Engineered wood
Engineered Wood Siding in Vineland, NJ
Like the look of real wood lap but want longer boards and fewer knots? Call and speak with an independent contractor who installs engineered wood siding around Vineland.
Repairs, replacements and new siding. You speak with an independent local contractor and decide for yourself.
What engineered wood is
Engineered wood siding is made from wood strands or fibers bonded with resins and treated against moisture and insects, then embossed and primed or prefinished. Products such as LP SmartSide are of this type. It comes in long lengths, which means fewer joints, and is lighter to handle than fiber cement.
It is still wood, so it is only as durable as its edges and paint. Manufacturers set out how cut edges are sealed, how far boards stop above roofs and ground, and how joints are made. Follow those and it performs; ignore them and the bottom edges swell.
Checklist
Points to check on an engineered wood job
- Primed or prefinished, and the paint schedule
- How cut ends are sealed on site
- Clearance above the ground, roofs, decks and patios
- Nailing into studs, not only into sheathing
- Flashing at windows, doors and butt joints
Where it fits around Vineland
Engineered wood is a fit for owners who want painted lap siding on a Cape, a ranch or a two-story house, and for additions where new siding has to sit beside old wood. It is also a way to replace a few failed wood boards with something more stable.
New Jersey's construction code treats the repair or replacement of existing siding on one- and two-family homes as ordinary maintenance, which needs no permit, inspection or notice; polypropylene siding is the exception (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7(c)).
Questions
Engineered Wood Siding: what people ask
Is engineered wood the same as fiber cement?
No. Engineered wood is a wood-based product bonded with resins; fiber cement is cement-based. Both are painted lap siding, but they are cut, handled and maintained differently.
What makes engineered wood siding fail?
Usually water at unsealed cut edges or boards set too close to a roof, deck or the ground. Correct clearances and sealed edges are the main defense.
Can engineered wood replace a few old wood clapboards?
It can, if the profile and exposure match closely enough. The contractor will cut the old boards out, check the wall and fit the new boards to the courses around them.
More
Other siding work
- Siding ReplacementOld cladding off, the wall checked and wrapped, new siding and trim on.
- Siding RepairCracked, loose or blown-off panels and soft wood behind them, fixed without re-siding the house.
- Vinyl SidingLap, Dutch lap and vertical vinyl, hung loose enough to move with the seasons.
- Fiber Cement SidingHeavy, paintable boards cut with dust control and installed to the maker's clearances.
- Wood Clapboard & Cedar ShakeOld clapboard and cedar shingles repaired board by board, or replaced to match.
- Insulated Siding & House WrapFoam-backed panels, the wrap underneath and the flashing that keeps water out.
- Additions & New BuildsNew walls wrapped, flashed and sided, and new siding blended into old.
- Storm & Wind DamagePanels torn off by wind, holes from debris and the water that got in behind them.
- Soffit, Fascia & TrimSoffit, fascia and corner trim done with the siding, so the whole wall is finished.
Siding cracked, loose or worn out?
Talk to an independent siding contractor who works around Vineland
One call connects you with an independent siding contractor working in Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Newfield and Franklinville. Ask them to look at the walls and put the repair or the new siding in writing.
Cracked panels, a wall that let water in, or siding that has simply had its day?
Your call goes to an independent siding contractor serving the Vineland area who takes on repairs as well as full re-siding jobs.
Call (856) 269-8684Calls may be recorded. See the referral disclosure and privacy policy.