Siding Installation in Jacksonville & St. Augustine, FL

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New siding in Jacksonville & St. Augustine: what local homeowners should know

Northeast Florida has more frame and sided homes than much of the state, from older bungalows in Riverside and Avondale to beach cottages and large new homes in St. Johns County. Siding replacement is a regular project for homeowners here.

Coastal wind, salt and humidity wear out siding and trim, and wood rots quickly. Fiber cement and high-quality vinyl installed to Florida Building Code wind requirements are common upgrades.

St. Augustine’s historic areas may have design review for exterior changes, so check local rules before you pick a new material or color.

Wind, water and salt on the First Coast

Northeast Florida gets fewer direct hurricane hits than South Florida, but storms still test every wall. When Hurricane Irma passed in September 2017, Jacksonville saw the worst flooding in its history: the St. Johns River at the Main Street Bridge reached 5.57 feet, smashing the modern record of 4.12 feet from Hurricane Dora, as a powerful rain band and gusts of about 86 mph pushed water up the river at high tide. Nor’easters bring wind-driven rain and coastal flooding to the Beaches and St. Augustine almost every fall and winter.

At Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra and St. Augustine, salt air and sun wear out fasteners, trim and paint faster than inland. Fiber cement and quality vinyl with corrosion-resistant fasteners are the most common choices, with PVC or aluminum trim that will not rot.

Where siding is used on First Coast homes

Jacksonville’s older neighborhoods – Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, Springfield, Murray Hill – have many wood-frame homes from the early 1900s through the 1950s, some in local historic districts. St. Augustine’s historic core has strict design review. In newer suburbs across Duval and St. Johns County, siding is common on second stories, gables and additions over block first floors, and soffit and fascia are on every home.

Choosing siding for a First Coast home

For homes near the ocean or the St. Johns River, the priorities are wind resistance, rot resistance and corrosion resistance. Fiber cement is the most common upgrade: it does not rot, does not feed termites and can be installed to high wind ratings, though it needs paint. Quality vinyl with a reinforced nailing hem and a wind rating suited to your address is a lower-cost option that never needs paint; lighter colors hold up better in strong sun. Trim in PVC or aluminum avoids the rot that wood trim suffers in the humidity. Whatever the material, ask for corrosion-resistant fasteners near salt water, a continuous weather barrier and careful flashing at windows, doors and roof lines, and approved soffit fastened exactly as specified – soffit is often the first part to fail in a storm.

Typical costs in Northeast Florida

Published cost figures for orientation only – not quotes. City averages are based on reported projects of all sizes, so a full re-side of a large or tall home can land well above them. The contractor you are connected with measures your home and sets the price. Figures checked in September 2026.

Fiber cement siding replacement returned more than its cost at resale in Jacksonville in the 2025 Cost vs. Value Report – one of the better results among the markets we cover.

Code, permits and licenses

Florida Building Code and product approval. Siding and soffit are part of the building envelope that has to resist Florida’s design wind pressures. Products sold for use in Florida are listed under the state’s product approval system in the “panel walls” category, with an approval number that starts with FL and spells out the wind pressure rating and the installation method. Ask your installer for the FL number of the siding and soffit they quote and check it on floridabuilding.org. Along the coast, ask about corrosion-resistant fasteners and trim that stand up to salt air.

Permits and licenses. The City of Jacksonville (Duval County), St. Johns County, the Beaches cities and St. Augustine run their own building departments; plan on a permit for a real re-siding job and ask who pulls it. Check the contractor’s license on myfloridalicense.com, and be careful with door-to-door crews after storms. Homes in historic districts, including St. Augustine’s, need design review before exterior changes.

Communities we connect homeowners in

Independent siding contractors take calls from Jacksonville (Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, Mandarin, Arlington, the Southside and the Northside), the Beaches (Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach), Ponte Vedra and Ponte Vedra Beach, and St. Johns County (St. Augustine, St. Johns, Elkton).

Sources

• News4Jax: Hurricane Irma brought record flooding to Jacksonville
• NPR: Jacksonville faces historic flooding after Hurricane Irma
• HomeAdvisor: Vinyl siding repair costs in Jacksonville, FL
• Journal of Light Construction: Cost vs. Value 2025, Jacksonville
• HomeAdvisor: How much does vinyl siding installation cost? (national)
• Journal of Light Construction: Cost vs. Value Report 2025 (national)
• Florida Building Commission: Product approval (floridabuilding.org)
• Florida DBPR: Verify a license