Cedar Shake Gable Replaced With Low-Maintenance Vertical Siding

Cedar shake looks great when it's new. But once it starts deteriorating - cracking, blackening, warping - it becomes a maintenance headache that only gets worse. That's exactly what we were dealing with on this gable. The shake was dark, weathered, and well past its useful life.

When we replaced the roof on this home, we weren't going to leave a rotted gable in place and call it done. That's not how we work. The gable got fully stripped and replaced with durable vertical siding that matches the updated look of the new shingles. Clean lines, sharp angles, no more wood rot to worry about.

One detail worth pointing out - we preserved the existing louver vent during the process. It's a small thing, but keeping functional components in place when possible saves the homeowner money and avoids unnecessary work. The vent is now framed neatly within the new siding, and honestly it looks better than it ever did with the old shake surrounding it.

The new charcoal shingles pair with the dark vertical siding in a way that ties the whole roofline together. The cream-colored trim along the rake edges gives it contrast and definition. It's a cohesive exterior now - not just a new roof slapped on top of a deteriorating gable.

This is what we mean when we say quality work goes beyond the minimum. Replacing what's damaged is the baseline. Improving the whole picture while you're at it - that's the standard we hold ourselves to on every job.