Mossy shingles on an Old Town cottage, rotted cedar lap beside a Westlake deck, soft vertical cedar on a Palisades hillside, cracked fiber cement panels in Happy Valley: replaced to match the wall, lapped into new paper, stained or painted to blend.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs and replaces siding across Lake Oswego, Tigard, Happy Valley and the Clackamas side: the cedar shingle and lap of the Old Town and First Addition cottages, the stained cedar bevel siding of the Westlake and Lake Grove streets, the vertical tongue-and-groove cedar of the Palisades and Forest Highlands hillsides, the T1-11 of the 1960s and 1970s Tigard and Clackamas tracts, and the fiber cement (Hardie) on the newer Happy Valley homes. We cut out what has rotted, find the water that did it, lap new paper and flashing behind the repair and fit siding to the original profile, stained or primed on every face. Licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB #252813), priced in writing on the call: 503-912-7872.
Old Town to Happy Valley, the lake to the hills.
Around the lake and up the hills the houses wear cedar, and cedar weathers: the shingles go silver, the lap goes gray, the vertical boards go dark at the bottom where the needles and the soil pile up. A repair has to blend with a wall that has aged for decades, so we match the exposure, the bevel or the board width, stain the new wood to the weathered tone, and lap it into new paper and flashing so the winter rain drains out of the wall instead of into it.
AFTERBEFORE
Cedar Shingle & Shake
Cedar Bevel Lap
Vertical Cedar & T1-11
Fiber Cement & Hardie
Rot, Ants & Dampwood Termites
Paper, Flashing & Drainage
Joints, Trim & Sealant
Walk-Through & WarrantyThese are the calls we take every week from Old Town to Happy Valley, most of them once the rain returns. Send a photo and most repairs are priced on the call, in writing; when the wood may be soft into the sheathing, we look first and write the scope down before anything is scheduled.
We name the siding, check whether the house is on the landmark list or in an association, and price the repair in writing.
The soft boards or shingles come off, the sheathing is read with a moisture meter, and you see where the water came from.
New siding to the original profile, lapped into new paper and flashing, stained or primed on every face to blend with the wall.
Every job is backed in writing by our workmanship warranty and done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
The cottages of Old Town, First Addition and Lakewood carry cedar shingle and lap from the 1920s to the 1950s. The Westlake and Lake Grove streets of the 1970s to the 1990s carry stained cedar bevel siding and some hardboard. The hillside contemporaries of the Palisades and Forest Highlands carry vertical tongue-and-groove cedar. Older Tigard and Clackamas tracts carry T1-11, and the newer Happy Valley homes carry fiber cement. We name yours from a photo.
Cedar is worth repairing: it fails where the water sits, at the base, beside the decks and under the gutters, and the rest of the wall has decades left. T1-11 that has delaminated across a wall and hardboard swollen on every course are better re-sided, and a re-side in Oregon goes on with a drainage space behind it. We price both in writing.
New cedar is pink and tan; the wall beside it may be silver or deep brown. A repair that stands out was usually left raw or stained the original color. We match the stain to the weathered tone of the wall, so the patch reads as part of it from the first day.
Clean the gutters after the firs drop their needles, keep the deck boards and the soil clear of the siding, scrape the moss off the north and uphill walls, carry the downspouts away, and restain cedar every few years before it goes soft. A course this year is a wall in five.
Lake Oswego and its neighbors are cedar country: shingled cottages by the lake, stained lap on the west-side streets, vertical cedar on the hillsides, and T1-11 and fiber cement in the tracts around them. Tall firs, steep lots and nine wet months decide where each wall fails.
Cottages and houses from the 1920s to the 1950s in cedar shingle and lap, some on the water and about seventy on the city's Landmark Designation List. The bottom courses go black and soft by the planting beds and the downspouts. The city's own guide says minor repairs using identical materials need no application, which is how we repair them, and every house here predates 1978, so the paint is tested and the work follows Oregon's renovation rules.
Stained cedar bevel lap from the 1970s to the 1990s on the west side, and vertical tongue-and-groove cedar on the steep hillside lots under tall firs. Lap rots at the ends beside the decks; vertical boards go soft on the uphill side where the needles and soil pile against them. Mountain Park and Westlake have associations that rarely need a form for a stained-to-match repair.
1960s and 1970s tracts in T1-11 and lap around central Tigard and the Clackamas town center, and newer association streets in Happy Valley and on Bull Mountain with fiber cement and siding put up before Oregon's moisture rules. Each city, and the county for the unincorporated streets, runs its own counter under the same statewide code.
Mostly. Cedar fails where the water sits, and the rest of the wall stays sound for decades. We cut back to sound wood, splice or weave in new pieces, and stain them to the weathered tone. Where the sheathing behind is soft we show you before going further, and price a repair next to a re-side in writing.
About seventy Lake Oswego properties are on the city's Landmark Designation List, many in Old Town and First Addition. The city's guide says ordinary maintenance and minor repairs using identical materials and appearance need no application, and painting a painted surface needs no approval; replacing original material with something different does. We check the address and keep the repair identical.
We price it in writing from a photo before anything is scheduled. The number depends on how much has failed, whether the shingle or the profile is stocked, how steep the lot and how high the wall, what the moisture meter finds, and how much staining it takes to blend. Materials are on the quote, with no percentage markups.
Oregon requires a Construction Contractors Board license for anyone paid to repair or improve a home; the only carve-out is a casual, minor job by someone who is not in the business and does not advertise. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813, bonded and insured, and the license checks on the CCB site.
We name the siding, check the landmark list and the association, and price the repair in writing, the water fix included.
Rotted shingles or boards come off to sound wood, the sheathing is read with a moisture meter, paint on an older house is tested, and you get the photos.
Paper and flashing lapped so water runs out, new cedar or fiber cement fitted to the profile, every cut end sealed, set clear of the soil.
Stained or painted to blend, the moss and needles cleared, the photos and the one-year workmanship warranty sent.
Lake Oswego's Building Department, Tigard's Building Division, Happy Valley's Building Division and Clackamas County all administer Oregon's statewide residential code, which exempts repair or replacement of siding that is not required to be fire-resistant and asks no application for an ordinary repair with like materials. A rotted beam, a post that carries a deck over thirty inches or framing behind the wall is where the permit starts, and we say so.
About seventy Lake Oswego properties are designated landmarks. The city's guide treats ordinary maintenance and minor repairs with identical materials and appearance as needing no application; replacing historic material with something different does need review. Mountain Park, Westlake, the Happy Valley associations and the Bull Mountain streets rarely need a form for a repair stained or painted to match, and we write the specification when one is needed.
A re-sided wall in Oregon goes on with a drainage space behind the siding; a repaired section is a repair. Oregon requires a CCB license for paid home repair, and Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813. Oregon runs its own lead-based paint renovation program, so on a house built before 1978 the paint is tested first and the work follows the state's renovation rules: contained, bagged and cleaned to that standard.
Near Kruse Way. Our south-metro crew works from Centerpointe Drive in Lake Oswego, off Kruse Way and I-5, and covers Lake Oswego, Tigard, Happy Valley, West Linn and Clackamas. Call 503-912-7872, send a photo of the siding, or use the form. A person answers Monday to Friday, 8 to 4:30. Since 2024 our technicians have completed 254 repair visits on 113 homes in Lake Oswego, Tigard, Happy Valley and Clackamas.
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Call 503-912-7872Cedar can almost always be repaired. It rots where the water sits, at the base of the wall, beside decks and under gutters, while the rest of the wall stays sound. We cut back to sound wood, weave in new shingles or splice new lap or boards, lap them into new paper and flashing, and stain them to the weathered tone. A face is re-sided only when the sheathing behind it has failed.
Not for siding repair or replacement that is not required to be fire-resistant: Oregon's statewide residential code exempts it, and Lake Oswego, Tigard, Happy Valley and Clackamas County all work from that code. Framing, a rotted beam or a deck post over thirty inches is permit work. A designated landmark needs no application for a minor repair in identical materials.
We price it in writing from a photo before anything is scheduled. How much has failed, whether the shingle or the bevel is stocked, how steep the lot is, what the moisture meter finds behind the wall, and how much staining it takes to blend all move the number. A dozen shingles beside a downspout is a small line; a hillside wall of vertical cedar is a larger one. No percentage markups.
Only with a Construction Contractors Board license. Oregon requires one for anyone paid to repair or improve a home, and exempts only a casual, minor job by someone who is not in the business and does not advertise. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813, bonded and insured. Call 503-912-7872 or send a photo.
By staining it to the wall, not to the original color. New cedar is pink and tan; a wall that has weathered for decades is silver or deep brown. We match the exposure or the bevel, then stain the new wood to the weathered tone so it reads as part of the wall from the first day, and the two age together from there.
Yes. The city's guide treats ordinary maintenance and minor repairs using identical materials and appearance as needing no application, so we repair a landmark's shingle or lap in the same cedar, the same exposure and the same finish, and photograph before and after. Replacing the original material with something different is the case that needs review, and we tell you if a wall is near that line.
Old Town and First Addition cottages carry cedar shingle and lap that rot at the base and by the downspouts. Westlake and Lake Grove homes carry stained cedar bevel that rots beside the decks. Hillside contemporaries carry vertical cedar that goes soft on the uphill side. Older Tigard and Clackamas tracts carry T1-11 that delaminates, and newer Happy Valley homes carry fiber cement that cracks at nails and corners.
Lake Oswego, West Linn, Tigard, Tualatin, Happy Valley, Clackamas, Oak Grove, Milwaukie and Bull Mountain, from our office on Centerpointe Drive. Call 503-912-7872 with the address and we confirm it on the call.
Tell us the street, the siding and where the soft spots are. We'll call back with a written price and a date. Calling is still the fastest way: 503-912-7872.
Shingle, lap and vertical cedar matched, lapped and stained to the wall, a one-year workmanship warranty, CCB #252813.
We answer Monday to Friday, 8 to 4:30.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
