Our Siding Process

Every SJCC siding job in South Jersey runs the same seven steps, in the same order. You will always know what happens next, what it costs, and what we found inside your walls — because we photograph the hidden work and hand you the record. Here is the whole process, from the first tape measure to the final walkthrough.

Step 1: Inspect and measure

We walk every elevation of your home with a tape and a camera. We measure wall area in squares (one square = 100 square feet of wall), count windows and doors, note roof-to-wall intersections, and check the condition of soffit, fascia and trim. We photograph problem areas — soft spots, staining, waves in the old siding — so the proposal is about your house, not a template. The visit takes about an hour for most homes, and you get every measurement we took.

Step 2: Written proposal

You get a line-item proposal, not a one-line total. It lists tear-off, sheathing repair unit price, housewrap brand, flashing scope, the exact siding product and color, trim, soffit, fascia, gutters if included, permits, cleanup and the payment schedule. It is built to be compared — run it against our 15-line checklist next to anyone else’s quote.

Step 3: Color and permit

Physical samples go on your actual wall, in sun and in shade — colors on a screen lie. If your town or HOA requires approvals, we handle them. Where a permit is required, we apply through your town’s construction office and post it on site before work begins. Read how NJ siding permits work.

Step 4: Protect your property

Before the first pry bar comes out, we cover landscaping, protect windows and AC units, and set the dumpster where you agreed it would go. Daily cleanup is part of the scope, and the job ends with a magnetic sweep of the yard and driveway for nails.

Step 5: Tear-off and open-wall photo review

This is the step that defines us. We remove the old siding completely — no covering it up — and then we stop and photograph everything: the sheathing (the wood panels under your siding), the old housewrap or lack of it, the flashing at every opening. If we find rot or damage, you get photos, a plain-English explanation, and a written unit price per repair. No repair happens without your written approval first. See how we handle rot found under siding.

Step 6: Install

We rebuild the wall in the right order: repair sheathing, install the housewrap (the water-resistive barrier that blocks water but lets vapor escape), flash every window and door in the sill-jamb-head sequence, set kickout flashing at roof lines, then install your siding and trim per the manufacturer’s written instructions VERIFY: manufacturer install instructions, current rev per product. The details that decide whether your walls stay dry are on this step — which is exactly why Step 5 happened first.

Step 7: Walkthrough and closeout file

We walk the finished job with you, fix anything on the punch list, and hand you the closeout file: the full photo record from tear-off to finish, product and finish warranty documents, our written workmanship warranty VERIFY: SJCC warranty document, and permit sign-off where one was pulled. That file is yours to keep — it is proof of what is behind your siding, which matters if you ever sell the house.