Siding Services in Calgary: Vinyl and James Hardie Options

The original beige vinyl siding had visible hail damage in multiple areas, and the homeowner also wanted to update the exterior look. We removed the existing siding down to the wood sheathing, checked the wall condition, and wrapped the home with Tyvek before installing the new cladding system. New Gentek D5 Dutch Lap vinyl siding in Chesapeake Gray was installed across the affected elevations, with matching J-channel, outside corners, mounts, and black flashing details tied in around windows, doors, and penetrations. The colour change gave the home a cleaner grey finish while keeping the install practical and consistent with the existing exterior details.

This one came out of a hail claim on a typical northeast home where the vinyl siding took a consistent hit across the rear and side elevations. You could see the damage right away, panels were cracked, punctured, and starting to open up in spots, especially mid-wall and around window lines where the impacts tend to show the most. At that point patching wasn’t going to hold, it would have left the exterior uneven and you’d still be dealing with failures in other sections not long after. We removed the affected vinyl and went back to the wall so it could be prepped properly before installing new material. From there the scope shifted into a full Hardie board install on those elevations so everything ties in clean instead of mixing old and new siding. Trim and flashing were redone as part of the install, which makes a big difference around windows, corners, and horizontal breaks where a lot of these systems usually start to show issues. On hail claims like this, once the damage is spread across multiple areas, it generally makes more sense to upgrade the system rather than try to piece repairs together. The finished result is more consistent across the home and holds up better long term, especially in areas that see repeat storm exposure like this. Hardie siding install in Coventry Hills