Siding Contractors in Elwood, NY

Siding for Elwood's Mid-Century Homes

Elwood is a small inland hamlet that shares its ZIP code with East Northport and sits between Huntington Station, Commack, and Greenlawn. Most of it was built in one push during the late 1950s and 60s, so the streets off Elwood Road, Cuba Hill Road, and Little Plains Road are full of splits, hi-ranches, ranches, and colonials of similar vintage, many on third and half-acre lots. A lot of them still wear their first aluminum or second-generation vinyl. AP Siding & Windows installs horizontal lap, insulated vinyl, vinyl shake, board and batten, cedar shake, and fiber cement, and we do a steady volume of straightforward re-sides in Elwood.

There is no water anywhere near Elwood, so salt is not a factor. What is a factor is sixty years of sun on south and west walls and sixty years of tree growth on the north sides. The first shows up as faded, brittle, buckled vinyl on the big flat side walls of hi-ranches. The second shows up as damp sheathing behind aluminum on shaded elevations. We respond with heavier or insulated vinyl hung with proper expansion room where the sun hits, and with house wrap, flashing, and ventilation where the shade sits. The flat grid streets make for easy staging and quick work.

Siding services we provide in Elwood

Siding replacement

Full tear-off to sheathing, repair of anything we find underneath, new water-resistive barrier, and new siding with trim. This is most of our Elwood work.

Siding repair

Storm damage, cracked or loose panels, and rot behind the siding. Worth doing when the rest of the wall has life left in it, and worth being honest about when it does not.

Insulated vinyl siding

Contoured foam backing that adds R-value across the studs, stiffens the panel and cuts outside noise.

Fiber cement siding

James Hardie and similar. The choice where profile and trim detail have to look right.

Cedar and cedar-profile siding

Natural cedar shake and clapboard for period homes, plus cedar-look vinyl and composite when you want the appearance without the maintenance.

Trim, soffit, fascia and gutters

Aluminum trim wrap on windows and doors, plus new soffit and fascia so the whole exterior finishes at the same time rather than in two visits a year apart.

What we would put on a Elwood house

• Insulated vinyl is what we recommend most often here, because it suits the post-war stock this town is full of. These houses were framed 2x4 with thin wall insulation, and the contoured foam backing adds R-value across the studs where the framing normally bleeds heat straight out. It also stiffens the panel, which matters on the long flat runs of a ranch or split where standard vinyl can read wavy.
• Fiber cement is the choice for the colonials and for the older houses where profile and trim detail have to look right. It holds a painted finish for years, will not soften in summer heat, and carries a Class A fire rating. It is heavier and needs a flat, sound nailing surface, which is part of why we tear off rather than go over.
• Standard vinyl still does the job on a defined budget, and modern fade-resistant panels in the right profile look considerably better than what went on these houses in 1991. On the shaded lots we will steer you away from the palest colours, because that is where the green cast shows worst.

What siding costs in Elwood

We do not quote over the phone, because phone numbers change once somebody actually looks at the house, and that is how homeowners end up with a price that moves after the contract is signed. What we can tell you is what drives the number.

Square footage and elevation count

A cape with four simple elevations prices very differently from a split level with dormers, gable returns and a bump-out.

Material

Standard vinyl, insulated vinyl and fiber cement sit at three different price points, and the gap widens on larger houses.

What is behind the old siding

On houses that were re-sided over the original material in the 80s or 90s, there is a real chance of sheathing repair once we tear off. We open a section during the estimate specifically so it does not become a change order later.

Trim scope

Whether you wrap the windows and doors and replace soffit and fascia at the same time. Doing it together costs less than doing it twice.

You get an itemized written price after we measure on site, and it does not change unless you change the scope.

Permits for siding work in Elwood

Exterior work here permits through the Town of Huntington, at Town Hall on Main Street. A building permit covers alteration and repair of a structure, and siding replacement sits inside that.

The part most homeowners do not know: the Town does not handle permits for the four incorporated villages inside its borders. Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor and Northport each have their own building officials and their own process. All four sit on the north shore coastline, so if your property is anywhere near the water it is worth confirming which side of a village line you are on before anyone files anything.

Huntington also runs an Architectural Review Board that looks at exterior changes in designated zones. It does not apply to most residential streets, but it does apply in parts of Huntington village, and finding that out after you have ordered material is an expensive way to learn it.

We confirm the jurisdiction for your address before we file. It takes five minutes and saves the kind of delay that pushes a spring job into summer.

How the job runs

1. One We come out, measure, and open a section of the existing siding so you can see what is behind it. No phone estimates.
2. Two You get an itemized written price with the material, colour, trim scope and expected schedule on it.
3. Three We confirm the permit authority for your address and file what is required.
4. Four Our own installers do the work. Tear-off to sheathing, any repairs, new water-resistive barrier, then siding and trim. Deliveries get staged neatly, the driveway stays usable, and we magnet-sweep for nails before we pull out each day.
5. Five Walkthrough with you before we call it finished.

Elwood at a Glance

ZIP

11731

Township

Town of Huntington

Permits

Town of Huntington Building Division

County

Suffolk County

Estimates

Free, in person, written price after measuring

Crew

In-house, based in East Northport

Elwood Streets and Landmarks

Elwood Road runs north and south through the center of the hamlet, with Elwood Middle School and the John Glenn High School campus nearby and 60s developments on both sides. Cuba Hill Road and Little Plains Road on the west lead toward Greenlawn and Huntington Station with similar housing. The streets near Elwood Park and the Manor Field area have splits and hi-ranches on grid lots. Jericho Turnpike forms the south edge, and the blocks just north of it are a bit older. Toward Pulaski Road on the north the lots are larger and more wooded. The Commack and Dix Hills lines are close on the east and south.

Elwood and the Streets Around It

We cover all of Elwood, from Jericho Turnpike north to Pulaski Road and from the Huntington Station side at Little Plains Road east to the Commack line. It is part of our home territory. East Northport, Commack, Greenlawn, and Dix Hills are all a few minutes away on the same crew route.

• East Northport, NY
• Commack, NY
• Greenlawn, NY
• Dix Hills, NY
• Huntington Station, NY
• Northport, NY

Frequently asked questions

What does it cost to re-side a hi-ranch in Elwood?

A hi-ranch has tall, mostly uninterrupted side walls, which means a lot of square footage but not much trim, so the material you choose weighs heavily. Vinyl is the lowest cost, insulated vinyl a bit more, and fiber cement the premium. Tear-off of one layer versus two also changes the labor. After measuring the house ourselves, we hand you a written price.

Who handles siding permits for Elwood?

Elwood is a hamlet in the Town of Huntington, so the Town's Building Division is the permit authority. Replacing siding with a similar material usually does not need a permit. If we replace sheathing, repair framing, remove asbestos-cement shingle, or alter a window opening, the Town may require a filing. We tell you up front which applies and take care of the paperwork.

What siding keeps Elwood's big sunny side walls from fading and buckling?

Those walls are where cheap vinyl fails first. We recommend heavier-gauge or insulated vinyl, which stays flat and holds color, installed with the right expansion gap at every fastener. Fiber cement is the upgrade if you want a painted look that does not move at all. On the shaded north walls behind the big trees we focus on drainage and house wrap so the sheathing stays dry.

How long does a siding job in Elwood take?

A vinyl re-side on a typical Elwood split or hi-ranch takes three to five working days. The flat lots and easy access help us move quickly. Fiber cement and homes with rotted sheathing behind the old aluminum take longer. Rain is the main thing that pushes a date. Because Elwood is minutes from our shop, there is no travel time eating into the day.

Can I have windows replaced during my Elwood siding project?

Yes. Many 60s Elwood homes have original aluminum sliders or wood double-hungs that have never sealed well. With the siding off we install double-hung, casement, slider, bay and bow, awning, basement, and custom-shape windows in vinyl or fiberglass and flash each one to the sheathing. It is one crew, one project, and a tighter wall than you get replacing windows from the outside later.

My Elwood house still has its original 1960s aluminum siding. Is it worth keeping as a base?

No. Aluminum dents, chalks, and traps moisture against the wall, and leaving it under new vinyl just hides problems. We remove it, inspect the sheathing, repair what is soft, wrap the wall, and install the new siding on a clean surface. Aluminum is recyclable and we haul it off. The removal and repair allowance is part of your written estimate from the start.

Why Elwood Homeowners Choose AP

• In-house crews. AP's own installers handle every Elwood re-side. The crew is ours, it is consistent, and it is the same group that works the East Northport streets next door.
• Written price after we measure. We measure the tall side walls and gables in person, check what is under the old aluminum, and give you a firm written number.
• Based nearby in East Northport. Elwood is directly adjacent to our home base. Most addresses are five minutes or less from the shop down Elwood Road or Cuba Hill Road.