The Village of Patchogue is incorporated, so village addresses file with the Village, not the Town of Brookhaven. East Patchogue, North Patchogue and the surrounding hamlets are unincorporated and go through the Town. That is the first thing we settle, because the two have different processes.
What is under the siding is the whole job
Village houses here run from the 1900s through the 1940s, which means the wall assembly is nothing like a 1970s ranch. Expect wood plank sheathing rather than plywood, little or no insulation in the cavity, no housewrap at all, and frequently two or three previous siding layers still hanging there.
- Original wood clapboard or shingle, often still under everything
- Asbestos-cement shingle from the 1950s, common on this housing stock
- Aluminum from the 1960s and 70s
- Vinyl from the 1990s over all of it
On asbestos-cement: it is not dangerous sitting on the wall, but removing it disturbs it, and that is regulated work with specific handling requirements. If we find it we tell you and we bring in licensed abatement rather than pretending it is ordinary tear-off. Anyone who quotes it as ordinary tear-off is either not looking or planning to cut a corner that ends up being yours.
Tear-off is where the money is well spent
A century-old house that has never had housewrap has been managing water through the assembly itself. Once we strip to sheathing we can see what has been wet, replace what has rotted, and install a proper weather-resistive barrier and flashing for the first time in the house's life.
Siding over the existing layers costs less today and forecloses all of that. It also buries whatever rot is already there where nobody will see it until it is structural.
Access on a village lot
Patchogue village lots are small, houses sit close to the property line, and the street is parked solid most of the day. Staging a two-story siding job with three feet between you and the neighbor's house is slower work, and scaffold placement may need the neighbor's cooperation. We measure access before quoting so the price reflects how the work will actually be done.
What fits these houses
Village architecture here has real character — Victorians, foursquares, early capes with trim details worth keeping. Fiber cement holds paint, takes a traditional exposure and reads correctly against that trim in a way builder-grade vinyl does not. If you are staying in the house, it is usually the right call.
Vinyl is still the honest answer on a rental, on a tight budget, or when you are selling within a few years. We install both and we will tell you which we would put on our own house.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is asbestos shingle under my siding. Now what?
It is not dangerous sitting on the wall, but removing it disturbs it and that is regulated work with specific handling and disposal requirements. We bring in licensed abatement rather than treating it as ordinary tear-off. If a contractor quotes asbestos-cement removal as a normal siding tear-off, they are either not looking or cutting a corner that becomes yours.
My village house has no housewrap. Does that matter?
Considerably. A century-old house with no weather-resistive barrier has been managing water through the wall assembly itself. Stripping to sheathing is the only chance to see what has been wet, replace what rotted, and install proper housewrap and flashing for the first time. Siding over the existing layers buries all of it.
How long does a siding job take?
Three to six days on a typical Long Island house, depending on size, how many stories, and how much trim and flashing work comes with it. Fiber cement runs longer than vinyl because the material is heavier and slower to cut and hang.
Do you have to remove the old siding?
We recommend it and we quote it that way. Siding over siding hides whatever is wrong with the sheathing underneath, adds thickness that throws off every window and door detail, and makes proper housewrap and flashing impossible. It is cheaper today and it is how water damage stays hidden for a decade.
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