Siding Installation Cost in Boise

One of the most common siding projects Iron Crest handles in Boise involves North End Craftsman homes built between 1905 and 1940. These homes typically feature original fir or cedar lap siding, wide corner boards, decorative frieze boards at the roofline, and porch columns that have been painted numerous times over their lifetimes. By the time a homeowner calls us, the paint is failing, the wood is soft in multiple spots, and moisture has often reached the sheathing behind the siding in isolated areas. The project involves careful removal of existing siding, inspection and remediation of any sheathing damage, installation of a modern housewrap moisture barrier, and re-siding with James Hardie HardiePlank lap siding in a profile and width that matches the home's original detailing. Trim boards, corner boards, and frieze details are reproduced in HardieTrim to maintain the architectural character that makes North End homes so desirable. The result looks period-appropriate from the street while delivering modern moisture protection and a 30-year warranty on the fiber cement substrate.

Bench-area ranch homes built in the 1950s through 1970s were frequently resided in the 1990s with the vinyl products popular at that time. Three decades of Boise's UV and heat have left these vinyl installations faded, brittle, and in some cases actively pulling away from the wall framing at the top course. These projects involve removing the aged vinyl (and often the original wood siding underneath, which acts as a time capsule of deferred moisture issues), addressing any sheathing damage, and installing LP SmartSide lap siding or panel siding depending on the home's original profile. LP SmartSide's engineered wood substrate handles Boise's thermal cycling significantly better than vinyl while offering a more natural aesthetic that suits the horizontal Ranch style. The borate treatment in LP SmartSide also provides protection against the occasional carpenter ant pressure that Boise Bench properties near the greenbelt experience.

West Boise subdivisions built in the 1990s and 2000s frequently used T1-11 plywood siding on gable ends and standard vinyl lap siding on the main body of the home. Hail events — more common in Boise's spring transition season when cold air masses collide with warming desert air — can crack vinyl siding and dent T1-11 at points of impact. Insurance-covered partial replacements are a meaningful segment of our West Boise work. These projects typically involve replacing the damaged sections or elevations with a compatible product, navigating the color-match challenge of finding a current product that approximates discontinued 20-year-old colors, and coordinating with insurance adjusters on scope. When color matching is impractical, we often recommend a whole-home upgrade to a fiber cement product at the homeowner's cost delta — the insurance payout covers the base scope while the homeowner invests the difference in a material upgrade.

Harris Ranch and the broader SE Boise growth corridor contain many homes built after 2005 that were originally sided with builder-grade products — thin vinyl lap, T1-11 gable accents, and minimal trim detailing. As these homes enter their second decade, owners looking to differentiate their property in a competitive resale market increasingly invest in a full siding upgrade that brings the home's exterior to a higher standard. These projects typically combine James Hardie lap siding on the main body with Hardie panel or board-and-batten accents on gable ends, creating the mixed-texture look that dominates current design trends in the Treasure Valley. Dark color palettes — Hardie's Iron Gray, Cobblestone, and Boothbay Blue — are particularly popular in the SE Boise market and photograph exceptionally well for listing photos.

A subset of Boise homes — particularly those built in the late 1970s and early 1980s — feature cedar shake siding that was fashionable at the time. After 40+ years, cedar shake in Boise's climate shows cupping, splitting, and moss growth in north-facing exposures. Fire risk is also a consideration in a region where wildfire advisories have become a routine part of summer. Replacing cedar shake with James Hardie's HardieShingle product delivers the same visual texture with Class A fire resistance, zero organic content to feed mold or insects, and a product that will not cup, split, or require the annual pressure washing that keeps cedar shake presentable. These projects are technically detailed because shake removal and proper flashing integration at penetrations and corners requires experience with the original installation patterns.