Siding replacement in West Wyoming, PA
West Wyoming began as a mill community on Abrahams Creek, and more than half of its homes were built before 1960.
Homes in West Wyoming
The borough’s own history says that by 1848 West Eighth Street was lined with rows of early frame houses. One row was nicknamed Satinette Row, after the cloth made at the Shoemaker mill, and the page names a house from that period that is still standing. Most homes in West Wyoming are newer than that. Census estimates put the median home at 1957, and the 1950s are the second-biggest group after houses from before 1940.
About 28% of homes in West Wyoming 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 West Wyoming
A borough of older houses, from early frame homes to a lot of 1950s ones. Expect:
- Original wood and trim on the oldest frame houses. If you want it kept or matched, say so in your request. See siding materials.
- First-generation aluminum or vinyl on 1950s houses, now faded, dented or loose. See vinyl siding replacement.
- Water behind the siding at windows, doors and roof lines. See rot behind siding.
Sending a request from West Wyoming
Send a request with your ZIP code (18644), what you need, and a little about the house. We pass it to an independent local siding contractor who serves West Wyoming. They contact you to set up a visit and a written estimate. If no contractor can take it, we let you know.
Nearby towns: Swoyersville, Wyoming, Exeter. All towns: service area.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, via Census Reporter. Local facts: West Wyoming Borough, History page.