging and labor. Staged ferry logistics and salt-rated hardware shape the bid more than square footage.
Housing Era
Pre-1978 homes need lead-safe practices (we're a certified firm); craftsman-era trim detail takes more time than 1990s subdivision profiles.
Rot Repair
The genuine unknown. Salt-side walls usually carry some — photographed and priced before rebuild, never buried in the bid. Measured overage rides over with the original delivery so a discovery doesn't idle the project.
Material Choice
Fiber cement costs more per square foot than engineered wood but ends the repaint cycle. We quote options side by side so the trade-off is yours.
What We Find Under San Juan County Homes

San Juan County's mix of harbor-town stock, resort-era builds, and island farmsteads means we regularly open walls to find bottom-course rot on weather-side elevations, sheathing swollen behind failed seams, salt-corroded fasteners, and older tar-paper barriers long past their service life.

Whatever we find is photographed and priced before rebuild — never a surprise on the invoice.

Can You Re-Side in the Rainy Season?

Yes — we re-side San Juan County homes year-round. Walls are opened in sections and dried in the same day, never left exposed overnight. Winter scheduling is often faster to book; the detailing that keeps a wall dry for thirty years doesn't care what month it went on.

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BEFORE & AFTER

A San Juan County Re-Side, Start to Finish

Tear-off, rot repair, and a new exterior on a real SWV project — ask to see finished work near your neighborhood at your estimate.

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Front & garage before the re-side — aging sage green siding — before, Anacortes, WA
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AFTER
NEAREST FINISHED WORK

Photo tours of the finished projects nearest San Juan County

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WHY WE RECOMMEND FIBER CEMENT

Our Recommendation for San Juan County: James Hardie Fiber Cement

We recommend fiber cement — James Hardie specifically — and it’s the only siding we recommend for San Juan County homes. In a wind-driven-rain state, fiber cement doesn’t rot, doesn’t feed moss, doesn’t warp, and shrugs off the freeze-thaw cycles that crack lesser boards. It carries a 30-year limited warranty on the boards, and ColorPlus factory finishes carry their own 15-year limited finish warranty.

As a James Hardie Elite Contractor we install to the spec that keeps that warranty valid — fastening, clearances, and flashing details checked on every wall. For San Juan County homes, Hardie is the answer we’d put on our own house.

THE HONEST NUMBERS
01 · PRICING

What Siding Replacement Costs in San Juan County

Most single-family whole-home projects typically land between $20,000 and $60,000. Home size and stories move the number most; the other big lever is combining windows with the re-side — window replacement runs typically 20–35% less per window during a siding project, since demolition, disposal, and admin overhead are already covered.

Prices change often with inflation, material costs, the economy, and tariffs and other policy changes, so these ranges are a guide, not a quote. Your written estimate has the current price for your home.

Nationally, fiber cement siding replacement is one of the best-returning exterior projects at resale — recent Cost vs. Value Report data puts its cost recoup above 100% (a national figure; local results vary). Every bid is measured at your home and itemized — sheathing rot repair is typically included on a full-home re-side, and anything past the sheathing is photographed and quoted as a change order, never buried. Financing options are available.

02 · TIMELINE

How Long a Re-Side Takes

Typically one to four weeks on site for a full home, depending on size, sheathing condition, how much rot we find, and whether we're painting.

The schedule is written into the bid, and the final inspection is part of it — the job is not done until it passes.

03 · WARRANTIES

What Stands Behind the Work

James Hardie siding carries a 30-year substrate warranty, with ColorPlus finishes warranted for 15 years.

Our own workmanship warranty is included on every project — terms spelled out in your bid.

Ranges are typical figures for orientation — every bid is measured at your home. Financing options →

FAQ

Replacing Siding in San Juan County — The Practical Questions

Prefinished James Hardie siding typically runs $11–$16 per square foot of wall, installed with the tear-off of the old siding, and most single-family whole-home re-sides typically land between $20,000 and $60,000. By home size, before sales tax: about a 1,500 sq ft home typically runs $25,000–$38,000, about 2,000 sq ft $28,000–$45,000, and about 2,500 sq ft $38,000–$50,000. How much wall the home has, and how many stories, move the number most. Sales tax is added on the whole job at your address's rate, which right now is 8.65% in Friday Harbor and 8.35% elsewhere in San Juan County. Rates change, so check the Washington Department of Revenue's website for the current rate at your address. Every bid is measured on site and itemized, and financing is available.

What Every Siding Replacement Project Includes

No good-better-best games — every project gets the full scope, spelled out line by line in your bid.

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Full tear-off, never an overlay
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Sheathing inspected wall by wall once open
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Rot photographed and priced before rebuild — never buried in the bid
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New weather barrier and flashing at every opening
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Manufacturer-spec install, documented
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Caulked, sealed, paint- or finish-ready walls
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Permit and final inspection included
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Daily cleanup and haul-away
WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY INCLUDED

If our installation fails, we come back and make it right. The warranty terms are spelled out in your bid — ask us for the current details.

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