Delaminated panels on a Sunnyvale Eichler, rotted lap on a Willow Glen bungalow, swollen hardboard in Blossom Valley, split shingles in Old Mountain View, cracked Hardie on the newer townhomes: replaced in the same profile and finished so the street sees one wall.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs and replaces siding across San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Mountain View: the grooved panels of the Eichlers in Fairbrae, Cherry Chase and Monta Loma, the lap and shingle of the Craftsman and prewar homes in Willow Glen, Naglee Park, the Old Quad and Old Mountain View, the hardboard and wood lap of the postwar ranch tracts, and the fiber cement (Hardie) on the townhomes. Failed pieces are cut out, the paper and flashing behind them lapped so the wall drains, and new siding fitted in the same profile, primed on every face and finished to match. A licensed siding contractor (CSLB #1106209) and an EPA Lead-Safe Certified firm, from our office on Murphy Avenue in Sunnyvale, every repair priced in writing on the call: 408-916-4022.
From Willow Glen to the Eichler streets of Sunnyvale.
South Bay siding usually fails at the bottom and at the corners: where the downspout empties against an Eichler's facade, where a bungalow's planter meets the lap, where the sprinklers have soaked a ranch house's hardboard for forty years. We open only what has failed, check the sheathing behind it, match the groove spacing, the lap reveal or the shingle exposure, and carry the paint to a corner, so on a street of matching houses the repair does not stand out.
AFTERBEFORE
Eichler & Grooved Panels
Lap & Hardboard
Fiber Cement & Hardie
Craftsman Trim & Corners
Dry Rot & Termite Damage
Vinyl Siding Repair
Joints, Caulk & Paint
Walk-Through & WarrantyWe take these calls every week from Willow Glen to Mountain View. Text a photo and most siding repairs are priced on the call, in writing; when the soft spot may reach the sheathing, we look first and put the scope on paper before anything is scheduled.
Tell us what you see. Most repairs are priced in writing from the photo, with the profile and the permit question answered for your city.
Failed panels or boards come off, the sheathing and paper behind them are checked with a moisture meter, and the photos are yours first.
New siding in the same profile, primed on every face, flashed and caulked, painted or stained to the house and carried to a corner.
Every job is backed in writing by our workmanship warranty and done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
Eichlers use vertical grooved panels, painted or stained, on facades that are often windowless to the street. Craftsman and prewar homes use lap siding and wood shingle. The 1960s and 1970s ranch tracts often carry hardboard lap, which is smooth and swells at the bottom edge when it gets wet. Newer townhomes and homes use fiber cement. We name yours from a photo and tell you how it comes apart.
Repair, almost always: South Bay siding fails at the bottom, at downspouts and at corners, and the rest of the wall is sound. Hardboard is the exception. Once it has swollen along most courses of a wall it will not shrink back, and re-siding that face in primed wood or fiber cement of the same reveal is the lasting answer; we price both in writing.
On a street of matching tract houses or Eichlers, a repair shows when the groove spacing or the lap reveal is off, when the color is new against a faded wall, or when the panel joint lands in the wrong place. We match the spacing, line up the joints with the originals, and paint the face to a corner.
Carry the downspouts away from the walls, especially on an Eichler facade, keep the planter soil and the bark below the bottom of the siding, aim the sprinklers at the lawn, and recaulk the trim joints before the rains. A board this year is a wall in five.
The South Bay was built fast after the war, but it kept older streets and it built thousands of Eichlers. The prewar neighborhoods carry lap and shingle, the Eichler tracts carry grooved panels, the ranch tracts carry hardboard and wood lap, and the newer townhomes carry fiber cement. Each has its own way of failing.
Craftsman, Victorian and prewar homes with lap siding and wood shingle, trim close to the soil and a century of paint. The bottom courses rot behind planters and porch steps, shingles go under the gutters. These homes are older than 1978, so the paint is tested first and the work is done lead-safe by an EPA Lead-Safe Certified firm; landmark and conservation streets expect a repair in kind.
Post-and-beam homes from the 1950s and 1960s with grooved plywood or redwood panels, flat roofs that drain to a few downspouts, and facades that face the street with almost no windows. The panels delaminate where the downspouts empty and at the garage corners. Sunnyvale's Eichler design guidelines care about the front, so the repair keeps the grooves and the lines.
Ranch homes from the 1960s and 1970s with hardboard and wood lap, wood fascia and sprinklers along every wall, and the newer townhomes and condos with fiber cement. Hardboard swells at the bottom edge, fascia checks on the sunny side, and fiber cement cracks at nails and corners. Many are rentals, so the work is scheduled between tenants.
Repaired, nearly always. Siding here fails at the bottom, at the downspouts and at the corners, and the rest of the wall is sound. We cut out the failed pieces, check the paper and sheathing, fit matching material and finish it. Hardboard swollen along most of a wall is the exception; that face is re-sided in primed wood or fiber cement.
Yes. On an Eichler we match the groove spacing and land the joints where the originals were; on a bungalow we match the lap reveal or the shingle exposure and mill the profile if it is not stocked. The color is matched from a chip and carried to a corner. On a landmark or conservation street, or under Sunnyvale's Eichler guidelines, a repair in kind is the simple case.
It is priced on the call, in writing, from a photo. The number moves with how much siding has failed, whether the profile is stocked, what is behind it, and how much painting it takes to blend. The materials are named on the quote, with no percentage markups.
An unlicensed handyman may take a job only when labor and materials together come to less than one thousand dollars and no permit is needed (Business and Professions Code 7048, raised by AB 2622 in 2025). A wall of hardboard or a run of Eichler panels is usually past that line. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds a B general building license (CSLB #1106209), is bonded and insured, and the number checks on the CSLB site.
We name the siding, say whether your city's exempt list, a landmark street or the Eichler guidelines apply, and price it in writing.
Failed panels or boards come off, the sheathing and paper are read with a moisture meter, old paint is tested, and you get the photos.
Paper and flashing lapped so water runs out, new siding primed on every face, joints lined up with the originals, the downspout sent away from the wall.
Paint matched and carried to a corner, the site cleaned, the photos and the one-year workmanship warranty sent, a copy for the landlord's file.
San Jose lists its exempt projects in Municipal Code 24.02.110: surface improvements and minor repairs and replacements need no permit, while altering a wall or anything structural does. Sunnyvale publishes its own sheet of work that needs no permit and notes that exterior paint may need the Planning Division's approval. Mountain View's planning rules exempt an exterior repair that uses the same materials and design. Santa Clara publishes no list, so the state's ordinary-repair rule applies. Re-siding a wall is a permit everywhere.
Sunnyvale's Eichler design guidelines protect the look of the front, so a repair keeps the grooves and the lines. A San Jose landmark or a home in a landmark district needs a historic preservation permit before the outside changes, Naglee Park and Hanchett Park carry conservation guidelines, and Santa Clara's Old Quad and Mountain View's register review a change to the front; a matching repair needs nothing. Foothill lots in Almaden, Evergreen and Silver Creek inside the 2025 fire maps take a re-sided wall in an ignition-resistant material.
The prewar homes, the Eichlers and the ranch tracts were built before 1978 and may carry lead paint under the newer coats. Kaminskiy Care and Repair is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified firm: the paint is tested before boards are cut, the work area is contained and the cleanup is checked. Many South Bay homes are rentals, and in California siding that lets water in is a habitability item; we schedule around tenants and send photos for the owner's file.
On Murphy Avenue. Our South Bay crew works from Murphy Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale and covers San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Cupertino and Campbell. Call 408-916-4022, text a photo of the siding, or send the form, and we answer in under three rings. Since 2023 our technicians have completed 219 repair visits on 58 homes in San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Mountain View.
Can't find your answer? Call 408-916-4022 and ask us anything.
Call 408-916-4022Repaired, on most South Bay homes. The siding fails at the bottom courses, at the downspouts and at the corners while the rest of the wall stays sound. We cut out the failed pieces, check the paper and sheathing, fit new material in the same profile and finish it to match. A face is re-sided only when hardboard has swollen across it or the sheathing has failed, and we say so on the call.
Yes. Eichler siding is vertical and grooved, and the repair only disappears if the groove spacing matches and the panel joints land where the originals did. We cut back to sound material, fit new grooved panels, lap the paper behind them, carry the downspout away from the facade and paint or stain to match. Call 408-916-4022 or text a photo and we price it in minutes.
It is priced on the call, in writing, from a photo of the wall. The number moves with how much has failed, whether the profile is stocked or milled, what is behind it, and how much painting it takes to blend. A few boards at ground level is a small line; a wall of hardboard replaced in fiber cement is a larger one. Materials are named on the quote, with no percentage markups.
Not for a minor repair or replacement in kind: San Jose's Municipal Code 24.02.110 exempts minor repairs and replacements, and Sunnyvale's own sheet lists the work that needs no permit. Altering a wall, anything structural, or re-siding a whole face is a permit, and in Sunnyvale exterior paint can need the Planning Division's approval. We tell you which applies and pull the permit when one is needed.
Only a small job. California lets an unlicensed handyman take work when labor and materials together are less than one thousand dollars and no permit is needed (Business and Professions Code 7048, as raised by AB 2622 in 2025). A wall of hardboard or a run of Eichler panels passes that line. Kaminskiy Care and Repair is a licensed B general building contractor (CSLB #1106209), bonded and insured.
Hardboard swells when water gets into its bottom edge or a nail hole, and it does not go back. A few boards can be replaced in a matching lap reveal; when most of a wall has swollen, re-siding that face in primed wood or fiber cement is the lasting answer. We show you both prices in writing, with photos of what was behind the boards.
Prewar homes in Willow Glen, Naglee Park, the Old Quad and Old Mountain View carry lap and wood shingle that rot behind planters and under gutters. Eichlers carry grooved panels that delaminate at downspouts and garage corners. The 1960s and 1970s ranch tracts carry hardboard that swells at the bottom, and the townhomes carry fiber cement that cracks at nails. We tell you which you have on the call.
San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell and Los Gatos, from our office on Murphy Avenue in Sunnyvale. Call 408-916-4022 with the address and we confirm it on the call.
Tell us the city, the siding and roughly how much has failed. We'll call back with a price and a day. Calling is still the fastest way: 408-916-4022.
Eichler panels, lap and shingle matched and finished, a one-year workmanship warranty, from one licensed South Bay team.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
