Vinyl, fiber cement, and natural wood siding installed with proper housewrap, flashing, and clean detail work. See the options side by side with a free estimate.
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New siding changes how your whole home looks and performs. It is also your first line of defense against Long Island weather, which makes the details matter: housewrap, flashing, trim, and straight courses that hold up over time.
We install vinyl, fiber cement, and Long Island cedar siding, and we treat the prep work with the same care as the finished walls.
Not sure which siding fits your home? We will walk you through James Hardie siding, cedar, and quality vinyl lines with real samples and straight answers on cost. Start with a free estimate.
We strip walls down to the sheathing, fix the soft spots, wrap the house, flash every window and door, and hang vinyl, fiber cement, or cedar in straight courses. That is the whole job, and our own crew does all of it. No sub crew you have never met shows up in your driveway. The estimate you sign lists each step, so you know what is happening behind the panels.
Benny's built its name on Long Island roofing before we ever hung a wall of siding, and that background matters here. Roofers live and die on flashing and water paths. Walls fail the same way roofs do, at the openings and edges where water sneaks behind. We bring that habit down the wall with us, and we put every price in writing before a ladder comes off the truck.
Three materials dominate Long Island walls: quality vinyl, James Hardie fiber cement, and natural cedar. Here is the honest breakdown of each, and where each one wins.
The value pick. Modern thick-gauge vinyl in classic clapboard and shake profiles holds color and shape for decades at the most accessible installed price of any siding material.
The durability pick. Fire-resistant, rot-proof fiber cement engineered for coastal weather, with the look of wood at a premium over vinyl.
The character pick. The authentic East End look everything else imitates, aging into the silver patina the shoreline is known for, in exchange for a real maintenance schedule.
Engineered wood, the modern descendant of Masonite hardboard, is wood strand pressed with resins and borate treatments. It is tougher than vinyl, cheaper than fiber cement, and takes paint like real wood. The trade-off is that it is still wood-based: every cut end and edge must be sealed exactly to spec or moisture finds its way in. We quote it when the budget sits between vinyl and Hardie and the home wants a painted-wood look.
Skipped housewrap:
Siding is the raincoat, housewrap is the skin. A bid that does not mention what goes behind the siding is incomplete.
Flashing at openings:
Most siding failures are actually flashing failures around windows, doors, and trim.
Crooked courses:
Stand back and sight the lines on a crew's past work. Wavy courses never straighten themselves.
On Long Island, vinyl siding runs 20 to 30 years, fiber cement 30 to 50, and cedar decades more with care, and maintenance decides where yours lands. Salt air and weather work on every wall. A short routine keeps new siding looking installed-yesterday:
Yes. Siding repairs are a steady part of our week, not an afterthought squeezed in around installations. Sometimes a wall needs three new panels, not a full re-side, and we will tell you plainly which one you are looking at. Every repair starts with a free inspection and a written estimate.
Cracked, wind-lifted, and missing vinyl panels are the most common calls we get after rough weather. We match profile and color as closely as a weathered wall allows, and when years of sun mean new panels will not blend, we say so before the work starts, not after.
Dented aluminum panels and rotted wood boards get the same honest treatment. We cut out what is damaged, re-flash windows and trim where water has been getting behind the wall, and set storm-damaged courses right. If the same wind reached your roof, our Long Island roof repair crew handles both in one visit.
Three materials dominate Long Island walls, and each earns its place at a different priority.
1. James Hardie Fiber Cement:
The durability pick. Fire-resistant, rot-proof, and built for coastal weather, with the look of wood at a premium over vinyl.
2. Natural Cedar:
The character pick. The authentic East End look that everything else imitates, in exchange for a real maintenance schedule.
3. Quality Vinyl:
The value pick. Modern thick-gauge vinyl in clapboard and shake profiles holds color and shape for decades at the most accessible price.
Three inputs set nearly every siding number, and a complete estimate shows all three.
1. Material Choice:
Quality vinyl, James Hardie fiber cement, and natural cedar each occupy their own band, installed.
2. Home Size and Stories:
Wall area sets material, and height sets staging and labor.
3. What Is Behind the Old Siding:
Housewrap, flashing, and sheathing repairs found during removal are the honest variable, and we price the common cases up front.
Every project gets a written, itemized estimate before any work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Siding, windows, roofing, and trim interlock. Doing them in the wrong order pays for the same labor twice.
Our Advice: Roof first, then windows and doors, then siding and trim. Bundling windows into the siding project seals best and costs less than doing each alone. We sequence multi-part projects so nothing gets opened twice.
Roof repairs, roof replacements, and honest inspections backed by over 10 years of local experience.
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Yes, and on most re-sides we recommend doing them together. Soffit and fascia close off the eaves, frame the roofline, and carry the vents your attic breathes through, so new walls under tired trim never seal right. The soffit and fascia install appears as its own line item on your written estimate.
Vented vinyl soffit is the standard pick on Long Island: modest cost, no painting, and steady attic airflow. We size the venting to what the attic needs, not what the old panels did, and break out vinyl soffit installation cost per linear foot. Fiber cement soffit is the step up when you want a painted-wood look.
Fascia boards rot quietly behind gutters, and new siding against soft fascia is money half spent. We replace the bad boards instead of capping over rot, so gutters hang straight and the roofline edge lasts as long as the walls.
The Housewrap Risk:
Siding is the raincoat. The housewrap and flashing behind it are the skin. Crews that skip or slash the wrap build a wall that rots invisibly.
The Opening Risk:
Almost every siding failure is really a flashing failure at a window, door, or trim joint. The details you cannot see decide the wall's fate.
Our Approach: Full housewrap and flashing detail on every job, straight courses you can sight down, and a walk-around with you before the crew leaves.
Old siding hides its problems well. Before we quote a re-side, we walk the whole exterior, press on the trim boards, check the sheathing at corners and under windows, and watch how the gutters and grade throw water at the walls. A few minutes of honest poking tells us whether you need three panels or a full tear-off, and we tell you plainly which one it is.
On installation day the crew works one wall at a time. Housewrap goes on flat, window flashing gets layered so water runs out instead of in, and every course is snapped to a line you can sight down from the curb. Nobody leaves until someone has walked the finished walls with you. After more than ten years on Long Island homes, that routine has not changed.
We treat every roof like it's protecting our own family.
Benjamin ShepherdCEO · Benny's Roofing
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Any contractor can promise straight courses at your kitchen table. The map card beside this section shows what our customers say after the trucks leave, a 5.0 rating built from more than 20 Google reviews. Read them yourself before you call anyone, including us. A siding job is too big a check to write on a handshake and a magnet.
We have worked the same Long Island towns for over 10 years, licensed and insured the whole time. That matters with siding, because a wrapped wall can hide sloppy work for years before it shows. Neighbors here talk, and a small local company cannot outrun a bad job. So the housewrap and flashing get done right the first time, on every house, and the reviews take care of themselves.
Benny's replaced our whole roof after a storm and made the insurance claim painless. Crew was on time, cleaned up every nail, and the new roof looks incredible. Could not recommend them more.
Got three estimates and Benny's was the only one who actually inspected the attic and flashing. Honest, no pressure, and the price was fair. The new roof was done in two days.
A shingle blew off and I expected the runaround. Instead Benny's came out the next morning, fixed it, and didn't even charge me. That's how you earn a customer for life.
New roof in a single day. The crew showed up on time, protected the landscaping, and the final price matched the quote to the dollar. No surprises anywhere.
Financing made a full replacement doable for us. The office kept us in the loop the whole way and the work passed inspection with zero issues. Truly professional.
Quick response after a windstorm. They tarped the roof the same day and had it fully repaired that week. Lifesavers. I recommend Benny's to every neighbor.
New siding transforms your home's look and protection, but it shouldn't have to wait for the perfect moment. Our financing options let you re-side your home now and spread the cost into predictable monthly payments instead of draining your savings or leaning on a high-interest credit card.
Checking your options takes just a few minutes and won't affect your credit score. Tell us a little about your project, and we'll walk you through plans with quick approvals, flexible terms, and no prepayment penalties.
Yes. Siding is a core service at Benny's, and we install vinyl, fiber cement, and cedar on homes across Long Island with proper housewrap, flashing, and clean detail work. Every project starts with a free estimate in writing, no pressure attached.
Vinyl is the most affordable siding we install, and the final number comes down to wall area, stories, panel gauge, and how much trim and prep the walls need. You get a written, itemized estimate before any work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Yes. We handle siding repairs across Long Island, from wind-damaged vinyl panels to rotted sections and failed flashing, and we will tell you honestly whether a repair or a full replacement makes more sense. A free inspection tells you exactly what you are dealing with before you spend a dollar.
Yes, and on most re-sides we recommend it. Soffit and fascia frame the roofline, protect the eaves, and carry your attic ventilation, so replacing them with the siding gives the cleanest, best-sealed result. We quote it as its own line item so you can see exactly what it adds.
Warping, cracking, rot, chronic repainting, and rising energy bills are the usual signs, and seeing more than one of them means the wall is telling you something. Get a free inspection and an honest written answer on whether repair or replacement makes more sense for your house.
Fiber cement is a real step up from vinyl in upfront cost, and it pays that back in lifespan, fire resistance, and resale value. We quote both side by side, including James Hardie lines, so you compare installed numbers for your actual house instead of internet averages.
If your windows are near the end of their life, doing both at once seals best and costs less than doing each project alone. We price it both ways in writing so you can decide with real numbers.
Yes. Flexible monthly plans with quick approvals, terms from 12 to 60 months, and no prepayment penalties are available for siding just like roofing. Checking your options takes a few minutes and does not affect your credit score.
DROP from the live FAQ: no installation-duration phrasing carries measurable volume in either TSV. Fold its one useful fact (most homes done in about a week) into the siding repair or replacement answer or the replacement section body.
DROP from the live FAQ: the energy/insulation cluster tops out at 210 (installing insulated vinyl siding). The energy-bills signal is already absorbed into the order-5 answer, and insulated vinyl gets a body mention in the vinyl pros/cons section.
The visit starts in your driveway, not on the phone. You pick a time, one of us shows up, and we walk the outside of your house together. We measure the walls, note where the trim and flashing stand, and set real samples of vinyl, Hardie, and cedar side by side so you can judge them in your own light instead of a showroom's.
Then we hand you a free written estimate and go. We leave when the walkthrough is done, and the phone stays quiet unless you pick it up first. Take a month to decide if that is what you need. Siding stays on a Long Island house for decades, so the choice deserves more than one afternoon, and there is never a charge for us coming out.
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