Siding Replacement in Brantford
Tired cladding stripped back to the sheathing, the wall put right underneath, and new siding installed to a fixed written price.
When a wall has reached the end of its life, Brantford Siding Co strips it back and starts again. Full replacement is the point where you get to fix everything the original build got wrong, and it is worth doing once rather than twice.
Why houses here need it
A large share of Brantford’s housing stock was clad in aluminum through the sixties and seventies, then in first-generation vinyl through the eighties. Both are now well past the age where they were expected to still be working. Aluminum dents and chalks, and the paint finish oxidises to a powder that comes off on your hand. Early vinyl becomes brittle, fades unevenly, and its thinner gauge oil-cans in the heat.
Neither is a defect exactly. They are materials doing what they do after forty years. The useful part is that replacing them is also the one chance to correct the assembly behind them.
What the job includes
The old cladding and trim come off completely. The sheathing gets inspected across the whole elevation rather than spot-checked, because water damage rarely announces itself from outside. Anything soft is cut back to solid material and replaced. New housewrap goes on as a continuous drainage plane, lapped so water runs out rather than in, and every window and door opening gets flashed properly.
Only then does new siding go on. We coordinate the trim package, the capping around windows and doors, and where it makes sense the soffit, fascia and eavestrough at the same time, so the whole exterior is one continuous detail rather than new panels butting against tired roof-edge work.
The number does not move
You get a written quote before anything comes off, itemised so you can see what the material costs and what the labour costs. The one honest exception is what is hidden behind the wall. If we find rot, you get a photograph and a price for that specific repair before we carry on. Nobody can quote a wall they cannot see, and anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing.
Book a free quote and we will come measure the house.
What's Included
- Full tear-off with the wall inspected underneath
- New housewrap and flashing on every job
- Rot and sheathing repairs priced before we proceed
- Trim, capping and eavestrough coordinated in one visit
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Siding Replacement Questions
How do I know it is time to replace rather than repair?
The usual signals are panels that crack when handled, colour that has faded unevenly across elevations, seams opening along multiple runs, and repeated repairs in different places. If you are patching a third area in as many years, replacement is generally the cheaper path over any reasonable time horizon.
Will you replace the housewrap underneath?
Yes, on every full replacement. Housewrap is the actual water barrier and it is only accessible while the cladding is off. Reusing forty-year-old wrap because it looks intact is a false economy, and on a lot of houses from the seventies there was never any wrap to begin with.
Can I change the look of the house?
That is one of the better reasons to replace. Profile, colour, orientation and trim all change how a house reads, and a board-and-batten or wider-exposure profile can transform a plain elevation. We will walk through the options with samples rather than a screen, because colour looks different outdoors.
Do I need a permit to replace siding in Brantford?
Straight like-for-like re-cladding often does not require one, but adding exterior insulation, altering openings, or work on a heritage-designated property can change that. Requirements also differ between the City of Brantford and the County of Brant. We will tell you what we believe applies to your job and point you to the right office to confirm.
Get a Free Siding Replacement Quote
Tell us about your house and we will come measure it. Free, written, and no pressure afterward.