Mossy cedar lap on an east-side bungalow, delaminated T1-11 under the firs, swollen hardboard on the 1990s streets of Hillsboro, split shingles under an overflowing gutter: replaced in the same profile and lapped into the wall so the rain runs out instead of in.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs and replaces siding across Portland, Beaverton and Hillsboro: the painted cedar lap and shingle of the east-side bungalows and foursquares in Sellwood, Hawthorne, Irvington and Alberta, the T1-11 of the 1960s and 1970s split-levels in Cedar Mill and Raleigh Hills, the hardboard and composite lap of the 1990s streets around Tanasbourne and Orenco, and the fiber cement (Hardie) on the newer homes. We pull what has gone soft, find where the water got in, lap new paper and flashing behind the repair, and fit siding in the same profile, primed or stained on every face. Licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB #252813), bonded and insured, every repair priced in writing on the call: 971-571-5787.
East-side bungalows, west-side split-levels, the newer streets.
Portland siding rots from behind and below. A gutter full of fir needles spills down the wall, a downspout empties at the foundation, moss holds the wet on the north side, and the bottom courses sit in it from October to June. A new board alone will not last if the water still has its way in, so we find the path, fix the gutter or the flashing or the grade, lap new paper behind the repair, and fit cedar, T1-11 or fiber cement that matches the wall.
AFTERBEFORE
Cedar Lap & Shingle
T1-11 & Plywood Panels
Fiber Cement & Rainscreen
Fascia, Gutters & Trim
Rot, Ants & Dampwood Termites
Paper, Flashing & Drainage
Paint, Stain & Moss
Walk-Through & WarrantyWe take these calls all year, and most of them from October to June. A photo is usually enough to price the repair in writing on the call; when the soft wood may reach the sheathing or the sill, we come look first and put the scope on paper.
We name the siding, tell you whether a historic district or an association has a say, and price the repair in writing.
The soft boards come off, the sheathing and sill are read with a moisture meter, and we show you where the water got in before anything new goes on.
The gutter, the flashing or the grade fixed, new paper lapped in, siding fitted to the profile, primed or stained on every face.
Every job is backed in writing by our workmanship warranty and done by a Kaminskiy-certified, background checked technician.
East-side bungalows and foursquares from before 1940 carry painted cedar lap and cedar shingle over fir sheathing. The 1960s and 1970s split-levels and ranches on the west side carry T1-11, a grooved plywood sheet that also braces the wall. Many 1990s homes carry hardboard or composite lap, put up before Oregon tightened its moisture rules, and newer homes carry fiber cement over a drainage space. We name yours from a photo.
Repair, when the rot is local: a corner, the bottom courses, the wall under a bad gutter. Re-side a face when the T1-11 has delaminated across it, when hardboard has swollen on every course, or when the sheathing behind it is soft. A re-sided wall goes on to Oregon's moisture rules, with a drainage space behind the siding, and we price it next to the repair in writing.
A board that is not lapped into the paper behind it sends the rain into the wall, a cut end left unprimed wicks water all winter, and a repair under a gutter that still overflows is the next repair. We lap every piece, prime every cut, and fix the gutter or the downspout as part of the same job.
Clean the gutters after the firs drop their needles and again before the heavy rains, carry the downspouts away from the foundation, scrape the moss off the north walls, keep the soil and the bark six inches below the bottom course, and trim the branches back so the wall can dry. A board this year is a wall in five.
Portland was built in wood and is still mostly wood on the outside: cedar on the old east side, T1-11 on the postwar west side, hardboard on the nineties streets, fiber cement on the newest. What every wall shares is the rain, nine months of it, and the firs that drop needles into every gutter.
Craftsman bungalows and foursquares from the 1900s to the 1940s in painted cedar lap and shingle, with fir trim and front porches. The bottom courses rot beside the porch steps and the downspouts, the shingles go under the gutters. Irvington, Ladd's Addition and the other historic and conservation districts treat a board replaced in kind as maintenance. These houses predate 1978, so the paint is tested and the work follows Oregon's lead-based paint renovation rules.
Split-levels and ranches from the 1950s to the 1970s in T1-11 and cedar lap, many under tall Douglas firs, on lots where the side yard never dries. The panels delaminate along the bottom edge, the moss holds the wet, and the fascia rots behind gutters packed with needles. Because T1-11 often braces the wall, a rotted panel is replaced, not patched.
Homes and townhomes from the 1990s and 2000s, many with hardboard or composite lap put up before Oregon's moisture rules, and the newest streets with fiber cement over a drainage gap. The older ones swell at the bottom edges and under the windows; associations set the colors. A section repaired like for like is a repair; a re-side goes on with the drainage space.
Usually. Portland siding fails where the water is, at the base, under the gutters and on the north walls, and the rest of the wall is sound. We open the worst spot, read the sheathing and the sill with a moisture meter, and if the water has reached the framing we show you before we go further. A repair is priced next to a re-side so the choice is clear.
Not for repair or replacement of siding that is not required to be fire-resistant: Oregon's residential code lists it as exempt, and Portland's own permit page says the same. Painting, gutters and a same-size window need none either. A wall opened into its framing, a sill plate, a resized opening or a deck over thirty inches is a permit, and we say so on the call.
We price it in writing from a photo before anything is scheduled. The number moves with how much siding has failed, whether the profile is stocked or milled, what the moisture meter finds behind it, whether the gutter or the flashing has to be fixed too, and how much painting it takes to blend. Materials are named on the quote; there are no percentage markups.
Oregon requires a Construction Contractors Board license for anyone paid to repair or improve a home, and 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, is bonded and insured, and the license checks on the CCB site. Electrical and plumbing are licensed separately and go to the right trade.
We name the siding, ask where the gutters and downspouts empty, and price the repair in writing with the water fix included.
Soft boards come off, the sheathing and sill are read with a moisture meter, paint on a pre-1978 house is tested, and you see the photos.
Paper and flashing lapped so water runs out, every cut end primed, siding fitted to the profile and fastened to hold through the winter wind.
Primed and painted or stained, the moss and needles cleared, the gutter draining, the photos and the one-year workmanship warranty sent.
Oregon's residential code exempts repair or replacement of siding that is not required to be fire-resistant, and Portland, Beaverton and Hillsboro all administer that statewide code, so a siding repair needs no permit. Ordinary repairs with like materials need no application at all. A re-sided wall is built to Oregon's moisture rules, with a drainage space behind the new siding, which is a different job from repairing a section, and we say plainly which one your wall needs.
In Irvington, Ladd's Addition, the Alphabet District and the city's other historic and conservation districts, repair and maintenance are exempt from historic review: a rotted board replaced in kind, repainting, a sash repaired. Replacing a run of siding with a different material is an alteration that may need review first. We keep the cedar profile and exposure so the repair stays on the maintenance side of that line.
Oregon requires a CCB license for paid home repair; Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813. Oregon also runs its own lead-based paint renovation program instead of the federal one, so on a house built before 1978 the paint is tested first and the work is done to the state's renovation rules: the area contained, the debris bagged, the cleanup checked. Oregon does not require a termite report on a sale; a buyer orders a pest and dry rot inspection, and we repair what it lists.
On the west side. Our Portland-area crew works from Tanasbourne Drive in Hillsboro, just off Highway 26, and covers Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Aloha and the west hills. Call 971-571-5787, send a photo of the siding, or use the form, and a person answers in under three rings. Since 2024 our technicians have completed 1,490 repair visits on 610 homes in Portland, Hillsboro and Beaverton.
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Call 971-571-5787Most Portland siding can be repaired: it rots where the water collects, at the base, under the gutters and on the north walls, while the rest stays sound. We cut out the soft boards, read the sheathing with a moisture meter, fix the gutter or flashing that let the water in, and fit new siding in the same profile. A face is re-sided only when T1-11 has delaminated across it, hardboard has swollen on every course, or the sheathing is soft.
No, as a rule. Oregon's residential code exempts repair or replacement of siding that is not required to be fire-resistant, and Portland's permit page lists siding repair and replacement among the projects that need no building permit. A repair that opens the framing, replaces a sill plate or resizes an opening is different, and we tell you on the call. In a historic district a repair in kind is exempt from historic review.
We price it in writing from a photo before anything is scheduled. The number depends on how much siding has failed, whether the profile is stocked, what the moisture meter finds behind it, whether the gutter or flashing needs fixing too, and how much painting it takes to blend. A few lap boards beside a porch is a small line; a wall of T1-11 with new sheathing is a larger one. No percentage markups.
Only if they hold a Construction Contractors Board license. Oregon requires a CCB license for anyone paid to repair, improve or build a home, handyman work included, 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 971-571-5787 or send a photo.
T1-11 is plywood, and once water gets into its bottom edge or a seam it delaminates into layers. Because it usually braces the wall as well as covering it, a failed panel is replaced, not patched: the panel comes off, the framing is checked, the seam gets a flashing, and a new panel goes on primed on every edge. If most of a wall has failed, we price re-siding that face to Oregon's moisture rules.
Because it stays wet. Gutters full of fir needles spill down the wall, downspouts empty at the foundation, moss holds water on the north side, and nothing dries from October to June. Siding that is not lapped into the paper behind it, or cut ends that were never primed, wick it in. A lasting repair fixes the water path as well as the board.
East-side bungalows and foursquares carry cedar lap and shingle that rot at the base and under the gutters. West-side split-levels carry T1-11 that delaminates at the bottom edge under the firs. Many 1990s homes in Hillsboro and Beaverton carry hardboard or composite that swells at the edges, and newer homes carry fiber cement over a drainage gap. We tell you which you have on the call.
Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Aloha, Cedar Mill, Bethany, Raleigh Hills and the west hills, from our office in Hillsboro; our Lake Oswego crew covers Lake Oswego, Tigard and the south metro. Call 971-571-5787 with the address and we confirm it on the call.
Tell us the address, the siding and where the water seems to come from. We'll call back with a written price and a date. Calling is still the fastest way: 971-571-5787.
Cedar, T1-11 and hardboard replaced and lapped to drain, the water path fixed, a one-year workmanship warranty, CCB #252813.
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.
