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How to Choose a Siding Contractor in Kitchener

How to choose a siding contractor in Kitchener — the questions that show whether they'll get the weather barrier and flashing right, which is the part you'll never see again.

Good siding is mostly invisible. The panels are the easy part; the barrier, flashing and trim behind them decide whether the wall is dry in thirty years. Here's what to ask before you hire in Kitchener.

Questions worth asking

• What goes on before the siding? A named house wrap or drainable barrier, taped seams, flashing at every opening. "We wrap it" isn't an answer.
• Do you take the old siding off? Only yes is acceptable. Siding over siding hides rot and skips the barrier.
• What if the sheathing is rotten? Expect an allowance in the quote and a per-sheet price for repairs.
• How do you fasten vinyl? Hung loose so it can move. Nailed tight, it buckles by the first hot week.
• Insurance and WSIB? Ask for the certificates — siding is ladder and scaffold work.
• Is the quote itemized? Removal, disposal, barrier, siding, trim, soffit and fascia, and the rot allowance as separate lines.
• Have you done a house like mine? A Victoria Park heritage home and a Doon South two-storey are different jobs.

Red flags

• A quote from the truck without measuring
• Siding straight over existing siding
• No written quote, cash only, or a large deposit up front
• No mention of trim or flashing
• A price far below the rest with nothing to explain it

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