Siding Contractor in Mountain View, WA

Siding for Homes on Whatcom County's Open Flats

Out in the Mountain View area west of Ferndale, weather doesn't arrive gently. Storms roll off the Strait of Georgia and sweep across open farmland with nothing to slow them down, driving rain sideways into whatever wall faces southwest. Homes here — a mix of working farmhouses, 1970s ranches, and newer builds on acreage — take exposure that a sheltered city lot never sees, and their siding shows it: paint scoured off weather-facing walls, T1-11 panels delaminating at the bottom edge, caulk joints split open after a few dozen freeze-thaw cycles.

Alpine Exteriors has re-sided rural Whatcom County homes for 25 years, and we build for the wall that takes the beating, not the average wall. That starts underneath the siding, where wind-driven rain actually gets in.

The System Behind the Boards

Siding that merely looks good on day one is easy. Siding that's still dry behind the surface after twenty winters of horizontal rain requires a system. On every Mountain View re-side, we strip to the sheathing and rebuild the wall assembly:

• A continuous weather-resistive barrier, lapped and taped so any water that gets behind the siding drains out instead of soaking the framing
• A rainscreen gap on exposed elevations, giving the back of the siding room to dry — the single biggest durability upgrade for wind-blasted walls
• Flashed penetrations and window heads, because most rural siding failures we open up started at a hose bib, light fixture, or unflashed trim board
• Correct fastening for wind, following manufacturer schedules for high-exposure sites rather than the bare code minimum

For material, fiber cement has earned its dominance out here: it doesn't feed the mold and algae that shaded north walls grow in our wet climate, it holds paint far longer than wood on a windward face, and it stands up to the stray hail and debris that open-country storms throw. For owners who want the traditional look these farm properties deserve, we also install cedar and LP SmartSide, and we'll walk you honestly through the maintenance each one demands on an exposed site.

Farmhouses, Shops, and Everything Attached

Rural properties rarely stop at the house. We regularly side detached shops and garages to match the main home, wrap post-frame buildings, and rebuild the trim, soffit, and fascia that tie a farmhouse's whole exterior together. Across 2,000+ projects we've learned that on acreage, the details — matched corner boards, consistent reveals, gable accents — are what make a property look cared for from the road.

What Working With Us Looks Like

Every job begins with a free on-site estimate: we walk the property, probe the suspect walls, and give you a written scope with real numbers. Every job ends with our 25-year workmanship warranty on the installation. In between, you get a crew that shows up when it says it will — and cleans up like the place is theirs.