Siding installation in Falmouth, ME means work on high-value houses, from Foreside estates above Casco Bay to substantial mid-century homes elsewhere in town. Owners here expect trim and corners as true as the boards, and so do we.
This page is for Falmouth homeowners weighing new siding, whether the house is an early-1900s Foreside estate or one of the town's larger mid-century homes. We strip the old siding, repair what sits behind it, and set cedar on the estates, fiber cement or LP SmartSide on later houses, and vinyl where the budget leads.
Because finish matters as much as material on these houses, our written scope names the corner style, trim profile and paint or stain, and we check each job with the town's Code Office first.
The figure to keep: in Falmouth, vinyl comes to roughly $975 to $1,200 per square on average, cedar shingles to roughly $2,425, both drawn from many quotes for budgeting, never a bid on your walls.
Falmouth homeowners ask more of their siding because the Foreside ranks among Maine's priciest places to own a house, where a crooked corner board shows. We set the finish standard at the first course.
We match Falmouth houses to three materials by age, setting and finish.
Cedar shingle siding is our first choice for the Foreside estates built as farmland gave way in the early 1900s. The 1912 Norton House on Foreside Road, by John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens, blends Shingle and Colonial Revival styles.
We weave corners or butt them to boards as the house had them, and prestain shingles for walls with little roof overhang.
James Hardie fiber cement gives newer Falmouth houses a clapboard look, primed for paint or factory finished with James Hardie's baked-on ColorPlus Technology.
Tidewater Farm's 50 homes have their own guidelines; the related Tidewater Village guidelines say cementitious clapboards may be acceptable, so we read the Farm's rules first.
LP SmartSide suits many mid-century Falmouth homes away from the water: engineered wood lap that takes paint like wood and averages less here than fiber cement. On bay-facing walls, we steer owners to cedar or fiber cement.
LP's instructions call for paint within 180 days and sealed cut edges, so the painter is booked with the install.
Every Falmouth re-side combines three services.
Falmouth's permit FAQ lists painting and similar finish work as needing no permit but leaves siding off that list. We confirm each job with the Code Office, which is closed Fridays.
We test sills and window heads, open siding where you allow, and list soft spots in the scope.
You sign before work begins, and the first payment stays within one third of the total.
We finish one elevation before opening the next, then walk the house with you.
The way to choose siding installation in Falmouth, ME is to judge each crew on what a fine house shows: corner boards, casings and courses that line up wall to wall. Get them in writing before comparing prices.
Early-1900s Foreside houses and mid-century homes alike predate 1978, which puts any work that disturbs their old paint under the EPA's lead-safe rule.
Under 10 MRSA §1487, Falmouth home construction over $3,000 takes a signed contract and a down payment of one third at most; every contract we write follows it.
Falmouth owners get the most from new siding when a Foreside wood wall or a mid-century home's first siding has started to split, cup or shed paint. Mid-renovation? We schedule around the other trades.
The Falmouth design guidelines known to address siding belong to the Tidewater district, split between its Village and Farm. The town lists no Foreside guideline, though the Norton House Historic District there is on the National Register.
A Falmouth siding job fits best from late spring into early fall, when paint and stain cure well. The town says permits generally issue within two weeks, so ask early.
New siding on a Falmouth house costs about $1,450 to $1,825 per square in LP SmartSide, with James Hardie higher at $1,575 to $1,925, vinyl lower at $975 to $1,200 and cedar shingles near $2,425. These bands average many Falmouth quotes, a budget test rather than a bid.
| 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 | $36,500 to $58,000 | $39,500 to $62,000 | $60,500 to $77,500 |
| Large32+ squares | from $31,000 | from $46,500 | from $50,500 | from $77,500 |
Falmouth averages from many quotes, never a bid, per 100 square feet of wall; tear-off, wrap, flashing, trim and haul-away included, hidden rot extra.
Beyond the material, a Falmouth price rises with what tear-off turns up, from wet sheathing to flashing that was never installed. Tall Foreside walls add more.
New siding over the old is an option in Falmouth on a sound, flat layer, usually cement-asbestos shingles or lead-painted clapboards, and it skips tear-off and disposal. LP requires a water-resistive barrier between old and new.
This page gives no repair price because each Falmouth repair turns on piece count, height, hidden rot and how closely the old siding matches; we price it from a visit. A patch that would never blend on a front wall means a re-side.
When you ask us about a Falmouth re-side, we visit, study each wall and put a price with the scope in writing. We take no deposit until a contract is signed.
