Local Siding Services in Harwich, MA

Siding in Harwich: what's different here

Harwich is where the Lower Cape begins, about 30 minutes east of our shop. Harwich Port, with Wychmere and Saquatucket harbors, has a concentration of well-kept waterfront homes where exterior appearance matters and the salt exposure is real. West and South Harwich are full of mid-century Capes along Route 28, and East Harwich has newer homes toward the Chatham line. Harwich homeowners tend to hold their properties for a long time, so we get asked for work that will last decades rather than a quick fix before a sale.

Harwich Port homeowners usually want natural white cedar shingles to match the harbor neighborhoods. Along Route 28 in West and South Harwich, vinyl and fiber cement are common and practical.

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.