Exteriors

Siding, Gutters and Windows

The rest of the envelope, in Watertown and across Jefferson County. Often part of the same storm claim as the roof, and usually cheaper to do at the same time.

Why Together

Siding, Gutters And Windows In Watertown: One Envelope, One Claim

Siding, seamless gutters and window and door replacement in Watertown and Jefferson County, by the crew that does the roof. Hail that bruises shingles also dents gutters, cracks vinyl and tears screens; those are the same policy and the same claim, and an adjuster’s first scope routinely misses them.

The roof is not the only thing hail hits, and the elevations that faced the storm are the ones nobody walked.

The Weather Service’s own narrative for the June 13, 2022 storm that crossed Watertown reads: “vehicle, shingle, siding, gutter, and window screen damage.” That is the whole envelope in one sentence, and it is what the adjuster meeting is for. Doing them together also saves money: one set-up, one crew, one permit where a town needs one, and no second round of scaffolding six months later.

Exteriors

Siding, Gutters And Windows

Siding

Vinyl, steel and fiber cement, with the housewrap and flashing details that keep the wall dry behind it. Soffit and fascia too.

Siding

Seamless Gutters

Rolled on site to the exact length of the run, so there are no joints to split and leak. Sized to the roof, with enough downspouts.

Seamless gutters

Windows & Doors

Replacement units set, flashed and trimmed properly, which is where most window leaks actually come from.

Windows and doors

Permits

Where The Permit Question Lands

City of Watertown

No permit for roofing or siding. The dumpster in the street still needs a right-of-way permit, which we pull.

Beaver Dam, Waterloo, Columbus

Each publishes that siding and same-size window or door replacement need no permit. Change the size of an opening and the answer changes.

Madison

A building permit is required for replacing roofing, siding and windows. We pull it and price it as a line item.

Everywhere else we work

SPS 320.09(2)(b) leaves it to the municipality. The permit guide has all sixteen towns and their phone numbers.

Straight Answers

Siding, Gutter And Window Questions

Yes, and it frequently should be. It is one storm and one claim. If the adjuster’s scope covers the roof but not the visibly cracked siding on the same elevation, that is worth raising before the claim closes, and Wis. Stat. § 100.65(8) expressly allows us to discuss the damage with the adjuster and provide the estimate for it. Photograph the siding, screens and gutters on the day of the storm alongside the roof.

Both. Matching an existing siding color is harder than matching shingles, because vinyl fades unevenly and lines get discontinued, so we will be honest about how a repair will look before you commit. On a claim the same fact cuts the other way: if a matching panel is genuinely unavailable, the scope should say so. The siding page covers the materials and what each does in hail.

Usually, and by a meaningful margin. The set-up, the dumpster, the scaffolding where it is needed and the crew’s time on site are shared rather than paid twice, and new gutters go on after the drip edge rather than being worked around. The roof replacement page explains what a full job includes; ask for the exterior items as separate lines so you can see what each adds.

Not in the City of Watertown, which publishes that no permit is required for roofing or siding. Not in Beaver Dam, Waterloo or Columbus either, on their published lists. Madison requires one. No permit does not mean no rules — SPS 320.04(2) makes the work comply with the state code either way — and the FAQ covers who should pull one where it is needed.

What Your Neighbors Say

Reviews From Watertown-Area Homeowners

“Hail came through in June and I had no idea whether it was worth calling my insurance. They came out the next morning, walked the roof, and showed me photos of the bruising before I signed anything. The adjuster met them here and the claim went through without a fight.”

Sample Reviewer 1 Google Review · July 2026

“Full tear-off on a house built in 1961, so there were surprises under the old shingles. They called me before doing anything extra and the final invoice matched the estimate. Yard was cleaner when they left than when they showed up.”

Sample Reviewer 2 Google Review · June 2026

“Wind took part of the ridge off and I had water coming into an upstairs bedroom. They tarped it the same evening and came back to do the repair properly the following week. Straight answers the whole way through.”

Sample Reviewer 3 BBB Review · April 2026

Free Inspection

Storm Hit More Than The Roof?

Free inspection of the whole envelope — roof, siding, gutters, screens — photographed so one claim covers one storm.