Eyota, Minnesota
Seasoned James Hardie Siding Replacement in Eyota, MN
Plenty of houses here predate 1940, but the median build year is 1980, so a tight eaved railroad era gable can stand a block from a shallow pitched ranch. Siding those two in Eyota is not one job. The old gable has almost no overhang to keep water off the wall, and the ranch gives you a long low run down near the snow line. HZ5 board suits both, detailed differently for each.
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Snow decides where the bottom course starts
The south branch of the Whitewater cuts the north edge of town, and those low blocks hold snow that the upland plats toward I-90 lose to wind. Where snow piles against a wall and melts and refreezes, the bottom of the siding takes the beating, so we set the starter higher there and keep the board clear of the drift line. On the older gables the eaves are tight, sometimes only a few inches, which puts rain right onto the frieze and the top course. Those get metal head flashing and a gap, not sealant. On the 1970s ranches the walls are simple and the work is mostly windows and corners done cleanly. Where a house needs a harder wearing bottom half, some owners ask us about steel siding replacement on the elevation that takes the worst drift.
James Hardie Siding Replacement in Eyota
What this does for an Eyota house
Starter course set above the drift
On the low blocks by the Whitewater the snow piles against the wall and sits. We set the starter course above where that drift sits, so the bottom of the siding is not in wet snow all winter.
Head flashing where eaves run tight
Railroad era gables here were built with almost no overhang. Rain runs straight down the wall, so the top course and the frieze get metal head flashing and an open gap rather than caulk.
Walls that take the open ground wind
The plats toward I-90 sit on open ground with nothing upwind. We fasten into studs on a tighter pattern out there, because wind load on a plain gable wall is not the same as in a sheltered block.
Insulation added while the wall is open
The wall is open once. If your house came out of the 1970s boom, that is the right moment to add exterior foam and seal the sheathing seams before the new board goes on.
Nothing left for woodpeckers to open
Woodpeckers and carpenter bees work cedar and engineered wood, especially on gable ends near open ground. There is nothing in fiber cement for them to open up.
Repaintable if you change color later
Fiber cement takes paint well. The factory color is what most owners keep, but in twenty years you can change the color of the house without changing the siding.
How we approach an Eyota re side
We find the drift line first
We look at where snow actually piles on your lot before we set the starter course. The north blocks by the river and the open plats do not drift the same way.
Tight eaves measured, not guessed
On the older gables we measure the overhang, the frieze and the head trim first. Those dimensions drive the flashing detail, and guessing them is how leaks start.
Every course runs off a story pole
Courses run off a story pole so the reveal lands the same at every window and corner. On a long ranch elevation a small drift in the layout is visible from the road.
One elevation at a time
We can take the house one elevation at a time if that suits you better. The wall gets closed and finished before we open the next one.
New windows while the wall is off
If windows are on the list, doing them while the siding is off is the right order. The opening gets flashed once and the trim goes on over new work.
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Eyota siding questions answered
What people in Eyota ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Why does the bottom of my siding rot in Eyota?
Usually snow. On the low blocks along the south branch of the Whitewater, drifts pile against the wall and sit there melting and refreezing, while the upland plats toward I-90 blow clear. The bottom course spends months wet. Starting the new siding above that line is most of the fix.
Can James Hardie go on a 1970s Eyota ranch?
Yes, and that is a large share of the houses here. The town went from 639 residents in 1970 to 1,244 in 1980, and those ranches are simple to side. The work is mostly clean corners, window trim and getting the long courses straight, since a shallow wide wall shows any drift in the layout.
What about the old houses with almost no eave overhang?
Those need flashing, not sealant. Tight eaved gables from the railroad era put rain right on the top course and the frieze board, so we run metal head flashing and leave the gap open so water can get back out. Caulking that joint is what puts water into the wall.
Have us look at your Eyota walls
Tight eaved gable or 1970s ranch, we will check the drift line, the eaves and the sheathing before quoting the fiber cement work. Free estimate, any day of the week.
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