What Recladding a Block Home Involves, Done Right
Good siding over block is a system, not a surface. We start by mapping moisture: where irrigation hits the walls, where the grade slopes toward the slab, where old window flashing has failed. Problems get corrected first. Then the wall is furred, wrapped, and flashed so the new cladding sheds water as an assembly, with drainage paths that assume some rain will always get behind the surface, because in a climate fed by Gulf moisture and the damp air along Phillippi Creek, some always does.
From there, the material choice is yours, and we will walk you through the honest trade-offs:
- Fiber cement lap siding, crisp lines, rot-proof, termite-proof, with factory finishes that endure Sarasota sun
- Insulated vinyl, a continuous foam layer that improves comfort in rooms with west-facing walls and never needs paint
- Board-and-batten and shake accents that update a flat 1970s facade into something with real character
- New soffit and fascia in ventilated aluminum, closing out the rot cycle at the roofline for good
Estimates That Respect Your Intelligence
Our estimates are free, on-site, and specific. We probe the suspect areas with you watching, explain which cracks are cosmetic and which are pathways, and write a scope with named products and measured quantities. If your stucco genuinely has another decade in it with minor repairs, that is what we will tell you, we have completed more than 2,000 projects around Tampa Bay and Sarasota, and none of them came from talking someone into work they did not need.
The installation itself is covered by our 25-year workmanship warranty, a commitment that shapes how our crews flash a window head when no inspector is standing there. For homes this close to Siesta Key's salt breezes and the summer storm track, that install-day discipline is what separates siding that lasts from siding that merely starts well. If your walls are cracked, chalky, or overdue, let us come take an honest look.
