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Board and Batten Siding in Saratoga Springs, New York
Herman Exterior Homes installs LP SmartSide throughout Saratoga Springs, running crews from our Schenectady shop — about 35 minutes north up the I-87 Northway to your job site.
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LP SmartSide is not real wood — it's engineered from wood strands bonded with adhesives and treated through LP's proprietary SmartGuard® process: resins, waxes, and zinc borate infused throughout the substrate. The result is a panel that looks and works like wood but resists the moisture, rot, and insects that destroy traditional wood siding.
Saratoga Springs crosses the 32°F threshold roughly 70+ times per year — each cycle is a stress test. LP SmartSide is dimensionally stable through these swings in ways that real wood and lower-grade vinyl at sub-zero temps simply are not.
Heavy snow loads combined with under-insulated attics on older Saratoga homes create persistent ice dams. Siding adjacent to gutter lines takes the worst of it. LP SmartSide's moisture resistance prevents water infiltration at these vulnerable zones.
Persistent winter wind — particularly on east-facing elevations and Saratoga Lake-side properties — drives rain and snowmelt into siding seams. LP SmartSide's treated substrate resists moisture at seams and trim interfaces.
Herman Exterior Homes installs LP SmartSide siding across Saratoga Springs and the surrounding Capital Region from our headquarters in Schenectady. Our team handles everything from permit coordination to full exterior project execution, including homes within Saratoga’s historic districts and newer HOA-governed developments.
Get Everlast TodayThe most natural fit in the city. Cottage conversions and year-round lake homes along Saratoga Lake have used vertical wood profiles for generations. Today, we replace aging cedar and painted pine board-and-batten with LP SmartSide panels or Everlast composite — matching the original vertical profile while eliminating the rot and paint maintenance cycle that defines natural wood in a lakeside environment.
Outside the city's DRC jurisdiction entirely. Farmhouses, agricultural outbuildings, and rural new builds in Greenfield and Wilton regularly use board-and-batten profiles. Barn-style aesthetics are standard here, and engineered wood or fiber cement board-and-batten delivers them with dramatically lower maintenance than the original wood. No DRC application, no submission window — standard building permit and go.
The West Side's Folk Victorian cottages sometimes mix horizontal clapboard on the main body with board-and-batten accents on gable ends — a historically accurate treatment on vernacular homes that adds architectural interest. Much of the West Side falls outside the strictest DRC historic overlay, giving homeowners meaningful flexibility on material selection.
Board and batten can receive DRC approval in Saratoga Springs — but the path depends on your property's designation and its original cladding material.In March 2024, the Saratoga Springs Design Review Commission approved new construction featuring board and batten siding with the condition that the panels have a smooth finish.
That level of material-specific detail — finish texture, not just product type — is exactly the kind of requirement that can make or break an approval if you're not prepared for it. We'll assess your property's DRC status during the estimate and advise on the most approvable material and detailing for your specific address.
Housewrap: Missing on most pre-1960 homes. Installed on every re-side we run.
Rigid foam continuous insulation (CI): Adding CI under new siding improves energy performance and wall moisture management — one of the highest-value upgrades available during a re-side.
Trim and blocking: Board-and-batten requires clean corner treatment and blocking at panel transitions. On older Saratoga homes with true dimensional lumber and non-standard stud spacing, we account for this during installation — not after.
Re-flashing: Dormers, chimneys, and porch roof intersections are re-flashed before any new siding goes on.
Panel and batten joint sealing: The vertical seams in a board-and-batten system must be correctly detailed to prevent water infiltration — particularly critical with Saratoga's wind-driven fall rain and freeze-thaw cycle.
Yes — with DRC approval. The path depends on what the original cladding was. If your property originally had board-and-batten siding, an in-kind or close-equivalent replacement is your clearest route through the DRC process.
It depends on your neighborhood and priorities. For historic-district properties, James Hardie HardiePanel with HardieTrim battens offers the most DRC-approvable path in a contemporary material. For Saratoga Lake cottages, Wilton, and Greenfield properties where DRC doesn't apply, LP SmartSide panels or Everlast composite
Material costs are comparable — the difference is in labor and detailing. Board-and-batten installation requires more precision at corners, transitions, and penetrations than standard lap siding.
We serve Saratoga Springs (12866), Wilton, Gansevoort (12831), Greenfield (12833), Malta, Ballston Spa (12020), Schuylerville (12871), Round Lake (12151), and Stillwater (12170). Our Schenectady shop is approximately 35 minutes south on I-87 from a typical Saratoga Springs job site.
Yes! We understand this is a significant investment in your home. Please view our Siding Financing Page for more details on our payment plans.
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