Do I need association approval for a new roof color?

If your neighborhood has design rules, check them before choosing. We can provide product names and color samples for you to submit.

How do you work when homes are close together?

We protect neighboring yards with tarps, use containers for debris and plan ladder and dumpster placement before the job starts.

Why does my porch roof leak?

The joint where a lower porch roof meets the house wall is a common leak point. Flashing there needs to be lapped correctly behind the siding.

Do you come out to DuPont?

Yes. DuPont is part of our regular coverage south of Lakewood. Call any hour.

DuPont roof and siding work, from the old company town to Northwest Landing

Q: Who handles permits in DuPont?

The City of DuPont issues building permits inside its limits. We confirm what applies to your job before work is scheduled.

DuPont sits south of Lakewood along I-5. It was the DuPont explosives company town until 1975 and now includes Northwest Landing, a New Urbanism planned community.

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Short answer

DuPont is a city of 10,151 south of Lakewood that was the DuPont explosives company town until 1975 and now includes Northwest Landing, a New Urbanism planned community. Homes set closer together change how we stage ladders and debris, and neighborhood design rules need checking before you change a color or material.

Working on a house in a planned community

New Urbanism plans usually set homes closer together and closer to the street than a typical subdivision. That is part of the appeal, but it changes how roof and siding work happens. Narrow side yards limit where ladders and debris chutes can go, and neighbors' cars, windows and landscaping are close by.

We plan staging around that. Tarps protect neighboring yards, debris goes into containers rather than piles, and we talk to you about where a dumpster or trailer can sit without blocking anyone. A short note to your neighbors before the job helps.

If your neighborhood has an association or design rules, check them before picking a shingle color, siding profile or trim color. We can provide product names and color samples to submit for approval.

Porches, trim and siding in DuPont

Front porches are a common feature in New Urbanism designs. A porch roof is often a lower pitch than the main roof, and the joint where it meets the house wall is a frequent leak point. Check the ceiling of the porch for stains and the siding just above the porch roof for swelling.

Trim around windows and doors takes the brunt of wind-driven rain. Painted trim that is cracking or peeling at the joints is letting water in. We replace soft sections and repaint, and on larger projects we can install fiber cement siding that holds paint longer in wet weather.

Step flashing where a porch roof meets siding

From company town to city: permits and travel

DuPont has been its own city since the company era ended, and the City of DuPont issues building permits inside its limits. We confirm what applies to your job before scheduling.

DuPont is south of Lakewood near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, farther from our Puyallup office than most of our Pierce County work but well within our regular coverage. Call any hour and tell us what you are seeing.