Fiber Cement Siding on Cape Cod, MA

How we approach fiber cement siding on Cape Cod

Siding is the skin that keeps Cape Cod weather out of your framing. When it fails, the damage is rarely visible until the sheathing behind it has rotted. On the Cape, siding fails for predictable reasons: salt air corrodes ordinary fasteners, wind-driven rain finds gaps at windows and corners, and shaded walls stay damp and grow mold. We replace a lot of siding that was installed without housewrap, without flashing, or with nails that rusted through in a decade.

Our siding work always starts with the wall assembly. We strip to the sheathing, replace anything rotted, install housewrap and flashing at every window, door and corner, and then install the siding itself with stainless or coated fasteners. We work in white cedar shingles, fiber cement, vinyl and clapboard, and we help with historic district review where the town requires it. The result is a wall that sheds water, breathes properly and looks right for the neighborhood.

Fiber cement siding gives you the look of painted clapboard or shingles with a material that does not rot, burn, warp or feed insects, and holds paint far longer than wood. It has become a popular choice on the Cape for homeowners who want a painted exterior without repainting every five years. Fiber cement is heavy and unforgiving to install: it needs correct clearances, flashing behind every joint, the right fasteners and careful cutting. We install it with the manufacturer's details so the warranty holds and the finish lasts.