Siding repair and exterior painting in Candleridge, Fort Worth (76133)

Candleridge was developed largely in the 1970s and early 1980s south of Wedgwood, on curving streets near Sycamore School Road and Hulen Street. Most homes are one- and two-story brick with wood or hardboard lap siding on upper gables and second-floor walls, wood fascia, and wood privacy fences that have been replaced or patched over the decades. Hardboard siding from that era swells and crumbles when water gets past the paint, especially at the bottom edges and around windows. Builders of the time often used shorter trim boards joined with butt joints, which open up and let water into the end grain.

Hardboard siding looks like wood but behaves differently. Once water gets in, the fibers swell, the face blisters and the bottom edges turn soft and crumbly. On many Candleridge homes, the worst damage hides behind shrubs and along the lowest course above the brick ledge. We probe every suspect board with an awl and mark failures before quoting. Window and door casings get the same check, since water often enters at the head trim and runs down behind the siding.

Swollen hardboard can't be painted back into shape. We replace failed pieces with fiber-cement or engineered wood lap siding matched to the original reveal, seal all cut ends, and prime before finish coats. On walls where only a few edges have softened, we sometimes seal and repair rather than replace, but only when the core is still firm. New pieces get a coat of primer on the back face before installation.

• Awl-probing every suspect board before quoting
• Fiber-cement or engineered wood replacements
• Sealed cut ends on every new piece
• Repairs priced individually in your estimate

Expansive clay soil keeps Candleridge foundations moving, and that movement opens trim joints and pulls caulk away from brick. We cut out cracked caulk, back-rod wide gaps with foam, and fill with a high-elastomer sealant that stretches with the house. Butt joints in fascia boards get primed end grain and new fasteners before sealing. Window perimeters get fresh sealant where the old bead has hardened and cracked.

Fences here take a similar beating. Posts heave and lean, rails crack at the brackets, and pickets cup where sprinklers hit them daily. We replace broken pickets, wash the fence, let it dry, and stain with a semi-transparent or solid stain depending on the wood's age. Fence staining for a typical Candleridge backyard runs $1,060 to $2,890, depending on length and condition. Consider that a ballpark for planning rather than a quote.

A full exterior repaint of a typical two-story Candleridge brick home with siding gables and wood trim usually runs $4,870 to $9,650, including washing, caulking, primer and two finish coats. Wood rot repair is priced per board or per linear foot and added on top. HOA color requirements, two-story staging and how much siding needs replacement are the biggest factors. Treat these as typical ranges, not quotes.

Call us and describe what you're seeing on the house. We'll inspect every elevation, mark rot with tape so you can see it, and give you a written scope that lists each repair before any paint is bought. If you're curious about color, we'll bring large brushed samples so you can see them on your own brick in morning and evening light, and we'll note which ones already appear on nearby homes.