Clinton Township is our home base. The photos below come from two Clinton Township siding replacements. One set shows a Tudor-style gable over a garage. The other shows the back of a two-story home. The brick is different in each set (red on one, tan on the other), so these are two separate houses, and we describe each one only by what the camera caught.
What we did
A Tudor-style garage gable, finished in shake-style siding
In the before photo, the gable above the two-car garage has a Tudor look: light, textured panels divided by painted brown-gray boards, including two curved boards that meet in the middle. Red brick frames the garage opening on both sides, and the garage door is a wood-tone door with arched window lites. The edge of the roof overhang is trimmed with the same painted boards.
In the after photo, the panels and trim boards are gone. The full gable is now covered in shake-style siding in a warm taupe-brown, laid in staggered rows so it reads like cedar shakes. The rake edge is wrapped in light-colored trim, and the underside of the overhang is closed with vented soffit panels. The shake siding continues below the old horizontal beam line as well.
The back of a two-story home, from painted vertical boards to blue lap siding
The second before photo shows the rear of a two-story house. The lower level is tan brick with a sliding patio door. The upper level sticks out past the brick over the patio, and it is covered in pale tan vertical board siding, like the tall gable wall beside it. The downspouts are tan too.
After the job, the upper story and gable are covered in deep blue horizontal siding with a Dutch lap profile, which gives each course a crisp double shadow line. The windows are wrapped in wide white trim. The underside of the overhang and the eaves are finished in light vented soffit, the fascia is wrapped in white, and the downspouts in the after photo are white instead of tan. The brick was left as it was.
Photos don’t show product lines or color names, so we won’t guess them here. If you like either look, ask us and we’ll bring samples to your estimate.
Why it matters for Michigan homes
Both houses started with painted board-and-panel finishes, and both ended with low-maintenance siding and wrapped trim. That matters in Michigan for a few plain reasons:
- Paint is the only thing protecting painted wood. When paint wears through, wood and wood-based panels can soak up water. Our winters freeze and thaw over and over, which is hard on anything that stays damp.
- Trim is where water gets in. Siding sheds rain, but the edges around windows, corners and roof lines are the weak spots. Wrapping those areas neatly matters as much as the siding itself.
- Soffit does more than look finished. Vented soffit lets outside air into the attic, which is one half of a balanced attic ventilation system. Good ventilation helps keep the roof deck dry and helps cut down on ice dams.
- Less upkeep. Vinyl siding never needs painting, and factory-finished products hold their color far longer than a brush-on coat of paint.
Want to compare materials? See our siding options, including vinyl, James Hardie fiber cement and cedar shake-style siding.
Thinking about a similar project?
If your home has tired painted siding, dated trim or a gable you’ve never liked, we can show you what it could look like. Estimates are free, and financing is available on approved credit through our financing partners. You can also see more local work on our Clinton Township siding page.
Call (844) 757-6543 or request a free siding estimate online.