Planning a full exterior renovation in Romeoville? Order of operations, bundling savings, and how one contractor handles your entire project in Will County.
If your Romeoville home needs more than one exterior project, the order you do them in saves money and rework. This guide covers what to do first, what homes in different parts of Romeoville tend to need, and how to plan it over one season or several years.
Romeoville homes at a glance
Romeoville's first big neighborhood, Hampton Park, went up in the late 1950s and 1960s. The village then grew again from the 1990s on, with subdivisions such as Weslake and Lakewood Falls, so it has two very different sets of homes.
Simple gable roofs on the Hampton Park ranches are quick to replace. The newer two-story homes are larger and steeper, and many are on their first roof, now at the age to check.
Hampton Park homes are compact, with a modest number of standard-size openings. That keeps a whole-house window job affordable, and it is usually finished in a day.
The original Hampton Park houses have been resided at least once already. We often remove aluminum or early vinyl and find the first siding still underneath.
What Romeoville homes usually need first
In Hampton Park and the other original neighborhoods, the bones are simple and sound. The usual priorities are a roof if it is due, then windows and the entry door for comfort, then siding and gutters to finish the look. These homes are small enough that doing two projects in one season is realistic.
In Weslake, Lakewood Falls and the other subdivisions built since the 1990s, everything was installed in the same year, so everything wears out together. Roofs and windows usually go first. Get the roof inspected for hail before paying for one yourself, then plan windows in phases, and finish with siding on the three non-brick sides.
Where we would start in Romeoville
A Hampton Park home is small enough to do roof, windows and siding in a single season, and doing them together means every flashing detail is new at once. In the newer subdivisions, start with a hail inspection of the original roof, then replace the worst windows, and plan siding after that.
The right order for exterior work
- Roof. Everything below it depends on it. Roofing crews also drop debris, so the roof goes before new siding and gutters.
- Windows and doors. They are flashed into the wall, and that flashing sits behind the siding.
- Siding and trim. Installed after the openings so it can be fitted and sealed around them.
- Gutters, soffit and fascia. Hung last, on the finished roof edge.
If you can only do one thing this year, do the one that is letting water in. Water damage grows; faded siding does not.
One season or several years
Doing everything at once has advantages: one crew schedule, one set of colors chosen together, flashing details done once and often a better price. Phasing spreads the cost. If you phase, tell your contractor the full plan up front so this year's work is built to accept next year's. We keep measurements and color selections on file for that reason, and 0% financing for 12 months is available on approved credit.
Choosing colors that work together
Start with what is not changing: brick, stone and, if it is staying, the roof. Pick siding to sit comfortably with those, then trim, then the front door as the accent. Our exterior designer lets you try combinations on three house styles before you commit.
Permits in Romeoville
Permit rules are set by the Village of Romeoville. We check what your project needs and pull the permit when one is required. See everything we do in Romeoville, or read the guide for Bolingbrook, or read the guide for Lockport.
Common questions
Call (331) 250-3726 or request a free consultation in Romeoville.