James Hardie Siding Replacement in Orinda, CA 94563

The exterior of this Orinda home went from worn, aging siding to a crisp, modern envelope finished in Gray Slate. Our crew stripped the old cladding down to the studs, rebuilt the weather protection from the ground up, and reclad the main house in James Hardie fiber cement. The result is a clean, contemporary face with sharp white trim framing every window, door, and corner.

We installed James Hardie ColorPlus Lap Siding from the Statement Collection in Gray Slate, paired with Arctic White Hardie 5/4-by-4 trim at the openings and corners and 5/4-by-6 trim on the double garage doors. Behind the siding, the walls were wrapped in HardieWrap weather barrier, with Forti-Flash rubberized flashing sealing the window and door openings and metal z-flashing managing water at the horizontal joints. Once we opened the walls, our team inspected the structural members and repaired dry rot found inside the cavities before reframing for the new system. To finish, we painted the eaves, fascia, garage door, and foundation, and reinstalled the downspouts and house numbers we'd removed during the build.

Because this property sits in a wildfire-prone area, the work was completed to WUI compliance standards, and our siding crew handled the high walls and hard-to-reach sections with full safety equipment in place.

Key Details

Siding: James Hardie ColorPlus Lap, Statement Collection in Gray Slate

Trim: Arctic White Hardie 5/4-by-4 and 5/4-by-6

Moisture System: HardieWrap, Forti-Flash flashing, metal z-flashing

Structural Repair: Dry rot inspected and repaired inside the walls

Fire Compliance: WUI standards for the wildfire interface

Painting: Eaves, fascia, garage door, and foundation

With factory-baked ColorPlus finish and engineered fiber cement, this Orinda exterior is set up to hold its color and shrug off the elements for decades. If you're weighing a James Hardie re-side for your own home, reach out and let's talk through the look you're after.