Matching, not installation
Vinyl, fiber cement, and other cladding repairs or replacements
The Exterior Desk is a matching service, not a contractor. If we have a local partner in your area, we recommend one. You decide whether to hire them. Free for homeowners.
Photo: Erik Mclean. Illustrative, not a project we completed.
Wind, hail, and years of freeze-thaw can crack, loosen, or discolor siding long before a homeowner is ready for a full reclad. The Exterior Desk recommends one locally owned contractor when we have someone who covers your area. We are not the installer.
Lakeshore neighborhoods in Lorain and western Cuyahoga take more wind-driven rain. Inland cities still see impact marks after hail and warped or brittle vinyl after many Ohio winters. Fiber cement and wood trim have their own moisture and paint issues on older Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown houses. A good contractor will look at the wall, the wrap, and the trim — not just quote a square-foot number from the curb.
Sometimes a few courses, a corner post, or a run of water-damaged trim is the honest job. Sometimes a wall is at the end of its life. We ask you to describe what you see and, if you can, upload a photo. We do not inspect the house ourselves. The contractor you are matched with should walk the property and put the scope in writing.
We will not pretend to be a siding company, invent reviews, or promise insurance will 'cover a whole-house reclad.' If a claim is involved, talk to your insurer. We only make an introduction.
FAQ
If we have someone in our network who covers your ZIP, a person at the desk will recommend one local contractor. We do not sell your request to a list of companies. There is no fee for a homeowner to request a recommendation. A recommendation is not a contract, and we do not guarantee the work.
A person at the desk personally knows, or has worked with, every professional we recommend, and we recommend one at a time. We confirm liability insurance and city or state registration or license, look at reviews and past customer feedback, and follow up after the job. For public adjusters and attorneys, we verify licenses with the State of Ohio; for appraisers, we confirm registration or license where it applies. We do not sell your request to a list of companies, and we will tell you if we do not have someone for your ZIP or situation. We do not invent licenses or ratings. The full account is on the How we pick our pros page.
There is no fee for a homeowner to request a recommendation. You can hire the person we recommend, or anyone else, or no one.
We publish city pages and city-specific service pages across Northeast Ohio. Coverage still depends on whether we have a partner who covers your ZIP. If your town is nearby but not listed, send the ZIP anyway.
Along the lake and inland