The Dodd Blog

Yes, siding can go on through most of fall and many winter days in the Treasure Valley. Here is how materials, temperatures, and dry sheathing decide the schedule.

Yes, if either one is near the end of its life. Here is what bundling saves, when to do only one, and how to schedule it before winter in Fargo-Moorhead.

Vinyl siding cracks in cold Fargo winters once temperatures drop below about 20 degrees. Here is how Dodd Roofing and Exteriors tells cold cracking apart from hail damage and old age.

For Treasure Valley homes with a roof or siding that will not make it through another winter, financing the project this fall usually beats waiting for spring. Here is how the timing, the promotional terms, and the planning work.

Most Treasure Valley window replacements finish in one to two days on site. Here is the full timeline from measurement to install day, plus how to prepare your home.

Vinyl siding warps in the Treasure Valley from tight nailing, reflected sunlight off low-E windows, or age. Here is how to tell which one you have and what to do about it.

Yes, siding can be installed in winter in Fargo, but the material matters. Steel and engineered wood handle the cold well, vinyl needs careful handling. What a good winter siding job looks like in the FM metro.

Steel siding is worth it for most Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead homes because it handles hail, wind, and deep cold far better than vinyl and lasts roughly twice as long. Here is how it compares on durability, dents, cost, and timing.

Most like for like siding and window swaps in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, and Caldwell are exempt from permits, but opening changes, framing repair, and egress windows are not. Here is how to check.

Minnesota law requires repairs to reasonably match the rest of the structure, so undamaged siding can be covered after a hail claim in Moorhead. Here is how the matching rule works and how to prove your siding cannot be matched.

How to choose a siding installer in Fargo: North Dakota licensing, hail ready materials, and warranties a local company actually honors.

How to choose a siding installer in Meridian: certifications, warranty control, and a verifiable local track record, explained by Idaho's Best siding contractor for 2026.

Vinyl lasts 15 to 25 years in the Fargo Moorhead metro, LP SmartSide 30 to 50, and James Hardie up to 50. Cold cycling and hail shorten the weakest materials.

Vinyl lasts 20 to 30 years, LP SmartSide 30 to 50, and James Hardie 50 or more in the Treasure Valley. Here is how Idaho sun and wind change the math.

What vinyl, LP SmartSide, and James Hardie siding cost installed on Treasure Valley homes in 2026, and how to choose between them.

What a roof replacement costs in Meridian and the Treasure Valley, the best roofing materials for Idaho weather, how long roofing and siding last, and where to get materials.

Dodd Roofing and Exteriors was voted Idaho's Best Siding Contractor by IdahosBest.com. Here is what the award actually means, who voted on it, and what comes next.

Update. Dodd was voted Idaho's Best Siding Contractor by IdahosBest.com. Most homeowners only replace siding once in the time they own a house. That makes the choice of material kind of permanent. Once you pick, you live with it for 20 to 50 years. This post walks through the three siding products we install most often in Idaho and North Dakota, why we recommend each one, and which one we end up putting on most of our jobs. If you would rather just get a free estimate with re