Cedar Shingle Siding in Chatham, MA
Best Deal Home Group is a cedar shingle siding contractor for homes in Chatham, MA, including Chatham Village, North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. We do white cedar shingle and cedar shake siding with new trim, and homeowners rate us 5.0 stars from 46 Google reviews. We serve Chatham and the rest of the Lower Cape from our office in Centerville.
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Cedar Shingle Siding for Chatham homes
Chatham sits at the elbow of the Cape and takes the brunt of nor'easters coming off the Atlantic. Wind-rated roofing, well-flashed windows and durable trim make a real difference here, and the town has its own historic business district review.
Few Cape towns take weather like Chatham. Nor'easters come straight off the Atlantic, and homes on Pleasant Bay, Stage Harbor and Oyster Pond get salt spray most of the year. On these houses the roof system underneath the shingles, the flashing and the fasteners decide how a roof holds up.
More than half of Chatham's homes are seasonal, and most were built between 1950 and 1999, according to the town's 2025 housing profile. Many are now at the age where roofs, windows and decks come due at the same time, which makes a single, well-planned exterior project worth considering.
Chatham's conservation rules are among the strictest on the Cape. The Chatham Wetland Protection Bylaw covers land within 100 feet of wetlands, banks, beaches, dunes and flats, and the Conservation Commission's floodplain rules restrict new structures and footprint expansions in V and Coastal A flood zones. We check the flood zone and resource areas before design starts.
Approvals that can apply in Chatham
Historic Business District Commission
Reviews exterior changes in Chatham's commercially zoned districts, mostly along Main Street and Route 28. Re-roofing, siding replacement, gutters and shutters can be approved administratively; additions, new construction and demolition get full review. Chatham is not in the Old King's Highway district.
Chatham Historical Commission
Runs an eighteen month demolition delay for older buildings it finds historically significant.
Conservation Commission
Applies the state Wetlands Protection Act and Chatham's Wetland Protection Bylaw, with resource areas extending 100 feet from wetlands, banks, beaches, dunes and flats and 200 feet from perennial streams.
What homeowners say on Google
“His crew arrives on time, are courteous, clean up every day and do beautiful work. We could not be happier with the results of the new cedar shake siding, portico over garage doors, custom IPE trellis and Mahogany wind wall under the deck and steps.”
How we handle cedar shingle siding
White cedar shingles are the siding most people picture when they think of Cape Cod, and left natural they weather to the silver gray you see from Sandwich to Provincetown. Cedar shake gives a heavier, more textured look on the same idea.
What's Included
- White cedar shingle siding
- Cedar shake siding
- Natural or pre-finished shingles
- Weather barrier & flashing
- Trim, corner boards & window surrounds
- Historic district applications prepared
- Full re-siding & additions
- Free estimates, no obligation
Chatham Building Division
261 George Ryder Road, Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-5168
Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket Sound, Pleasant Bay, Stage Harbor, Oyster Pond
ZIP codes 02633, 02650, 02659, 02669
FAQ
Cedar Shingle Siding in Chatham, MA: common questions
Do I need a permit for cedar shingle siding in Chatham?
Replacing siding in Massachusetts needs a building permit, normally pulled by the contractor. In Chatham, permits go through the Chatham Building Division at 261 George Ryder Road, Chatham, MA 02633, 508-945-5168. Exterior changes in Chatham can also need review by the Historic Business District Commission, the Chatham Historical Commission and the Conservation Commission, depending on where the house sits, so it is worth checking before work is scheduled.
Natural or pre-finished cedar shingles?
Natural shingles weather to silver gray on their own, but unevenly at first, since the sides that get the most sun and rain change faster. Pre-finished shingles come stained or primed from the factory for a uniform color from day one.
Do I need historic approval to re-side with cedar?
In the Old King's Highway district and the towns with local historic districts, siding changes visible from the street are reviewed. Replacing cedar with cedar is often handled with a faster exemption certificate; Orleans, for example, lists cedar siding among its exemptions.
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