Exterior remodels
- What we do
- Siding, trim, porches, carports and doors that keep the weather out.
- Materials
- Labor only. You choose and buy them, and we tell you what to order.
- Quote
- Free and in writing, after Iago sees the job.
- Where
- Around Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina.
Water runs off the house, not into it.
The outside of a house in South Carolina takes sun, humidity and storms every year. Water does the damage. It gets in at the joints: around doors and windows, behind trim, where a porch roof meets the wall. Nexus Build Works rebuilds those parts so water runs off the house instead of into it.
We replace rotted trim and siding, rebuild porches, build carports and set exterior doors and windows. Rot is cut back to sound wood, not covered over. You choose and buy the materials, and we tell you what to order and how much.
What we do
Siding and trim
- Rotted siding, fascia, soffit and corner boards cut out and replaced.
- Siding replaced in sections or whole walls, lapped over a sound weather barrier.
- Window and door trim rebuilt and sealed.
- New wood caulked, primed and painted, when paint is in the scope.
Porches and carports
- Porch floors, steps, posts and railings rebuilt.
- Porch roofs framed and tied into the house.
- Carports framed on footings, with posts, beams and a roof pitched to shed water.
- Screened porch framing.
Doors and windows
- Exterior doors replaced and set on sloped sill pans.
- Windows set, flashed and sealed in the right order.
- Rotted door frames and sills rebuilt.
How we check the work
Flashing lapped the right way
Every layer laps top over bottom, like shingles. Water that gets behind the siding still finds its way out.
A sill pan under every door
An exterior door sits on a sloped sill pan. A door set without one lets water into the floor framing a little at a time.
Rot traced to its end
We probe past the soft wood until we reach sound wood, then cut back from there. Covering rot only hides it.
Posts off the ground
Carport and porch posts sit on footings with a standoff base, so the end grain stays dry.
Slope away from the house
Porch floors and carport roofs are pitched so water drains away from the house, never toward it.
Tied down for wind
Porch and carport roof framing gets straps and connectors where the plans or the code call for them.
Where the job needs a permit, the building department inspects it too, and its rules come first.
From Nexus job sites
Roof framing and sheathing on a covered outdoor room. 
Raised deck framed and braced before decking. 
Deck posts set and the first beams going on. 
Finished deck with a wood railing. 
New wood privacy fence along a side yard.
What you decide, what you buy
Nexus builds the room. You buy what goes into it. Labor only. You choose and buy the materials, with no markup from us. We tell you what to order and when.
You decide
- Siding and trim material: wood, fiber cement, PVC or vinyl
- Door and window models and sizes
- Porch or carport size, roof style and post style
- Paint colors
You buy, we install
- Siding, trim boards, soffit and fascia
- House wrap, flashing tape and sill pans
- Doors, windows and hardware
- Lumber, posts, connectors and roofing for porches and carports
- Caulk, primer and paint
- Equipment rentals and deliveries
Labor only. All materials, equipment rentals and deliveries furnished by others (GC/Owner).
Questions about exterior remodels
Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you are planning and where the house is. Iago will come out, measure, and send a written quote for the labor. It is free, and there is no obligation.
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