Rydel Roofing & Siding

The project: We planned to replace our 35 year old painted cedar siding with a high quality product that would require less maintenance as we intend to remain in our home for the foreseeable future. We decided it was a good time to replace the 35 year old windows at the same time and had already picked the window company. Altogether, this was a significant renovation on an up-market home and we were looking for a quality job more than an inexpensive job. We brought our own designer and ultimately settled on a combination of products from James Hardie and Chamclad for a modern look.
The selection: We interviewed 4 candidates to do the siding, (some recommended by the product supplier, James Hardie) and obtained 4 quotes. The candidates ranged from small owner-operated to larger multi-crew companies. Although the Rydel quote was not the lowest, all quotes were fairly close in range so that price was not the determining factor. We chose Rydel largely based on the openness, professionalism and good communication during the sales process. We got a good feeling that they could deal with the complexity of the work. We are very happy that we did.
The work: We knew that coordination between the window supplier and the siding contractor would be important and requested a meeting between the two. Rydel immediately engaged with the window company and agreed on a way to coordinate work schedule and agreed on an interface between the windows and siding.
The crew (Eric and Phil) were easy to communicate with and appeared highly motivated to do a high quality job. They had no problem solving many issues required to mate the two different products. Much creative work was done with custom metal work at the interfaces and windows. Anything that was damaged during construction was repaired before we even mentioned it. Daily cleanup was always thorough.
As work progressed, we realized that the roof was not in quite as good shape as we had thought and this was a good time to replace it. Rydel was able to get one of their crews in to replace the roof and keep going with the siding after.
Some work (eaves trough and parging) was done by sub contractors. This work, also, was very well done by well chosen sub-contractors.
Conclusion: In short, Rydel did a great job replacing siding, roof and eaves trough on an up-market home transforming if to a more modern look. They also completed repairs to the house where water damage had occurred after 35 years.
Throughout the project, communication was excellent to inform us of progress and any delays caused by weather and the inevitable Covid-19 induced disruptions.
Perhaps the most telling is that we have no need to call them back as all the finished work appears perfect. Well done!
We would highly recommend Rydel for similar work.