Siding installation in Cumberland, ME runs from shore homes at the Foreside on Casco Bay, through Cumberland Center's closer-set streets, to the open parcels of West Cumberland. We read the old wall first, then fit vinyl, LP SmartSide or a matched repair to the house.
This page is about new siding and siding repair for houses in Cumberland, Maine, from the Foreside on Casco Bay to Cumberland Center and rural West Cumberland. We strip the old layer, replace soft sheathing, wrap and flash the wall, then install vinyl or LP SmartSide or mend a section to match.
Cumberland's Code Enforcement FAQ says any exterior alteration needs a building permit, so we file for one before work begins, and Foreside walls get coastal flashing and fasteners.
The figure to keep: in Cumberland, vinyl averages $975 to $1,200 a square and cedar shingles about $2,425, averages built from many quotes that only a visit turns into your price.
Cumberland walls need coastal and inland details because the town runs from Casco Bay frontage at the Foreside to rural West Cumberland, with snow load and freeze-thaw throughout.
Cumberland's charter divides the town into three areas, each with its own siding needs.
West Cumberland keeps a strong rural character with large open parcels, and the town also has newer subdivision and custom homes. On those, vinyl siding replacement is our usual answer at a modest price per square.
Corner posts and J-channel go on plumb first, because every vinyl course takes its line from them.
Cumberland Center has smaller lots and more closely spaced neighborhoods than the rest of town. There, LP SmartSide lap gives a painted board wall in the color you choose.
Tight side walls are hardest to reach, so each is finished before the next opens; every LP cut end gets sealed.
A shipyard worked Broad Cove, on what is now the Foreside, from 1812 to 1859, and the area's older shore homes often need siding repair more than a full re-side.
We match the old exposure and profile, look behind the damage for rot, and blend the finish to the weathered wall.
Cumberland work falls into three kinds, often on the same house.
Cumberland's Code Enforcement FAQ says any interior or exterior alteration of a structure requires a building permit. We file it before the first wall is opened.
With your permission we open siding at a sill and a window, then gather any elevations or site plan the town asks for.
On work over $3,000, Maine's 10 MRSA §1487 calls for a signed written contract and holds the first payment to a third.
No second side opens until the first is sided; then we tour every wall with you and cart the old siding away.
You choose siding installation in Cumberland, ME by hiring the crew that pulls the permit, opens your wall and shows you the sheathing before new siding hides it. Set aside any quote that skips the permit Cumberland asks for on exterior alterations.
Near the water, ask about a Shoreland Zoning Permit, which the town requires for construction within 250 feet of a river, lake, stream or wetland under Maine's shoreland zoning rules.
On a pre-1978 shore or village home, ask how the crew meets the EPA's lead paint rules for renovation.
Cumberland owners who ask us about siding live everywhere from older Foreside shore homes to newer subdivision houses.
We work in all three charter areas: the Foreside between Route 1 and the bay, Cumberland Center, and West Cumberland out toward Windham.
The right season for a Cumberland re-side runs from spring thaw into fall; ask in winter so the permit is settled first.
Re-siding in Cumberland runs about $975 to $1,200 a square when the siding is vinyl, with LP SmartSide at $1,450 to $1,800, James Hardie fiber cement at $1,575 to $1,925 and cedar shingles at about $2,425. Every figure blends many quotes on houses like yours: a budget check, with your own number after the visit.
| House size | Vinyl | LP SmartSide | James Hardie | Cedar shingles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small20 to 25 squares | $19,500 to $30,000 | $29,000 to $45,500 | $31,500 to $48,500 | $48,500 to $60,500 |
| Medium25 to 32 squares | $24,000 to $38,500 | $36,000 to $58,000 | $39,000 to $62,000 | $60,500 to $77,500 |
| Large32+ squares | from $31,000 | from $46,500 | from $50,000 | from $77,500 |
Cumberland per-house averages, never a quote: old siding off, housewrap, flashing, trim and haul-away counted. Each square covers a hundred square feet of wall.
The costs that show up only after the old siding comes off are rotted sills, soft sheathing and unflashed windows. Height, tight side walls in the Center and heavy trim also push a Cumberland price up.
Covering the old layer makes sense when that layer is asbestos-cement shingle or lead-painted wood, safer sealed in than torn off, and it drops the tear-off cost. Over a soft or out-of-plane wall, it only hides damage.
This page lists no price for siding repair because only a visit shows how far rot runs, whether the old profile is still made and how high the work sits. If a patch would cover most of a wall, we suggest re-siding it.
When you ask about Cumberland siding, the first step is a visit to open the wall at a few spots, then a written price with the permit plan laid out.
