Siding in Newark, NJ

Siding in Newark

Newark's siding problems are as varied as the city's architecture. In the Ironbound, brick facades on row houses rarely need siding, but the wood-frame rear and side walls — hidden from the street — are often clad in deteriorating wood clapboard or decades-old aluminum that's dented and corroded. In Vailsburg and Roseville, two- and three-family homes from the 1930s and 1940s have asbestos-cement shingles that crack, break, and expose the building paper underneath, or first-generation vinyl from the 1980s that's warped and faded after decades of Essex County weather. Forest Hill's larger homes show a patchwork of siding materials from different renovation eras — none performing well.

Our Newark siding crews handle the full range of siding replacement, from asbestos abatement and removal to new insulated vinyl or James Hardie fiber cement installation. When asbestos-cement shingles are present — common throughout Vailsburg — we follow NJ DEP notification requirements and use licensed abatement procedures for safe removal and disposal. Our crews then inspect the underlying sheathing, replace rotted sections, install house wrap to current NJ energy code, and clad the building in a material rated for 30 to 50 years of service.

Siding work in Newark requires a building permit from the Department of Engineering, and asbestos-containing materials trigger additional NJDEP and EPA notification requirements that must be completed before new siding is installed.