About this project
The second story of this Clinton Township home on Tami Lane now wears dark charcoal vertical siding, and new gutters run along the roof edges. The first floor is painted white brick, so the house reads as two clear bands of color. We completed the siding and gutter work in July 2026.
The front view shows the upper wall with four windows set in black frames and a louvered vent near the peak. A covered porch with wood posts sits below. From the back, the same vertical panels wrap the second floor above a low roof, and the black edges along the eaves tie the two levels together.
What we did
- Installed dark charcoal vertical siding on the second-story walls
- Carried the siding up into both gables around the louvered vents
- Fitted the panels to the roof lines where the upper walls meet the lower roofs
- Installed new gutters along the roof edges
Where vertical siding meets a sloped roof
On this house, the upper walls rise straight out of a lower roof on more than one side. Every one of those joints is a place where water running down the roof hits a wall. Done right, flashing is tucked behind the siding so water is turned back onto the shingles instead of behind the panels. With vertical siding the bottom cut of each panel sits along that line, so the cuts need to be clean and even or the edge looks ragged from the street.
Vertical panels also shed water differently from lap siding. Water runs straight down the grooves to the bottom edge, so that edge needs to stay clear of the roof surface and be properly trimmed. A dark color makes the long vertical lines stand out against the white brick below, which gives the house its strong two-tone look.
Questions homeowners ask about vertical siding
Can vertical siding go on just one story?
Yes. It is common to side only the upper floor when the first floor is brick, as on this house. The siding stops at a trim line above the brick, and the brick below can be left as it is or finished separately.
Is the yard torn up during a siding job?
There is debris while the old material comes off, and the last photo shows tarps and buckets out during cleanup. Tarps around the work area catch most of it, old material is picked up as the crew goes, and a final sweep closes out the job. Expect ladders and stacked material near the house while the work is underway.
Do you work in Clinton Township?
Yes. Our office is on Hayes Road in Clinton Township, and we have completed more than 160 jobs in the township, including more than 40 siding jobs. Tami Lane is one of many streets on our Clinton Township siding page.
More photos from this job
See more of our siding replacement and gutter work, or call (844) 757-6543 for a free estimate.
