Siding replacement in Swoyersville, PA
Swoyersville grew up around coal mines, and more than half of its homes were built before 1960.
Homes in Swoyersville
The borough’s community-compiled history, written by Mary Beth Siracuse in 1997 and 1998, describes the coal company patches where mining families lived. One of them, on the hill above the Back Road, had seventeen four-room company houses built around 1870 for shaft-sinking crews. The history calls them the oldest houses in the borough apart from two farmhouses. It does not say whether they still stand, but the Census shows that the older character is still there.
About 30% of homes in Swoyersville were built before 1940, and about 56% before 1960. The median home was built in 1957. About 80% are owner-occupied.
What siding work tends to look like in Swoyersville
Mostly owner-occupied houses from before 1960, many on a second round of siding or more. Expect:
- Aluminum or early vinyl over older wood, now dented, chalky or loose. See vinyl siding replacement.
- Rot at corners, window trim and the bottom courses of older frame houses. See rot behind siding.
- A choice of materials when the old siding comes off: stay with vinyl, or look at fiber cement or engineered wood. See siding materials.
Sending a request from Swoyersville
Send a request with your ZIP code (18704), what you need, and a little about the house. We pass it to an independent local siding contractor who serves Swoyersville. They contact you to set up a visit and a written estimate. If no contractor can take it, we let you know.
Nearby towns: Wyoming, West Wyoming. All towns: service area.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, via Census Reporter. Local facts: “The History and Our Memories of Swoyersville Borough,” compiled by Mary Beth Siracuse (1998).