Portland's exteriors are older, and older changes the job. Original old-growth siding that is often worth saving, single-pane sash in districts with design review, lead paint on anything pre-1978, and framing at the sills that only shows itself once a window comes out. Serden Group opens a test area, tells you which case your house is in, and does the work under Oregon CCB #239429.
The default Portland pitch is to wrap a century-old house in something new. Sometimes that is right — cupped, split boards past holding paint, widespread rot, or a wall that has to come off anyway to fix the barrier or add insulation. Often it is not: the original cedar or fir on a pre-1940 bungalow is better material than anything on the shelf today, and the correct project is repair, prep and paint. Two other things shape almost every Portland exterior: whether a historic or design overlay governs what is visible from the street, and the fact that disturbing pre-1978 paint means certified, contained, documented work. We settle all three before anyone orders material.
Siding repair and replacement, water-resistive barrier and flashing, windows and doors, roofing, gutters, trim, exterior paint, decks and covered patios across Portland's east side and close-in west side — with historic review and lead-safe practices planned in.
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.
Full-frame and insert replacement, patio and entry doors, with sill pans and head flashing installed to the manufacturer's wet-flashing detail.
Architectural composition and standing-seam metal, plus underlayment, ventilation, valley and pipe flashing, gutters and downspout routing away from the foundation.
Framed decks, covered patios and outdoor kitchens — engineered footings, flashed ledgers, and a roof that makes the space usable eight months a year.
Portland zoning decides most of this before design does. We check your base zone and any overlay — historic, conservation or design — against setbacks, building coverage, height and floor-area limits, and we assess whether your existing foundation and framing can carry a second floor. You get a clear go, a build-out-instead recommendation, or a no, with a realistic budget range.
Floor plans, elevations and stamped structural drawings, then submittal and plan-review management through Portland Permitting & Development. Projects in historic or design-overlay districts get the additional review built into the schedule up front, so the timeline you are given is the timeline you actually experience.
Foundation and shear upgrades where the engineer calls for them, framing, roof tie-in, mechanicals, then finishes — sequenced to keep the house weather-tight on an infill lot with almost no staging room. One project manager, daily progress, and a punch-list walkthrough before final inspection.
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Read all 400+ reviewsIt'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Portland's housing stock and its review process both shape the scope. Here is what we plan for before material gets ordered.
Alberta, Irvington, Ladd's Addition, Laurelhurst and other districts carry review that governs visible exterior change — siding material and exposure, window material and light pattern, roof form, porch details. It adds weeks at the front of the schedule and can rule out the product you had in mind. Entirely workable when it is in the plan from day one.
Disturbing painted surfaces on a pre-1978 house falls under the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule: certified firm, contained work area, specific practices, documented cleanup. That means plastic, HEPA equipment and a real disposal plan. Any Portland exterior bid that does not carry a line for it is not planning to comply.
Old-growth cedar and fir on a pre-1940 Portland house frequently outperforms new material. Before recommending replacement we open a test area and look at board condition, the sheathing behind it and whether there is any barrier at all. Repair, prep and paint is often the better project — and we will say so.
Re-roofing and siding replacement commonly require a permit, window replacement can when openings or headers change, and decks and covered structures always do. Plan review is the schedule variable, longer where design or historic review applies. We submit a complete package rather than a fast one and permit under Oregon CCB #239429.
Portland permit thresholds, fees and design and historic review requirements change. Verify current requirements with Portland Permitting & Development for your address — we handle the walkthrough, submittals, permits and inspections either way.
From Alameda, Irvington and Laurelhurst to Sellwood, Mt. Tabor, Beaumont-Wilshire and St. Johns — Serden Group builds additions across Portland’s older neighborhoods and the surrounding metro. We know which streets sit inside historic and conservation districts, and what that adds to review.
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Three tiers cover most of what we build in Portland. Figures are installed and include tear-off, disposal, barrier and flashing, trim and permits where required. Rot repair and lead-safe containment are carried as written allowances. Oregon charges no sales tax.
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