Vinyl siding
The Long Island workhorse: low maintenance, wide color range, sensible cost.
Siding Installation
Siding Installation on Long Island
New siding, installed over a properly detailed wall — not just stapled on.
Short answer
LaRocco Roofing & Siding installs vinyl, insulated vinyl, fiber cement (including James Hardie), cedar, aluminum and stucco siding across Long Island and Queens. Every install includes inspecting the sheathing, installing house wrap and correctly flashing windows, doors and transitions — the details that keep water out of the wall for the next thirty years.
Siding is the biggest visual change you can make to a house — and the one most likely to be done badly, because the failures hide behind the pretty part. Nobody sees that the window head flashing was skipped until the sheathing behind it turns black.
We treat a siding job as a water-management system. Sheathing gets inspected and repaired, house wrap goes on and gets taped, windows and doors get flashed and integrated with the wrap, and the siding gets fastened with the right gap so it can move without buckling. Then it looks good — and stays looking good.
Serving: Long Island / Nassau County / Suffolk County / Queens
What's included
Every siding installation job covers
Insulated vinyl
Foam-backed panels that add R-value, deaden sound and lie noticeably flatter.
Fiber cement & James Hardie
Rigid, fire-resistant, holds paint for years and takes coastal weather well.
Cedar and wood siding
Shakes and clapboard for North Shore and historic homes where it matters.
Aluminum siding
Repairs, replacement and matching on homes that already have it.
Stucco
Installation and repair on stucco and stucco-clad exteriors.
House wrap and flashing
The part behind the siding that decides whether the wall lasts.
Trim, soffit and fascia
Corners, window trim, soffit and fascia finished so the whole envelope matches.
Materials
Choosing siding for a coastal climate
Vinyl
Best value, zero painting, and modern profiles look far better than the 1990s reputation suggests. Choose a heavier gauge near the water.
Insulated vinyl
Costs more, but adds insulation, hides wall irregularities and is noticeably quieter and more rigid underhand.
Fiber cement
Rigid, won't melt near a grill, handles salt air and holds paint for years. Heavier and more labor-intensive to install — worth it on exposed elevations.
Cedar
The real thing, and nothing imitates it exactly. Needs maintenance, rewards it on the right house.
Our process
How we run a siding installation job
The same five steps on every job, whether it's a cracked pipe boot or a full tear-off.
Free on-site inspection
We walk the roof, check the attic and photograph what we find. You see the same pictures we do — including the parts of your roof you can't get to.
A written, itemized quote
One clear number, broken down by material and labor. No pressure, no vanishing discount that expires tonight, no surprise change orders halfway through.
Permits, materials, scheduling
We pull the town permits, order the material and give you a firm start date and a realistic finish date for the weather we're working in.
Installation by our own crew
Property gets tarped and protected before a single shingle comes off. Most residential roofs are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days.
Clean-up and final walkthrough
Magnet sweep for nails, debris hauled away, then we walk it with you before we ask for final payment and hand over your warranty paperwork.
Recent projects
Recent work across Long Island
Real roofs, real addresses. Every one started with a free inspection.
Smithtown, NY
Full tear-off and architectural shingle replacement on a colonial — before and after.
Oyster Bay, NY
Stripped to the deck, new synthetic underlayment, then architectural shingles.
Jamaica, Queens
Underlayment down and the finished shingle field on a Queens re-roof.
FAQ
Siding Installation — answered
How long does a siding job take?
A typical Long Island home takes roughly three to seven working days depending on size, how much trim and detail there is, and whether we find sheathing to repair once the old siding comes off. Weather moves it; we keep you posted.
Can you side over the existing siding?
We advise against it. Going over the top means nobody inspects the sheathing, the house wrap never gets corrected and any hidden rot keeps rotting. Removing the old siding is how you find out what you're actually dealing with.
Which siding is best near the water?
Fiber cement and heavier-gauge vinyl both do well in salt air. Aluminum corrodes over time on exposed waterfront elevations. Whatever the material, the fastening schedule and flashing details matter more than the brochure.
Will new siding lower my energy bills?
Insulated vinyl and adding continuous insulation under new siding both help, and sealing the air leaks we find behind the old siding often helps more. It's a real improvement, not a miracle — anyone promising you a halved heating bill is selling.
Do you replace trim, soffit and fascia too?
Yes, and we usually should. New siding against tired, rotting trim looks half-finished and leaves the actual water problem in place.
Free estimate
Free siding installation quote, no obligation
No charge, no obligation, no high-pressure pitch. We look at the roof, send you the photos and tell you what it actually needs.
Nassau, Suffolk and Queens · Financing available