"Siding is the weather jacket for your house. Install it wrong once, and you chase leaks for 20 years."
Vinyl, fiber cement, wood, and aluminum siding installation and repair for Brooklyn and Queens homes. We tear off failing siding, fix rot and moisture damage underneath, install a proper house wrap, and hang new siding the right way, with the right fasteners, the right overlap, and the right trim. Lifetime grade materials. No shortcuts.
Siding is the exterior cladding that protects your home from rain, wind, snow, and UV. It sits over a weather resistive barrier (house wrap) and a ventilated drainage gap, and it is what actually keeps your insulation dry and your framing intact. Done right, good siding lasts 30 to 50 years. Done wrong, it traps moisture and rots the wall from the inside out.
Brooklyn homes have just about every type of siding you can find, vinyl on post-war frame houses, fiber cement on newer construction, clapboard on Victorians, aluminum on mid century homes, and stucco over frame throughout the borough. Each needs different repair techniques and different installation details to handle NYC winters and summer humidity.
The single biggest siding mistake we see on Brooklyn homes: siding installed directly over old siding, with no house wrap, no vented rainscreen, and nails driven too tight. That traps water. MLM Construction Group does full tear-offs, fixes any rot underneath, installs modern weather barrier, and hangs new siding the way the manufacturer specifies.
⚡ NYC Residential Code
NYC residential code requires a proper drainage plane behind siding, a WRB (water resistive barrier) that meets ASTM E2357, and correct fire rated assemblies for zero lot line installations. We handle DOB permits on full tear-off jobs and deliver paperwork for insurance and resale.
Low maintenance, affordable, and installed correctly it lasts 30+ years. We install Mastic, CertainTeed, and Royal vinyl lines, insulated options for energy savings. Nails driven to spec so the panels can expand and contract.
Premium fiber cement: fire resistant, pest proof, and holds paint for 15+ years. We are a certified Hardie installer and follow their HardieZone install manual exactly. Lifetime structural warranty on the material.
For landmark Brooklyn neighborhoods and historic frame homes. Factory primed tight knot cedar, proper 1-inch overlap, stainless ring shank nails. Back primed every piece before install, critical for longevity in NYC weather.
Still common on 1950s: 70s Brooklyn homes. We patch dents, replace failed panels, and match colors where possible. If it is past saving we strip it and upgrade to modern fiber cement or vinyl.
Under every siding tear-off there is a surprise. We inspect the sheathing, replace rotten plywood or OSB, treat any mold, and re sheath before the new WRB goes on. Fix the cause before hanging the cover.
Proper trim is what separates a professional siding job from a hack job. We install matching or contrasting corner boards, window and door trim, soffit ventilation, and fascia wraps. All aluminum wrapped or PVC for zero rot.
Vinyl siding nailed tight to the sheathing cracks when the panels expand in summer heat. Fiber cement nailed wrong splits along the fastener. Most siding failures trace back to installers who rushed and drove nails flush, a rookie mistake that voids every manufacturer warranty.
Vinyl panels need to hang loose, fasteners in the center of the nail slot, 1/32" gap between head and panel. Fiber cement needs blind nailing above the nail line. We follow every manufacturer spec, every time. That is what makes a 30-year warranty mean something.
We do not "side over" old siding. We strip to the sheathing, inspect for rot, replace failed plywood, install new WRB (Tyvek CommercialWrap or ZipWall), tape every seam, and install a vented rainscreen where climate requires. Then we hang new siding. That is how you get 40 years.
We install James Hardie, Mastic, CertainTeed, and cedar siding to full manufacturer spec with warranty qualifying details. You get a written scope, clear pricing, and a siding job that still looks good in 2050.