Refreshing a 1970s Brevard craftsman-style home exterior

Worn siding on an older Brevard home

The homeowner called us after noticing aging siding on a two-story Brevard home with the deep porch common to craftsman-style houses. The exterior needed a more defined plan than a surface-only patch, so our team looked at the siding, corners, trim and wall transitions before setting the work scope.

Brevard homes face a wet local climate. The NOAA Brevard station records 75.57 inches of annual precipitation, so keeping water moving out of the wall assembly mattered as much as the visible finish. The homeowner wanted the work completed in one visit without leaving exposed wall areas behind.

The wall details set the installation scope

Our technicians inspected the existing siding and the exposed edges that would control the replacement. The home’s 1970s construction meant the wall assembly could not be assumed from the exterior alone. We checked the substrate, openings, corners and transitions so the new material would follow the actual house rather than a generic allowance.

The inspection also focused on the water-resistant layer and drainage path behind the exterior veneer. North Carolina residential requirements call for a weather-resistant wall envelope with flashing, a water-resistant barrier and a way for water entering the assembly to drain outside.

From inspection to a finished exterior

1. Review the exterior

   We walked the two-story craftsman-style home, noting the siding condition, porch edges, openings, corners and other areas that would affect removal and installation.

2. Remove worn siding

   Our team removed the existing exterior siding carefully, exposing the wall areas that needed to be checked before new fiber cement siding could be installed.

3. Check water-shedding details

   We examined the wall surface, transitions and openings, then addressed the installation details needed for a weather-resistant exterior envelope.

4. Install the new siding

   We installed fiber cement siding across the defined exterior scope, keeping courses, corners and porch-related transitions aligned with the home’s craftsman-style form.

5. Complete the final check

   Before leaving, we reviewed the finished walls, trim lines, corners and exposed transitions. The one-visit scope ended with the exterior closed up and the installation checked.

A cleaner, closed-up Brevard exterior

The finished home had new fiber cement siding fitted to its two-story craftsman-style exterior. Porch edges, corners and wall transitions were reviewed as part of the final check, so the result followed the existing character instead of treating the house as a flat wall.

The project was completed in one visit during spring. The homeowner received a defined exterior scope, a checked wall assembly and a finished surface without the uncertainty of pricing work from a vague allowance.

What shaped the mid-range investment

The cost came from the actual condition and shape of this Brevard home. We priced the defined exterior scope, the work around the two-story walls and porch, and the installation details needed to keep water moving through the wall envelope.