On pre-1980 South Shore houses the wall is often not one wall but three. Original cedar shingle, covered in the 1950s with asbestos-cement shingle, covered again later in aluminum or vinyl — and that middle layer is testing-and-licensed-abatement territory, not something to meet with a pry bar. It has to be identified at the estimate, because finding it on the first morning changes the schedule, the disposal plan and the scope all at once. We look at eaves, gable ends and any spot where an old repair left the layers visible before we write anything down.
Once the wall is open, homes near the canals and on low ground routinely show what wind-driven rain and salt damp have been doing quietly for years: soft sheathing, rotted sill plates and band joists, and flashing that was either never installed or lapped backwards over window heads. We plan for that repair rather than presenting it as a surprise. The new wall then goes on as coastal work — hot-dipped or stainless fasteners, since ordinary galvanized bleeds and fails in salt air, a fastening pattern suited to South Shore design wind speeds, a continuous weather barrier, and every opening flashed and lapped in the right order.
Elevated houses add a detail inland towns never deal with: the siding has to meet the new elevation cleanly and work with the flood-compliant enclosure and its vents below, where the materials themselves have to be flood-resistant. Then there is the street. Older village blocks tend to be narrow and close-set, with neighbors a few feet from the work and no obvious place for a dumpster or scaffold, so staging and material drops get planned with you before the first truck arrives. Permits go to the Village of Babylon or the Town of Babylon depending on the address; we confirm which and file it.
Frequently asked questions — Siding in Babylon
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