Siding Replacement in Vancouver, WA

By wall area, usually in squares of 100 square feet. A contractor working in Camas and Vancouver prices siding at about $900 per square installed, plus about $300 per square when the old siding has to come off. Most houses fall between 15 and 25 squares, which puts a full tear-off and replacement at $18,000 to $30,000 for most homes.

Other local contractors price tear-off separately, at $1–$3 per square foot with dump fees, or $1,000–$3,000 depending on material and volume. The Vancouver, WA siding cost guide ranks the rest.

Often, water damage. Clark County crews keep finding the same three things: rot at the bottom course where siding was installed too close to grade, soft sheathing under windows that were never flashed correctly, and water damage on the north and west walls that took the weather. Get the rate for sheathing and rot repair in writing before work starts. The siding repair page covers what those repairs cost.

Not always. Vancouver's code exempts replacing siding on one- and two-family homes where no structural modification or repair is needed to the structural frame, including the wall sheathing, with one exception for certain projects under state law. Once sheathing or framing has to be repaired, the exemption no longer fits. The Vancouver, WA siding permit guide covers the nearby cities, which don't all follow the same rule.

Whether the old walls hold lead paint or asbestos. In Washington, anyone doing renovation, repair or painting work on pre-1978 homes needs the state's RRP certification, which exists to protect people from lead-based paint. And asbestos fibers can be found in materials in homes of all ages, so the regional clean air agency says to take precautions before you remodel, hire a contractor or disturb materials. The siding questions page has more on both.