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When siding fails in Wyoming, it doesn’t just look bad — it lets moisture in. And moisture in a town that sits at the edge of Kent County’s open farmland, with minimal windbreak between your home and the storms that roll through central Delaware, is a real problem. Wind-driven rain gets behind compromised panels. Then winter hits, temperatures drop, and that trapped water expands. By spring, what started as a cracked seam or a loose panel has become rot, mold, or structural damage behind your walls.
New siding, installed correctly with a proper moisture barrier and weatherproof seams, breaks that cycle. Your walls stay dry through Delaware’s humid summers and its freeze-thaw winters. Your energy bills stabilize. The exterior of your home holds its value instead of quietly deteriorating behind a surface that looks okay until it really isn’t.
For Wyoming residents specifically, there’s another factor worth mentioning. A significant share of homes in subdivisions like Wyoming Mills, The Orchards, and Steeles Ridge were built in the 1980s and 1990s — which means their original siding is now 30 to 40 years old. That’s at or past the end of its useful life for most vinyl products. If your home still has its original siding from that era, the question isn’t really whether it needs replacing. It’s how much moisture damage has already accumulated underneath.
First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. is based out of Smyrna — about 15 miles north of Wyoming on US 13. We’ve been serving Kent County homeowners for over 22 years, which means we’ve worked through the same storm seasons, the same freeze-thaw cycles, and the same building code changes that Wyoming residents have lived through. We’re not a traveling crew. We’re not a regional franchise. We’re a locally owned, owner-operated business with a real address and real accountability to the communities we work in.
We’re also BBB accredited with an A+ rating, licensed and insured in Delaware, and have a 5.0 out of 5 rating from over 63 verified reviews. What we hear consistently from Wyoming customers is that we show up, we communicate, and we leave the job site clean. That matters to us because it matters to you.
Every project — whether it’s a historic home near the Wyoming Railroad Station or a 1990s ranch in one of the newer subdivisions — is handled entirely by our own trained crew. No subcontractors. No surprises.
It starts with a free consultation and a detailed inspection of your existing siding. Before anything comes off your home, we want to know what’s actually there — not just the surface condition, but what’s underneath. Wyoming’s housing stock spans more than a century, from late 1800s homes in the historic district to 1990s subdivisions on the town’s edges, and what we find underneath old siding varies significantly. We look for moisture damage, rot, pest activity, and sheathing integrity before we ever talk about materials or pricing. You get a clear picture of the full scope before any work begins.
Once we’ve agreed on the scope and materials — vinyl, fiber cement, or whatever fits your home’s architecture and your budget — we handle the permitting through the Town of Wyoming’s building department. This is worth paying attention to in Wyoming specifically: because Wyoming is an incorporated municipality, building permits for exterior work go through the Town’s own building inspector, not Kent County. Wyoming has adopted the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code as its governing construction standards. We know that process, we handle the applications, and we coordinate the inspections. You don’t have to navigate any of it.
Installation typically takes two to five days depending on the size of your home and the scope of the project. Our crew manages the full job — removal of old siding, moisture barrier installation, new siding installation, trim work, and sealing — start to finish, with no outsourcing at any stage. When we’re done, the job site is clean and the work is ready for final inspection by the Town.
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First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. installs both vinyl and fiber cement siding — and we help you choose based on your home’s specific situation, not on which product is easiest for us to install. For most Wyoming homeowners with 1980s–1990s ranch-style or split-level homes, vinyl is the practical, durable choice. It’s moisture-resistant, requires minimal maintenance, and performs well through Delaware’s humidity and seasonal temperature swings. For older homes — particularly those in or near Wyoming’s historic district where the original character of the home matters — fiber cement can replicate the look of wood siding while standing up to the climate in a way that wood simply can’t anymore.
Every siding job we do includes full removal of the existing siding, inspection of the underlying structure, moisture barrier installation, new siding installation, all trim and sealing work, and permitting coordination with the Town of Wyoming’s building department. If we find rot or moisture damage underneath — which happens more often than homeowners expect, especially on homes where the siding hasn’t been touched since the 1980s — we document it, explain it, and get your approval before any additional work begins. No surprise charges.
We also assist with insurance claims for storm-damaged siding. Kent County sees severe thunderstorms, nor’easters, and periodic tornado warnings — Wyoming’s open-farmland position makes it particularly exposed to wind-driven storm damage. If your siding was damaged in a storm, we can help you document the damage and work through the claims process so the scope of the repair reflects what actually happened, not just the initial adjuster’s assessment. Financing is also available if you’d like to spread the cost of the project over time.
Yes — and in Wyoming specifically, that permit comes from the Town of Wyoming’s own building department, not Kent County. This is a detail that trips up contractors who treat all of central Delaware as one jurisdiction. Wyoming is an incorporated municipality with its own building inspector and its own adopted construction standards: the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code. Any exterior siding work that requires a permit needs to go through the Town’s permit process, and the completed work needs to pass the Town’s inspection.
If you’re working with a contractor who doesn’t know the difference between Wyoming’s municipal permitting system and the county’s, that’s worth paying attention to. First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. handles all permitting as part of every siding project — we file the applications, coordinate with the Town’s building inspector, and make sure the work is inspected and signed off before we consider the job complete. You don’t have to make a single call to Town Hall at 120 W. Camden Wyoming Ave. to make it happen.
The honest answer is that you need someone to look at it — not just the surface, but underneath. Siding that looks okay from the street can be hiding significant moisture damage, rot, or mold behind the panels, especially on homes where the siding hasn’t been touched since the 1980s or 1990s. In Wyoming, where a lot of the housing stock in subdivisions like Wyoming Mills and Steeles Ridge dates to that era, this is a genuinely common situation.
Signs that lean toward replacement rather than repair include widespread warping or buckling across multiple panels, siding that’s pulling away from the wall, visible mold or mildew that keeps coming back, or interior walls that feel damp or show water staining without an obvious roof leak. If you’re seeing any of those, the siding itself is likely no longer functioning as a moisture barrier. Patching individual panels can buy a little time, but if the underlying problem is that the siding has reached the end of its life, repair is usually just deferred spending.
The best starting point is a free inspection. First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. will tell you exactly what’s there and give you an honest assessment of whether repair makes sense or whether replacement is the right call — without any pressure either way.
Both are solid choices for Delaware’s climate, but they perform differently and suit different homes. Vinyl is the more popular option across Kent County — it’s moisture-resistant, doesn’t rot, handles humidity well, and requires very little maintenance over its 20 to 40 year lifespan. It performs reliably through Delaware’s freeze-thaw cycles and the storm seasons that Wyoming residents know well. For most Wyoming homeowners replacing aging original siding on a ranch or split-level, vinyl is a practical, durable choice.
Fiber cement costs more upfront but lasts longer — up to 50 years — and holds up exceptionally well against moisture, impact, and the kind of wind-driven rain that Wyoming’s open-farmland position makes it particularly susceptible to. It also takes paint and holds it longer than vinyl, which matters if exterior appearance is a priority. For older homes, especially those in or near Wyoming’s historic district where the original wood siding aesthetic is part of the character of the home, fiber cement can replicate that look while performing in ways that wood simply can’t in Delaware’s humidity.
First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. installs both and will walk you through which makes more sense for your specific home, your budget, and how long you plan to stay in the property.
Often, yes — but the outcome depends heavily on how the claim is documented and presented. Homeowners insurance typically covers siding damage caused by wind, hail, and storm events, which are all regular occurrences in Kent County. Wyoming’s location at the edge of open farmland means it doesn’t have much natural windbreak, and severe thunderstorms and nor’easters can cause significant siding damage — cracked panels, lifted sections, broken seams — that isn’t always obvious from a quick visual inspection.
The problem many homeowners run into is that the initial adjuster assessment underestimates the scope of the damage, particularly when the visible damage is limited but the underlying moisture infiltration is more extensive. Having a contractor document the full damage — not just what’s visible on the surface — before the adjuster closes the claim can make a significant difference in what gets covered.
First State Roofing & Exteriors Co. assists with insurance claims for storm-damaged siding. We help you document the damage thoroughly, communicate with your insurance company about the scope of work, and make sure the approved repair reflects what your home actually needs — not just what was easy to spot on a quick walkthrough.
Most siding installation projects take two to five days from start to finish, depending on the size of your home, the material being installed, and whether any structural repairs are needed once the old siding comes off. For a typical single-family home in Wyoming — whether that’s a mid-size home in Wyoming Mills or a larger property in The Orchards — two to three days is a reasonable expectation for a straightforward replacement with no major surprises underneath.
The wildcard is what’s behind the existing siding. On homes that haven’t had their siding touched since the 1980s or 1990s, there’s a real possibility of finding moisture damage or rot in the sheathing that needs to be addressed before new siding goes on. We always do a thorough inspection before the project starts to identify as much of this as possible upfront, but occasionally additional issues become visible only once the old panels come off. When that happens, we stop, show you what we found, and get your approval before proceeding. That adds time, but it’s the right way to handle it.
Scheduling-wise, spring through early fall is the most active season for exterior work in Delaware. If you’re planning a siding project for Wyoming, reaching out early in the season gives you the most flexibility on timing.
Start with the basics: verify that the contractor is registered with Delaware’s Office of Contractor Registration and carries current liability insurance and workers’ compensation coverage. Delaware doesn’t issue a state contractor’s license the way some states do — instead, contractors must register with the Department of Labor before performing work. If a contractor can’t confirm that registration, that’s a meaningful red flag.
Beyond the paperwork, look at review volume and consistency, not just the star rating. A contractor with 60 or 70 reviews that consistently mention the same things — showing up on time, communicating clearly, leaving the job site clean, being honest about what they found — is telling you something real about how they operate. One or two glowing reviews don’t mean much. A pattern across dozens of verified reviews does.
For Wyoming specifically, it’s also worth asking whether the contractor knows the Town’s permitting process. Because Wyoming is an incorporated municipality with its own building department and adopted building codes, a contractor who only knows the county-level process may create compliance problems for you at inspection. Ask directly: have they pulled permits through the Town of Wyoming before? Do they know the difference between Wyoming’s municipal process and Kent County’s? The answer tells you a lot about whether they actually know the area or just say they serve it.
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