Roofing & Exterior
The Most Classic Look, Only as Good as Its Details
Horizontal lap siding in fiber cement, engineered wood, vinyl, or real wood — the reveal you choose sets the whole look, and the flashing behind it decides how long it lasts.
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Signs to watch
Is this you?
Your lap siding is cupping, splitting, or holding paint poorly
When boards cup and paint fails every few years, the substrate is past its service life. You're maintaining the problem, not fixing it — and moisture is usually already behind it.
You want a specific reveal but don't know the trade-offs
The exposure — how much of each board shows — sets the entire character of the house. A narrow reveal reads fine and modern; a wide one reads bold and traditional. It's the first decision, not an afterthought.
Your addition doesn't match the rest of the house
New lap siding on an addition looks like an addition unless the profile, reveal, and finish are matched to the existing walls. Getting that match right is a specific skill.
You've got 1980s–90s engineered lap reaching failure age
A lot of the Northwest is sided in engineered lap that's all aging out at once. Replacement is the fix, and the water management behind the new siding is what makes it last this time.
Your options
The right board, the right reveal, water managed behind it
We install horizontal lap in fiber cement, engineered wood, vinyl, and real wood — each a different point on cost, maintenance, and looks, and we'll tell you honestly which fits your house and budget. The reveal you pick sets the character, so we lay it out before we order. Under all of it: housewrap, a rainscreen gap where the wall calls for it, and correct flashing at every course, window, and penetration. Lap siding is designed to shed water course over course, but only the flashing and weather barrier behind it keep the wall dry — that's the part you're really paying for.
The method
How we do it
- 01
Material, color, and reveal selection
Real samples against your actual house in real light, and a reveal laid out so you see the proportion before anything is ordered — not a chip under showroom bulbs.
- 02
Tear-off and sheathing inspection
Old siding off, wet or rotted sheathing found, photographed, and repaired at the per-sheet price printed in your bid.
- 03
Weather barrier and install
Housewrap, flashing, correct clearances and fastening course by course — the invisible work that makes the finish last. Most homes: one to two weeks.
Straight numbers
What lap siding runs
The biggest driver is material: vinyl sits well below engineered wood, which sits below fiber cement, which sits below real wood. After that it's square footage, number of stories, trim and window complexity, and what we find under the old siding. We quote fixed bids with financing available — the number holds once the sheathing is open.
Where we do this work
Lap Siding: straight answers
What material should I choose for lap siding?
Fiber cement if you want it tough and low-maintenance and you're staying long-term, engineered wood for a warmer look at lower cost, quality vinyl if budget is the hard constraint, and real wood when authenticity is the point. The one we'll steer you away from is cheap thin vinyl — it looks it, and it doesn't last.
What reveal should I pick?
It's a look decision more than a performance one. A narrower exposure reads cleaner and more modern; a wider one reads bolder and more traditional. We lay it out against your house so you can actually see the proportion before you commit.
Can you match the lap siding on my addition to the existing house?
Usually, yes — we match profile, reveal, and finish, and account for how the existing siding has weathered so the new work blends rather than announcing itself. We'll show you the match before installing.
Can you side over my old lap siding?
We don't. Overlay traps whatever moisture is already in the wall where nobody can see it and voids most manufacturer warranties. Tear-off, inspect, repair, wrap, then side — the sequence is what makes the new siding actually last.
Get the lap siding conversation started.
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