Siding on Advance’s larger homes
Advance sits across the Yadkin River in Davie County, about a 20-25 minute drive from our shop on Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem. It’s not a city in the formal sense — it’s a spread of residential development that runs from the gated Bermuda Run community through the newer subdivisions along Highway 158 and out to the rural acreage homes toward the Yadkin County line. What ties it together for a siding crew is scale: Advance and Bermuda Run have a higher concentration of homes over 4,000 square feet than almost anywhere else we work.
Big homes mean big siding envelopes, and big envelopes are unforgiving. There’s simply more wall, more windows, more roof-to-wall transitions, and more places for water to find its way behind the cladding. That’s why nearly all of the siding we install out here is James Hardie fiber cement — the premium standard for this kind of house.
Why Hardie fits Advance
Hardie is essentially concrete board cured to look like wood lap siding. It doesn’t burn, doesn’t rot, doesn’t feed termites, and holds paint for 12-15 years. On a 4,000-plus square foot custom home you intend to keep, the 30-50 year lifespan is the right math. We install lap, vertical board-and-batten, shingle, and panel profiles, and we’re trained on Hardie’s spec — fastener type, blind nailing, gap details — because Hardie’s warranty depends on the install being correct, not just on the right product showing up on the truck.
For some of the modern farmhouse builds going up along Highway 158, LP SmartSide engineered wood is a good middle ground — lighter, real wood texture, a 30-50 year life with a repaint every 7-10 years. And on the rural and rental properties toward Mocksville, premium-grade vinyl (CertainTeed, Mastic) is still a perfectly reasonable, maintenance-free choice. We don’t install the thin contractor-grade vinyl that warps in July heat.
Siding is a system, not just a covering
Most siding failures aren’t material failures — they’re failures of what’s underneath. On the larger Advance homes, the details that matter most are the kickout flashing where siding meets the many roof planes a complex roofline creates, the peel-and-stick window flashing at head, jambs, and sill, and house wrap that’s actually lapped and taped rather than stapled up at random. Homes close to the Yadkin run slightly higher humidity, so giving trapped water a drainage path out is not optional here.
Every install includes full tear-off, sheathing inspection and replacement of any rotted OSB, properly detailed Tyvek wrap, Z-flashing at horizontal lap joints, and the trim and finish carpentry — corners, frieze board, water table, window surrounds — that makes the whole envelope read as one piece.
Bermuda Run HOA and acreage logistics
Bermuda Run’s gated community carries architectural standards that govern visible exterior work, including siding color and profile. We’re familiar with that approval process and can quote to spec so your job clears review the first time. On the rural 1-5 acre lots with mature canopy and deep setbacks, mobilization is similar to in-town work, but material staging and cleanup take more planning — and our in-house W-2 crews handle that directly. We don’t sub out, even on the largest homes.
Why Advance homeowners choose Mid Atlantic
- 20-25 minutes away on Reynolda Road — local, not a storm chaser
- Hardie-trained installation crews — in-house W-2, no subs
- Full wrap, flashing, and trim detailing on every job
- Bermuda Run HOA-familiar color and profile selection at your home
- A+ BBB, 4.8★ on Google and Facebook
- 3-year workmanship warranty
Schedule a siding estimate
Call (336) 671-5208 or request an estimate online. Siding estimates run 45-60 minutes for a full whole-house walk, and for Advance and Bermuda Run we typically schedule within a week.