Advanced Home Exteriors

We hope your Independence Day celebrations will pick up steam as soon as the rain moves out. And speaking of rain, after this downpour its a good idea to check any parts of your wood or pressboard siding that have been deteriorating. Rain this hard results in often extreme runoff and splashing that can get inside any failing siding and shingles and do a lot of damage very quickly. Also after a heavy rain, it is always a good idea to take a flashlight up into your attic and shine it on the entire underside of your roof decking so you can look for any freshly wet spots caused by a leak. We'll be glad to look for you and show you how we can fix it. Call us at 832-363-3772 or message us here.

We have done a number of jobs over the years where the customer was just plain tired of the design of their exterior and wanted to give their home a new look. This one in the west Houston-Copperfield area is one of our favorites. Their house was covered with horizontal pressboard siding on the front with some strategically-placed wood scallops. Once they started to rot, they became difficult to maintain. We offered to help them keep their style and put Hardie Scallops where the wood scallops are, but they wanted a change. So this is what we gave them and they were thrilled with it! The sides and back were T1-11 vertical plywood that we also replaced with Hardiplank. So there you have it... in most cases you can choose to keep the exterior style of your home or change it to something new. Let us help you find the right style for you.

After last year's Harvey-dominated wet season, this year we're seeing more issues with stucco that has absorbed water and is separating from the wall. Real stucco is expensive to replace and requires extensive repair and preparation of the wall behind it. There is also a "faux" stucco that has been used on a lot of houses, which is simply a pressboard panel with a stucco-type finish. As with any pressboard (either siding or panels) at some point they start to absorb water and rot from the inside out. If you have either of these products, you do have several options. If you want to keep the stucco style, or if your HOA says you HAVE to, there are Hardie products that might interest you... we put together this before and after photo album of what it looks like on other homes. Or if you are ready to move on to a different look, you can replace the stucco with HardiPlank lap siding. Let us show you what options are available to you. Call us at 832-363-3772 or message us on this page.

Stucco looks wonderful but it can be hard to maintain, and over time it will absorb water, expand and contract with the changes in seasons, and ultimately will pull away from the wall and the trim or tudor boards that surround it. When this happens, water can get inside your walls and do serious damage. So, if you like the way stucco looks on your house, when it needs to be replaced there is a James Hardie Stucco product that is easier to maintain and will allow you to keep your home's style.

Most of our jobs can be completed in 10-21 days, depending on how much material is being installed and how much damaged load-bearing wood we discover when the old exterior wood is torn off. But occasionally we do very complicated jobs on very big homes that can take much longer. We just completed such a job in Sugarland and the customer just completed his Hardie Guild Quality Customer Satisfaction Survey to let the Hardie Corporation know how we did. Not only did he give us a perfect score, but he added a few glowing comments: "I chose Advanced Home Exteriors because of their reviews of quality and installation.... I was most satisfied with their professionalism, quality of workmanship, consideration for client's property, and how they kept a clean workplace. There was consistent follow up during the job.... I would recognize Bill Jacks, Kelly, and Rudy for exceptional service. They were very much part of what was going on and good at checking in. I would send them off to other jobs and pull them back, so their flexibility was fantastic. Rudy and his crew were a fabulous group of people. They worked with me and did a great job.... Our project was very large and went on for three months. It was a big deal and the crew was very professional. They worked together really well, communicated well, and kept a clean area. You wouldn't even know people were working on the house. They were great people to have around. They were more than willing to do the detail work on the project. They cared about what they were doing and the craftsmanship." You can find this complete review and many others on the Guild Quality site at http://www.guildquality.com/advancedhomeexteriors