Rochester, Minnesota
Experienced James Hardie Siding Replacement in Rochester, MN
Two very different housing stocks meet in Rochester, the 1885 to 1937 core near Mayo with its steep dormered roofs, and the wide plain wall planes of the late 1980s subdivisions. James Hardie goes on both, but the HZ5 boards get cut, gapped and flashed differently depending on which one you are standing in front of. We quote each house on what it actually is.
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What HZ5 board asks of a Rochester wall
Pull old siding off a Pill Hill house and you find board sheathing, uneven stud bays, and window trim that was never meant to sit under a nine inch reveal. That is where the labor goes: rebuilding the trim details, furring the walls flat, and flashing every dormer cheek and roof to wall junction before a single plank is hung. On the late 1980s tract homes the walls are flat and the runs are long, so the real work is joint layout, keeping butt joints off the weather side and backing every one of them. HZ5 boards are made for our freeze and thaw swing, but they still hold water at a bad joint, and water that freezes in a joint opens it. If steel panel suits the house better, we say so, and we also handle steel siding replacement on homes where that makes more sense than fiber cement.
James Hardie Siding Replacement in Rochester
What Hardie fixes on a Rochester house
Dormer cheeks flashed, not caulked
The pre 1940 houses near Mayo carry steep dormers, and every dormer cheek meets a wall at a joint. Those get metal flashing and a kick out, not a bead of sealant.
Trim rebuilt to the older profiles
On a house from 1885 to 1937 the casing is wide and the corner boards are deep. We rebuild those profiles in Hardie trim so the new wall still reads like the era it came from.
Wide plain walls given some shadow
Late 1980s subdivision walls are wide and flat with nothing on them. Board and batten in the gable or a wider corner gives the plane a shadow line, which is most of what makes a resided house look new.
Factory color through freeze and thaw
Factory finish goes on in a controlled shop, not on a wall in October. That matters here, where paint on old wood siding gets worked loose by the freeze and thaw swing every single year.
Noncombustible board over old wood
Fiber cement does not burn. On the older core houses, where the wall under the siding is wood and has been since the 1800s, that is a real change in what the house is made of.
Windows reflashed while the wall is open
With the siding off, every window gets new flashing and a proper sill pan. Skip that on a steep roofed house and the water running off those dormers finds the window head instead.
How we handle older Rochester houses
We quote off the wall we find
We walk every elevation, measure the trim, and look at what the old siding is doing at the corners and the sills before we put a number on the job.
Historic review is part of the plan
The Pill Hill district went on the National Register in 1990 and has pursued local landmark status. We prepare profiles and details you can take to Heritage Preservation Commission review.
Trim work is itemized, not buried
Trim, corners and flashing are most of the labor on an old Rochester house. Those show up as their own lines in the estimate instead of hiding inside a square foot number.
We match detail to the era
A house from 1910 and a house from 1988 get different reveals, different trim and different joint plans. We do not run the same detail set on both of them.
Free estimates, nothing owed after
The estimate is free and there is nothing owed if you decide not to do the work, or decide to do it in a couple of years instead of this season.
What people near Rochester say
The crew arrived early and spread tarps all around the house to capture every bit of debris. By 3:00 PM, my entire roof was completely finished.
Hazel JamesRoof replacement, Minneapolis, MN Orange Exteriors fixed a minor leak that involved replacing flashing and a few shingles blown off our roof. Timely, quality work. Great ideas to keep our roof going long term.
Jim ThomasStorm damage repair From sales to construction crew to upper management, they helped make an insurance battle a breeze. This is the best contractor interaction I have ever had.
Jim NormanRoof replacement
Rochester siding questions
What people in Rochester ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can I put James Hardie on a Pill Hill house in Rochester?
Usually yes, but plan for review. The district went on the National Register in 1990 and has pursued local landmark status, which would put major exterior alterations in front of the Heritage Preservation Commission. We work up reveals, trim profiles and color before anything is ordered, so you are not guessing at what gets approved.
Is HZ5 James Hardie siding worth specifying in Rochester?
Yes. HZ5 is the version of the product made for freeze and thaw climates, and both the board and the installation instructions differ from the version sold in the south. Gapping, fastening and joint treatment all change. In a Minnesota winter that difference is the whole reason the wall lasts, so we do not substitute.
Will fiber cement look right on a late 1980s subdivision house?
It can, but only if you add something. Those walls are wide and plain, and a flat run of lap siding on a flat plane looks like what you already have. Board and batten in the gable, a deeper corner and real window trim are what give that elevation some depth.
Walk your Rochester walls with us
Tell us the address and what the siding is doing. We will look at the dormers, the trim and the joints, and put a number on the real work. The estimate is free.
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Tell us what is going on with your roof, siding, windows, or gutters. We will take a look and give you a straight answer, including when the answer is that you can wait.
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