Citrus Park sits in northwest Hillsborough County, close enough to Tampa Bay to catch the humidity and salt-tinged air off the water, far enough inland that homeowners here deal with a different mix of problems than beachfront properties. Afternoon thunderstorms roll through most summer days, the ground stays damp under mulch beds and foundation plantings for hours after a storm, and by August the air itself is doing a slow, steady job of working moisture into anything that isn't sealed right. When homeowners in the Citrus Park Town Center area, Northdale border, or the older streets off Gunn Highway start comparing siding companies, the questions that actually matter aren't about paint chips or catalog photos. They're about who's doing the flashing work, what's covered when something goes wrong five years in, and whether the crew on your roofline knows how James Hardie board behaves in a Gulf Coast climate versus how it behaves in a training video.
This page is about us as a siding company — our process, our warranty structure, and where we work — not a general rundown of siding materials. We install James Hardie fiber cement exclusively, and everything below explains how we run a job from first call to final walkthrough.
We don't carry vinyl, LP SmartSide, or any engineered wood product, and that's a deliberate call, not a limitation of what we know how to install. Fiber cement holds up differently in Central Florida's humidity and storm cycle, and we'd rather stand behind one product we trust completely than offer three and let the customer guess which one is right.
None of this is a knock on other products — plenty of siding companies build a solid business around vinyl or engineered wood, and for some budgets that's the right call. It's just not what we put our name on.
We walk the exterior with you, checking for soft sheathing, existing moisture intrusion around windows and the roofline, and any areas where prior siding was installed without proper flashing or clearance off the ground. In older Citrus Park homes near the original 1980s-90s subdivisions, we often find house wrap that's brittle or missing entirely behind the old siding — that gets addressed before a single new board goes up.
You get a detailed, itemized proposal — square footage, trim profile, color, house wrap and flashing plan, and a firm price. No verbal add-ons discovered mid-job.
Old siding comes off, sheathing gets inspected board by board, and anything soft or water-damaged is replaced before we move forward. This step is where a lot of corner-cutting happens industry-wide; we don't cover damaged sheathing with new siding and hope for the best.
A continuous water-resistive barrier goes down first, with corrosion-resistant flashing at every window, door, and roof-to-wall intersection. This is the single most important step for a house that's going to see decades of Tampa Bay storm seasons — siding is the visible layer, but the barrier underneath is what actually keeps water out of the wall cavity.
We install to James Hardie's published fastening and clearance specs — proper nail placement, correct gap at the ground and roofline, and factory-mitered or properly caulked joints. Rushed spacing or wrong fasteners are the most common reasons fiber cement jobs fail early, and it's almost always an installation issue, not a material one.
Trim boards, corner posts, and caulking get finished to match the ColorPlus system, and we do a final cosmetic pass before calling the job done.
We go around the house with you, point out anything worth knowing for future maintenance, and don't consider the job closed until you've signed off.
"Warranty" gets used loosely by a lot of siding companies, so here's what ours actually means in writing.
| Coverage | Who Backs It | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Substrate & ColorPlus Finish | James Hardie | Product defects, finish integrity, per Hardie's published non-prorated terms |
| Labor / Workmanship | Our company | Installation errors — flashing failures, fastening issues, gaps that lead to water intrusion |
| Field-Painted Siding (if not ColorPlus) | Paint manufacturer + our labor warranty | Coating performance separate from the board itself |
The reason we separate these out is simple: if something goes wrong, you deserve to know whether it's a material issue (James Hardie's problem to fix) or an installation issue (ours). A lot of disputes between homeowners and siding companies happen because that line was never made clear at the start.
We work throughout Citrus Park and the surrounding northwest Hillsborough communities, including the neighborhoods around Citrus Park Town Center, Northdale, Cheval, Westchase, and the corridor along Gunn Highway and Sheldon Road. Housing stock varies a lot across this stretch — newer stucco-and-frame construction from the 2000s-era subdivisions sits alongside older ranch homes closer to the Veterans Expressway that were built before current wind-code standards. We adjust our approach based on what's actually behind the existing siding, not a one-size-fits-all install.
| Factor | Why It Moves the Price |
|---|---|
| Home size & wall complexity | Dormers, gables, and cut-up facades take more labor per square foot than a simple rectangular elevation |
| Substrate condition | Rotted or water-damaged sheathing found during tear-off adds repair cost before new siding goes up |
| Siding profile | Lap siding, board-and-batten, and shingle-style Hardie products carry different material and labor costs |
| Trim & detail work | Window surrounds, corner posts, and fascia detail add labor time beyond flat wall coverage |
| Access & site conditions | Two-story sections, tight lot lines, and landscaping that limits staging area affect labor time |
We don't quote a per-square-foot number over the phone without seeing the house — too many of those factors only show up in person.
If you're getting more than one quote — which we'd encourage — here's what actually separates a solid siding company from one that's cutting corners:
Any legitimate siding company should be able to answer these without hesitation. If the answers are vague, that's worth noting before you sign anything.
Alpine Exteriors holds Florida license RB29003900 and carries the insurance coverage required to work on homes throughout Hillsborough County. We're a local operation, not a national franchise dispatching whichever crew is available that week — the people who quote your job are the people who show up to run it.
If you're weighing siding companies for a Citrus Park home, we're glad to walk the exterior with you, point out anything we see, and put together a straightforward estimate — no pressure, no sales script. Reach out through the form below to get started.
A dedicated siding company installs fiber cement or lap siding as a core part of daily work, which means the crew has repetition with fastening specs, flashing details, and manufacturer requirements. A general contractor may sub the work out or handle it occasionally alongside roofing, painting, and other trades, which isn't disqualifying but is worth asking about directly.
Ask whether the quote is itemized or a single lump number, what's covered under the labor warranty versus the manufacturer warranty, who pulls permits, and whether the crew quoting the job is the crew doing the work. Get warranty terms in writing rather than relying on a verbal explanation.
Some siding companies, including ours, choose to specialize in one product so the crew has deep, repeated experience with its specific installation requirements rather than switching methods between materials. It also lets us stand fully behind one warranty structure instead of splitting attention across several product lines.
HardiePlank is horizontal lap siding, the most common profile for a traditional home exterior, while HardieShingle mimics a shingled or shake look and is often used as an accent on gables or a full facade for a different architectural style. Both use the same ColorPlus finish system and carry the same underlying substrate warranty.
Florida's rainy season, roughly June through September, brings frequent afternoon storms that can push back tear-off and install days since siding shouldn't go up over wet sheathing. We schedule with buffer days built in and won't leave a home's substrate exposed overnight if storms are forecast.