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Exterior Remodeling

In this climate the exterior is not decoration — it is the only thing between forty inches of annual rain and your framing. Serden Group replaces siding, windows, roofs, trim and gutters, builds decks and covered outdoor living, and corrects the flashing and water-resistive barrier details behind all of it. One in-house crew, one project manager, one warranty conversation. Serving Clark County and the Portland metro since 2015.

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The Northwest tests
every detail.

We get called for a stain under a window and find a missing sill pan. We get called for a soft spot on a deck and find a ledger bolted straight to unflashed siding. Water almost never comes through the field of a wall — it comes in where two systems meet, and those intersections are exactly what gets skipped when a re-side is priced by the square foot. So that is where we start: what failed, why it failed, and what has to be corrected before new cladding goes over it. Then we build the assembly the way the manufacturer's details actually specify, so the warranty is real and the wall dries.

Farmhouse exterior after new siding, trim and a wraparound covered porch Bungalow after new shingle and lap siding, trim and a rebuilt front porch Covered porch with a wood plank ceiling, recessed lights, timber posts and wire-panel railing Ranch home after board-and-batten siding, new roof and a new entry porch New shingle siding and white trim on a remodeled bungalow House wrap on the walls and sheathed gables under a new shingle roof, before siding goes on Ranch home before its exterior remodel, with failing siding and paint Bungalow before its exterior remodel, with dated siding and shutters

The Whole Envelope. One Crew.

Siding, water-resistive barrier and flashing, windows and doors, roofing, gutters, soffit and trim, exterior paint, decks and covered patios — sequenced by one project manager so the details where systems meet are somebody's responsibility.

Before and after of a re-side, from house wrap to finished siding and trim

Siding &
Weather Barrier

Fiber cement, engineered wood and cedar over a properly detailed water-resistive barrier — with rot repair and flashing corrected before the new siding goes on.

Teal bungalow with shingle and lap siding and white-trimmed windows

Windows &
Exterior Doors

Full-frame and insert replacement, patio and entry doors, with sill pans and head flashing installed to the manufacturer's wet-flashing detail.

Ranch home with a dark composition roof and white board-and-batten siding

Roofing &
Gutters

Architectural composition and standing-seam metal, plus underlayment, ventilation, valley and pipe flashing, gutters and downspout routing away from the foundation.

Covered porch with a wood plank ceiling, recessed lights, timber posts and wire-panel railing

Decks & Covered
Outdoor Living

Framed decks, covered patios and outdoor kitchens — engineered footings, flashed ledgers, and a roof that makes the space usable eight months a year.

Every layer of the envelope —
under one contract

An exterior remodel is a stack of assemblies, and each one only works if the one behind it was detailed correctly. Here is the full scope Serden Group coordinates — our own crew on the build, plus licensed, vetted trade partners for roofing, gutters and specialty work.

Envelope assessment

Before pricing anything we look for the reason you are calling: soft trim, staining below windows, cupped siding, moss lines, a wet crawlspace. Water gets in at details, not in the field of the wall, so we find the detail first.

Rot and structural repair

Sheathing, rim joists, studs, headers and deck ledgers that have taken water get replaced, not covered. This is the line item nobody can quote from the street, so we carry a written allowance and open it up with you standing there.

Water-resistive barrier and flashing

Housewrap or a self-adhered membrane, a rain screen gap where the assembly calls for one, kick-out flashing at roof-wall intersections, sill pans under every window, and head flashing that laps the right way. This is the whole job.

Siding and trim

James Hardie fiber cement, LP engineered wood, cedar or a mix, installed to the manufacturer's clearances and fastening schedule so the warranty survives. Corner boards, band trim, soffit, fascia and frieze detailed to match the architecture.

Windows and doors

Insert replacement where the existing frames are sound, full-frame where they are not — and full-frame is the honest answer more often than the sales pitch suggests. U-factor and SHGC selected to meet current energy code.

Roofing and ventilation

Tear-off, deck repair, underlayment, ice-and-water at valleys and penetrations, ridge and intake ventilation balanced so the attic dries, and step flashing woven correctly at every wall.

Gutters and drainage

Gutter sizing, downspout count and where the water actually goes. Discharging a roof next to a foundation is how a dry crawlspace becomes a wet one, so we route it away or tie it into a drain line.

Decks, patios and outdoor living

Engineered footings and posts, code-compliant ledger attachment and flashing, guardrails and stairs to current code, composite or cedar decking, and covered structures with real roof framing rather than a bolted-on kit.

Paint, permits and inspection

Exterior paint or factory finish, permits where the work requires them, RRP-compliant containment on pre-1978 homes, and final inspection sign-off — plus the manufacturer warranty paperwork registered in your name.

How an exterior remodel works —
from walkthrough to final inspection.

How It Works
1
Feasibility

Before you pay for design, we measure your lot against your zone's setbacks, lot coverage and height limits, and check whether your foundation and roof can carry what you want to build. You get an honest yes, a build-up-instead recommendation, or a no — plus a realistic budget range.

Kitchen and living area before the remodel
2
Design & Permit

Floor plans, elevations and stamped structural drawings, then submittal and plan-review management with Clark County, Vancouver, Camas or Portland Permitting & Development. Every selection and every line of the schedule is approved before material is ordered.

Kitchen during demolition, with cabinets and flooring removed down to the subfloor
3
Build & Tie-In

Footings, framing, roof tie-in, mechanicals, then finishes — with your kitchen and bathrooms kept in service and the work zone sealed and dust-controlled. One project manager, one number to call, and a punch-list walkthrough before final inspection.

Finished kitchen remodel with wood shaker cabinets and quartz peninsula

Why Homeowners Choose Serden

With Serden Group, you get expert guidance and a stress-free home remodel — from design to final walkthrough.

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Years of Excellence
20+
Projects Completed
1500+
Warranty Coverage
100%
Client Satisfaction
99%

Homeowner Stories

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Real reviews, quoted word for word from the sites our clients left them on. Every card links back to that site.

★★★★★ Angi

Siding & exterior paint

It's been a month since they did our siding and exterior paint. Wow, I'm so happy we chose these guys! We've received so many wonderful comments from our neighbors too! Dennis and David were so easy to work with, the quotes were awesome, they had a great crew, speedy service, and kept everything clean.

Ron R.Angi review · Aug 2021 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Hardie siding & paint

Serden replaced all of our siding with hardie plank, fixed some rotted facia, capped all of our facia with hardie plank, sealed our exterior, and then painted the trim and siding. They were detailed, hard working, and took great care to do everything correctly. I genuinely feel that they treated my house as if it was theirs.

Scott H.Angi review · May 2021 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Hardie siding & gutters

Serden Group just finished hardie siding and aluminum gutters on my home. I couldn't be happier with the quality of the product and workmanship. The crews were efficient and considerate. The pricing was competitive. It was a pleasant experience.

Jake C.Angi review · Apr 2021 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Siding, roof, paint & gutters

I was very pleased with the work done (new siding, new roof, house repainted and gutters and down spouts) they did a timely job along with the way they kept our place clean during construction all the workers where polite and went out of their way to make sure we where satisfied with the job, they came back for touch up work. I feel like I got real value for all the work done.

Shirley D.Angi review · Apr 2021 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

New floors & windows throughout

Serden did a great job on my vacation home in WA. They transformed the property, I had all my floors and windows changed out. Everything looks beautiful, up to date and modern. I will be using them again to remodel my kitchen and bathroom. The whole experience was easy and quick.

Tom L.Angi review · Jan 2021 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Window, trim & fence door repair

Right after I got into HomeAdvisor system, Igor (Dennis) gave me a call to quote my foggy window. During the process, Igor always responses to my text message fast. He also helped to replace my window trim and fix my fence door too. Work is well done as promised. He is a nice person to work with.

Helen H.Angi review · Feb 2020 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Window replacement

Igor and his crew did a superb job of installing our 6 new windows in the front of our house.They arrived promptly on the day of installation and gave us exactly the windows that we had ordered with the correct grid pattern,they were careful not to damage the flowers,cleaned up their work area afterwards and finished the project faster than we had anticipated,and the value was second to none.We highly recommend the Serden Group!

Gregg W.Angi review · Nov 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Impact-resistant windows

All new impact resistant windows installed in my home. The install guys were very professional, efficient and left my home spotless! My windows look fantastic! Thanks to all involved for a job well done!

Bronsen S.Angi review · Aug 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Window replacement

Had an amazing first experience with Serden Group a few years ago when they replaced near 30 windows on our old 1950 home. They worked with historic board and was timely. Amazing. Recently we had some large screen in a space off the house with laundry we want to dry in more to make a mud room. They needed to put in two large windows. Dennis was great to explain everything. Things were super fast. They scheduled installation and done really quick. That room is already cooler. Overall good experiences.

Carter M.Angi review · Aug 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Sunroom windows

Very prompt and easy to work with. All our options were discussed and all our questions were answered. Windows look beautiful. We ended up replacing all the screens on our porch with windows to create a sunroom.

John P.Angi review · Aug 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Siding repair & paint

The crew was courteous and reliable. The crew replaced damaged siding, caulked all seams on the siding and did a great job with the painting. I am very satisfied with the work performed.

Richard G.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Gutters

Dennis would call and let me know when he was coming out. He stayed with the price he quoted me. Very professional and polite. In fact I also hired them to install gutters for my house and separate garage, I have recommended them to my sister.

Lima A.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Window replacement

I was able to work with Dennis crew and they were incredible. Both friendly and professional. The New Windows look fantastic. Thanks so much for your help today! In spite of weather challenges Dennis went the extra mile to help me, especially since I had a deadline to meet. Thanks again Dennis for the great service and awesome crew.

Sam N.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Window replacement

On July 2017 we had to replace all our windows in our 30-year old house. It was a pretty good experience. The pricing and the sales representatives were really good. The installers were outstanding and answered all of our questions. We had no problems with the windows installed and they look really good. It was a really good experience overall.

Dave Z.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Siding, soffit, fascia & gutters

They were top notch from top to bottom! The sales person got back to me and answered all my questions, the installation crew was incredible and they did a really great job and there are very little seams on my whole house. The clean up crew was great and the whole job for the entire exterior of my house was done in two days. They installed siding for the whole house, installed soffit and fascia boards, and installed the gutters and downspouts. The house looks phenomenal and they did a really great job.

Jerry C.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi
★★★★★ Angi

Siding & windows

Their crew did a wonderful job. He did the siding of my whole house and replaced all my windows. His quality is top of the line and so is his workmanship. I could not be more pleased with the work done. Everyone compliments his work when coming to my house.

Nick G.Angi review · Jun 2019 View on Angi

Recent Serden Projects

Aerial view of the finished home on its wooded slope, showing the roofline, gabled entry and rear daylight wing — Vancouver, WA
Cedar-ceilinged porch and open front door looking through to the stone fireplace — Battle Ground, WA
Vaulted living room with a floor-to-ceiling stacked-stone fireplace and a reclaimed wood mantel — Vancouver, WA
Country farmhouse with a full wraparound porch and gabled dormer lit at dusk — Battle Ground, WA
Rear elevation with a deep covered deck above a lower patio, framed by the tree line — Vancouver, WA
Three-quarter aerial view of the finished farmhouse on its wooded acreage — Battle Ground, WA
Covered deck looking out over the wooded ravine behind the house — Vancouver, WA
Side elevation with the daylight basement garage tucked beneath the deck — Battle Ground, WA
Primary bath with a freestanding soaking tub, white double vanity and tiled feature wall — Vancouver, WA
Aerial view of the finished home on its wooded slope, showing the roofline, gabled entry and rear daylight wing — Vancouver, WA
Walk-in pantry with white oak open shelving and a coffee station — Brush Prairie, WA
Vanity with a brushed gold faucet and a window over the counter — Vancouver, WA
Walk-through pantry and laundry with open shelving and penny-round tile floor — Battle Ground, WA
White kitchen with a black and brass range hood and a white waterfall island — Vancouver, WA
Great room looking through to the kitchen, with clerestory windows above the window wall — Vancouver, WA
Three-quarter aerial view of the finished farmhouse on its wooded acreage — Battle Ground, WA
Covered deck looking out over the wooded ravine behind the house — Vancouver, WA
Cedar-ceilinged porch and open front door looking through to the stone fireplace — Battle Ground, WA
White kitchen with a sage green island and a wood range hood — Salmon Creek, WA

What exterior work costs in
Vancouver & Portland

Ranges below are installed planning figures for this metro, including tear-off, disposal, flashing, trim and permits where required. Rot repair is carried as a written allowance because nobody can price it accurately from the outside of a wall.

Exterior project Typical scope Planning range
Window replacement, per opening Insert or full-frame $1,000 – $2,400
Entry door replacement Single door with sidelights $3,500 – $9,500
Roof replacement 20–30 squares, composition $14,000 – $34,000
Siding replacement 1,500–2,500 sq ft of wall $28,000 – $75,000
Deck build or rebuild 250–500 sq ft $14,000 – $45,000
Covered patio / outdoor living Roofed, 200–400 sq ft $28,000 – $85,000
Full exterior package Siding, windows, roof, trim, paint $85,000 – $220,000

What pushes an exterior budget up

Rot found behind the old cladding, three-story or steeply sloped walls that need staging and scaffold, going full-frame on windows instead of insert, a rain screen assembly, historic or design review, lead-safe containment on pre-1978 homes, and pulling one failed layer off to discover a second one underneath.

What brings it down

Doing siding, windows and trim in one mobilization instead of three — the scaffold, the containment and the mobilization get paid for once. Keeping the existing window openings. Choosing a prefinished product so there is no field paint cycle waiting on dry weather.

What people forget to budget

Gutters and downspouts, which almost always come off with the siding. Exterior light fixtures, hose bibs, dryer and bath vents, and the electrical penetrations that all need new blocks and flashing. Landscaping and hardscape restoration. And the sequencing cost of a job that has to pause for weather.

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Siding, windows, or
the whole envelope?

Most exterior projects start with one visible symptom and one honest question: is this a repair, a replacement, or the moment to do the whole envelope at once. The answer usually turns on how old the water-resistive barrier is and how much staging the house needs.

Targeted repair

One wall, one bad detail, one section of trim. Right when the assembly is generally sound and the failure is local — a missing kick-out flashing, a leaking deck ledger, a rotted window sill.

Best when you need

  • — The damage is confined to one area
  • — The rest of the cladding has real life left
  • — You need the leak stopped, not a remodel

We will tell you when a repair is genuinely the right call. Selling a full re-side to fix one flashing detail is not a service.

Single-system replacement

All the siding, all the windows, or the whole roof — one system, done properly, on its own schedule. The most common project we run.

Best when you need

  • — One system has reached the end of its life
  • — You want to spread the work over several years
  • — Budget is the constraint, not access

Sequence matters: roof before siding, siding before final paint, windows with whichever of the two exposes their flashing.

Full envelope, one mobilization

Siding, windows, roof, trim, gutters and paint in a single project. The most expensive line on the estimate and usually the lowest cost per system, because staging, containment and mobilization are paid for once.

Best when you need

  • — Two or more systems are near end of life
  • — The house is tall or the site is tight
  • — You want one warranty conversation, not four

This is also the only path that lets us correct the water-resistive barrier and every flashing detail as a continuous assembly.

Planning interior work at the same time? A full home remodel that includes the envelope avoids doing drywall twice, and a home addition always includes new exterior work by definition.

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Home Additions Across
Portland & Vancouver, WA

Serden Group builds additions on both sides of the Columbia — bump-outs on Clark County's newer subdivisions, primary suites on Camas hillside lots, and second stories on Portland's older bungalows. Setbacks, lot coverage, stormwater and design review differ in every one of these jurisdictions, and we have permitted work through all of them.

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Exterior Remodeling —
Common Questions

Everything on the outside of the house that keeps water out and sets the curb appeal: siding, the water-resistive barrier and flashing behind it, windows and exterior doors, roofing and ventilation, gutters and downspouts, soffit, fascia and trim, exterior paint, and decks, covered patios and outdoor living spaces. Serden Group handles those as one coordinated scope so the flashing details where systems meet — roof to wall, window to siding, deck to house — are actually detailed rather than left to whoever shows up second.
For a typical 1,500–2,500 sq ft of wall area, a full siding replacement runs $28,000–$75,000 installed. Fiber cement like James Hardie and engineered wood like LP SmartSide land in the middle of that range; cedar and mixed-material designs sit at the top. The spread comes from three things: how much rot is behind the old cladding, how much scaffold the house needs, and whether the assembly gets a rain screen. We carry rot repair as a written allowance rather than a guess, and you see what we find.
Both perform well here when they are installed to spec, and installation matters more than the brand. Fiber cement is non-combustible, holds paint exceptionally well and is dimensionally stable, but it is heavy, brittle to handle and requires strict clearance from grade, roofs and decks. Engineered wood is lighter, faster to install and easier to cut cleanly, and its factory finishes are excellent, but the fastening schedule and cut-edge sealing are non-negotiable. The failures we get called to fix are almost never the product — they are missing kick-out flashing, no clearance at grade, or a water-resistive barrier that was lapped backwards.
Plan on $1,000–$2,400 per opening installed, depending on size, frame material and whether the replacement is insert or full-frame. Insert replacement keeps the existing frame and is less invasive and less expensive. Full-frame takes the window out to the rough opening, which is the only way to correct rot, install a proper sill pan and re-flash the opening — and on a house with water staining below the windows, it is the honest answer. We price both so the choice is yours with real numbers in front of you.
A roof replacement is typically 2–5 days. Windows run about 1–2 days per 8–10 openings. A full siding replacement on an average house takes 3–6 weeks, longer if rot repair is extensive or the house needs staging. A deck or covered patio is 2–5 weeks. A full envelope package — siding, windows, roof, trim and paint in one mobilization — is generally 8–14 weeks. Northwest weather is the wildcard, so we schedule the water-open phases in tight, sequenced windows rather than opening the whole house at once.
It depends on the jurisdiction and the scope. Re-roofing and siding replacement often require a permit; window replacement can trigger one when the opening size changes or when egress or structural headers are involved; decks and covered patios almost always require a permit and inspections. Vancouver, Clark County, Camas and Portland each set their own thresholds, and Portland adds historic and design review in some districts. We confirm what your address requires and pull the permits under our own license.
Yes, with sequencing discipline. Roof tear-offs, siding removal and full-frame window replacement are all phased so nothing is left open through a storm, and we use temporary weather protection and self-adhered membranes where field-applied products cannot cure. What genuinely has to wait is field-applied exterior paint and stain, which need dry weather and surface temperatures the Northwest will not reliably give you between November and March — so we specify prefinished products for winter work.
Exterior work consistently returns better than most interior projects in national cost-vs-value data, because it is the first thing a buyer sees and the first thing an inspector reports on. Siding, windows and a new roof also change how the house appraises and how it insures. We are contractors, not appraisers — but there is a difference between a house that reads as maintained and one that reads as deferred, and that difference shows up in offers.
Serden Group runs an in-house crew, supported by licensed, vetted trade partners for roofing, gutters and specialty work, with one project manager coordinating the whole sequence. That matters most on the exterior, where the leaks happen exactly where two trades meet. One person owns those details from the walkthrough to the final inspection.

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