Washington County, Indiana
New Pekin siding installation
New Pekin is a smaller stop for our Charlestown crew. New Pekin, just up the road from Pekin and a separate town with its own streets is the landmark we use, and the same SR 60 storms, on roofs that are a decade younger
a slightly newer mix of ranches and bi-levels than neighboring Pekin
Siding that fits New Pekin houses
a slightly newer mix of ranches and bi-levels than neighboring Pekin James Hardie fiber cement is the upgrade when a wall takes weather and you want a painted look that does not cup. Premium vinyl is the right call when the budget and the architecture are simpler. We do not wrap a historic masonry face in vinyl and call it an improvement.
the same SR 60 storms, on roofs that are a decade younger Housewrap, flashing at windows, and a real starter course are the part of the wall nobody photographs. They are also why the job either lasts or does not.
New Pekin is not Pekin. The housing is newer, and the defect we see most is a nailing pattern from a fast reroof, not a 40-year-old deck.
Trim, soffit, and what we will not cover up
Shingles that look aligned from the street and are nailed high in the nail line, so wind pulls the tab If the wall behind the siding is soft, we stop and show you. Covering rot is how a siding job becomes a callback.
Color for a New Pekin wall is chosen in daylight on that street, not from a phone screen in the truck.
Questions
Hardie or vinyl for a New Pekin house?
a slightly newer mix of ranches and bi-levels than neighboring Pekin Fiber cement earns its place on walls that take weather and on elevations you want to look painted. Vinyl is honest on simpler architecture. We recommend one, not both, for the same wall.
Will new siding fix drafts?
Only if the wall behind it is detailed. the same SR 60 storms, on roofs that are a decade younger We replace soft sheathing instead of bridging it.
Do you match existing trim?
We match where the product still exists and we tell you when it does not. New Pekin houses from different decades do not share one trim profile.