Siding Contractor in Moore, OK Built for Hail, Wind & 100° Summers

Hail fractures, holes or chips vinyl panels. The damage is usually worst on the side facing the storm. Older or thin-gauge vinyl breaks most easily, and cracked panels let rain get behind them and reach the house wrap and sheathing.

Moore gets large hail almost every spring, mostly from April to June, and sometimes again in the fall. Lots of homes from the 1990s and early-2000s rebuilds were sided with builder-grade vinyl that has turned brittle after 20+ summers of strong UV. Cold snaps make it worse, because vinyl loses impact resistance as the temperature drops. Hailstones 1 to 2 inches across can wreck an entire west or north elevation in about ten minutes. Since vinyl colors get discontinued, patching often won't match.

• Spiderweb cracks or round holes in panels
• Chips missing from panel butt edges
• Fragments of vinyl in the grass after a storm
• Dented gutters, downspouts or AC fins nearby
• Damage concentrated on one or two elevations
• Granules or spatter marks on walls and windowsills

We see hail damage everywhere from Westmoore to Eastmoor. It's especially common on 1990s–2000s brick-and-vinyl homes near the SW 149th corridor and in the Plaza Towers and Briarwood rebuild areas, where the original builder-grade panels are now brittle.

Our fix: We document the damage with photos, meet with your adjuster and replace the affected panels. If the color has been discontinued, we replace the full elevation with impact-resistant or insulated vinyl or fiber cement so the house matches.

Strong wind lifts siding courses until they unlock and blow off, and it pulls soffit panels and fascia loose at the eaves. Once that happens, the wall framing and attic are open to rain, birds and pests.

In central Oklahoma, thunderstorm gusts of 60–80+ mph happen every year even without a tornado. Moore is also on record for violent tornadoes in 1999, 2003 and 2013. Wind does the most damage at gable ends, corners and eaves. Older homes often have vinyl that was short-nailed or nailed too tight, plus aluminum soffit that was never fastened well. Missing pieces need fast attention because spring storms tend to come in clusters and the next round of wind-driven rain is usually only days away.

• Missing or flapping siding courses
• Soffit panels hanging or blown into the yard
• Fascia boards pulled away from rafter tails
• Exposed house wrap or bare sheathing
• Birds or wasps entering at the eaves
• Corner posts loose or detached

This damage is most common on gable ends and the rear walls of 1960s–1980s ranches in Old Town Moore and Kings Manor. Open acreage homes in Newcastle and Bridge Creek also take a lot of it because there's nothing nearby to break the wind.

Our fix: We dry-in exposed areas quickly. Then we reinstall or replace the siding with fasteners that meet the manufacturer's wind rating, and we replace damaged soffit and fascia with properly secured, vented materials.

Composite hardboard lap siding absorbs water wherever the paint has failed. It swells, gets soft, delaminates and rots, usually starting at the bottom edges, at butt joints and around windows.

Many homes built in Moore in the 1980s and 1990s used hardboard siding on the gables and rear walls. Heavy spring rain, sprinkler overspray and red clay splashing up from the ground soak the lower courses again and again, and summer heat breaks the paint down fast. Once moisture gets in, hardboard doesn't recover. Rot often spreads into the OSB sheathing and window framing, and you usually can't see that part until the siding comes off.

• Swollen, mushroomed bottom edges
• Soft spots that give under thumb pressure
• Peeling paint that won't stay bonded
• Wavy or bulging boards
• Rot around window and door trim
• Mushrooms or mold near the base of walls

We find hardboard failure all the time in Eastmoor, the Fairmoore and Brand Senior Center area and around Little River Park. In those neighborhoods, the original 1980s siding has been through 35+ Oklahoma summers.

Our fix: We tear off the hardboard, inspect the sheathing and replace anything rotted. Then we reside with fiber cement or LP SmartSide engineered wood over a new weather barrier and flashing.

Vinyl siding expands and contracts with temperature. If it's nailed too tight or doesn't have expansion gaps, it can't move freely, so it buckles, ripples or bows into a wavy "oil-can" look across the wall.

Summer temperatures in Moore regularly reach the upper 90s and go past 100°F, and south and west walls can get much hotter than the air. Low-E windows reflecting sunlight onto neighboring houses add even more heat. Rushed installations, which are common after storms when crews are stretched thin, tend to skip proper nail spacing and expansion allowances. Thin-gauge vinyl doesn't stay stiff enough to resist warping.

• Visible ripples or waves across long walls
• Panels bowing out between nails
• Buckling near corners and J-channel
• Panels that won't slide when pushed
• Distorted spots facing a neighbor's windows

We see this most on the west and south walls of newer two-story homes in Southmoore and south OKC between SW 104th and SW 134th. It's often on vinyl that was installed quickly after a hail claim.

Our fix: We remove and rehang the panels with correct nailing and expansion gaps. If the panels are already distorted, we replace them with thicker or insulated vinyl that resists heat.

When the foundation moves, siding seams pull apart, trim joints and corners crack, and brick veneer develops stair-step cracks. These gaps let water and pests in at the transitions between materials.

Moore sits on red clay soil that swells when it's wet and shrinks during drought. Slab foundations rise and settle with the seasons, and the walls move with them. When siding is rigidly caulked or butted tight against brick, it ends up absorbing that movement and tearing apart. That's why brick-to-siding transitions on Moore ranches are such frequent leak points.

• Stair-step cracks in brick veneer
• Separated siding seams or butt joints
• Split caulk at brick-to-siding transitions
• Trim boards cracked at miters
• Doors or windows sticking seasonally
• Gaps at corner posts

This shows up throughout the 1970s slab ranches in Kings Manor, Eastmoor and Old Town Moore, and on older homes in Del City and Midwest City near Tinker AFB.

Our fix: We re-flash the transitions, use trim details and flexible sealants that allow for movement and replace cracked trim. If the movement looks significant, we'll tell you when a foundation specialist should take a look first.

Many homes from the 1940s through the 1960s were sided with rigid cement shingles that may contain asbestos. They're stable as long as they're intact, but cracking, drilling or careless removal can release fibers.

Post-war neighborhoods in Del City, Midwest City, Spencer, Warr Acres and Bethany were built when asbestos-cement siding was standard. A lot of those homes were later covered with aluminum or vinyl, so the old shingles are often hidden underneath until a hailstorm or remodel exposes them. Hail and wind also break the brittle shingles. The material needs testing and proper handling, and a crew that just starts tearing it off can put your family at risk.

• Rigid, gray-white shingles with a pebbled or striated texture
• Cracked or broken corners
• Nail holes along the bottom edge of each shingle
• Older shingles visible behind loose aluminum
• Home built before about 1980

We find this most often in the inner-ring OKC suburbs: Del City, Midwest City, Spencer, Warr Acres and Bethany, usually on 1950s minimal-traditional homes.

Our fix: We arrange testing first. Removal is coordinated with properly licensed abatement professionals when required, and then we reside the home with modern fiber cement or vinyl.

Over time, siding turns chalky and faded, and red-orange stains build up on the lower courses. It's mostly a cosmetic problem, but heavy chalking means the surface is breaking down.

Strong Oklahoma UV fades vinyl and paint on south and west walls first. Gusty south winds blow red dust onto light-colored siding, and sprinklers and rain splash clay up onto the bottom few courses. Older vinyl from the 1990s fades unevenly, which makes any later repair stand out.

• Chalky residue when you rub the siding
• Noticeably lighter color on sunny walls
• Orange-red staining on bottom courses
• Patched panels that don't match
• Dull, porous-looking surface

This is common on beige and white vinyl throughout Westmoore and the Little River Park area. Newcastle and Goldsby acreage homes near open, dusty fields also get it badly.

Our fix: Cleaning restores lightly stained siding. If panels are badly faded, we recommend fade-resistant colors or painted fiber cement, and we can adjust grading and sprinkler spray to cut down on splashback.