Siding That Starts With What's Behind It
Siding installation in Carrollton for homes where aging exterior cladding is concealing sheathing damage or water infiltration behind the wall surface
What's underneath failing siding often determines more about the project than the siding material itself. On homes built across DFW in the late twentieth century—particularly those finished with hardboard lap siding or older vinyl profiles common in Farmers Branch and Lewisville neighborhoods from that era—the sheathing and framing behind the cladding frequently absorbed moisture at seams, window corners, and bottom courses over decades of exposure. Texan Pro Builders installs siding on homes in Carrollton and throughout DFW as part of its exterior remodeling work, and the crew removes existing siding and inspects what's underneath before any new material is measured or cut.
After the existing cladding is stripped, the sheathing and wall framing are evaluated and any rot or moisture-damaged sections are repaired before new housewrap, flashing, and siding go on. Trim, housewrap installation, and cleanup are included in the scope so the finished exterior is fully sealed when the crew leaves. Where a siding project overlaps with roof edge or trim repairs, Texan Pro Builders coordinates those in a single project to avoid the flashing and sequencing gaps that occur when exterior work is split across separate contractors.
Arrange a siding evaluation to identify what's behind the existing cladding and what the full exterior scope should include before new material is selected.
What Siding Installation Actually Accomplishes
New siding on its own doesn't address what caused the old siding to fail—that answer is usually found in the housewrap condition, the flashing at windows and penetrations, and the state of the sheathing underneath. The removal phase is where those conditions become visible, and the decision about what to repair before new siding is installed has to be made at that point rather than deferred. Texan Pro Builders treats the inspection of the wall assembly during demo as a required step, not an optional one, because installing new siding over damaged sheathing or missing housewrap produces the same failure cycle on a shorter timeline.
Once new siding is installed with correct housewrap, flashing at all openings, and properly lapped courses, what you notice is an exterior wall that doesn't show soft spots or flex when pressed, window and door frames that sit tight without gaps at the casing-to-siding joint, and a bottom course that terminates correctly above grade without contact with soil or mulch. Those are the observable indicators of a correctly installed assembly rather than a surface-level replacement.
The scope Texan Pro Builders quotes covers siding removal, sheathing inspection and repair, housewrap, new siding installation, trim, and cleanup—the items that make up a complete exterior job rather than a cosmetic swap of the outermost layer. Material selection affects the quote, and the crew walks through the options relevant to the existing wall assembly before a final material decision is made.
Common Questions About This Service
Siding replacement on homes with existing wall assemblies built to older standards involves decisions about what gets repaired underneath before new material is installed. The questions below address how that process works and what to expect at each stage.
How is sheathing damage identified once the old siding is removed?
The crew checks for soft spots, discoloration, and delamination across the sheathing face, paying particular attention to the areas below windows, at outside corners, and along the bottom course where water is most likely to have tracked behind the siding over time.
What does housewrap do in a siding assembly and why does it matter?
Housewrap acts as a drainage plane that allows vapor to pass outward while blocking bulk water from reaching the sheathing—if the existing housewrap is torn, absent, or lapped incorrectly at seams and openings, new siding installed over it will face the same moisture path the old siding created.
How is flashing handled at window and door openings during a siding replacement?
Window and door openings are reflashed before new siding is installed, with sill flashing set first, then head flashing that laps over the top of the opening—skipping this step is the most common source of water infiltration that shows up inside the wall years after a siding job is finished.
When should a siding project be coordinated with roof edge or trim repairs?
If the fascia, soffit, or roof edge trim is failing alongside the siding, handling them in the same project allows the flashing sequence to be set correctly from the top of the wall down—doing them separately means one contractor's work has to lap over the other's, which creates seam and termination points that are difficult to flash correctly after the fact.
What determines where the bottom course of new siding terminates?
The bottom course should terminate at a point that keeps the siding material clear of direct grade contact or moisture wicking from mulch and soil—on homes where the existing siding ran close to grade, the new installation may require adjusting the starter strip height and adding a weep screed to manage drainage correctly.
Texan Pro Builders also installs siding in Farmers Branch, Coppell, Addison, Lewisville, and Dallas. To get a written scope that covers both the new material and what may need to be addressed underneath it, call Texan Pro Builders at (469) 456-4973 to schedule an exterior evaluation.