James Hardie Lap Siding Installation in Petaluma, CA 94954
Set in a Petaluma neighborhood off the 101 corridor, this home traded its aging horizontal siding for a crisp Evening Blue exterior trimmed in clean Cobble Stone. The deep blue field gives the house a fresh, modern presence, while the lighter trim frames every window, door, and corner. Our crew handled the high gable walls and hard-to-reach areas where the original siding had run its course, leaving behind a tighter, better-protected shell.
We tore off the existing horizontal siding at the gables and removed the old trim around all doors, windows, and corners on the walls being re-clad. With the walls open, our team inspected the framing for dry rot and repaired the damaged areas we found before any new material went up. From there we wrapped the home in HardieWrap weather barrier, sealed the openings with Forti-Flash rubberized flashing, and ran metal Z-flashing for long-term moisture protection. The new James Hardie Statement Collection lap siding went on in Evening Blue, with 5/4-by-4 ColorPlus trim on the openings and corners and 5/4-by-6 ColorPlus trim around the double garage doors.
To finish the look, we painted the eaves, fascia, garage door, and foundation along the perimeter, then added a new storm door at the garage side entry. Downspouts and house numbers removed during the work were reinstalled, and all debris was hauled off at completion.
Key Details
Siding: James Hardie Statement Collection lap, Evening Blue
Trim: Hardie ColorPlus 5/4-by-4 and 5/4-by-6 in Cobble Stone
Moisture System: HardieWrap, Forti-Flash flashing, metal Z-flashing
Structural Repair: Dry rot inspected and repaired in the walls
Painting: Eaves, fascia, garage door, and foundation
Added Feature: New garage side storm door
Scope: Gable tear-off and re-cladding of the main structure
With fiber cement built for this climate and a fully flashed weather barrier behind it, this Petaluma exterior is set up to shrug off the wet season for decades. Give us a call to talk through a James Hardie siding project of your own.
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