Dormer siding, trim and soffit repair in Dublin

Dublin, Ohio · September 2026

What we found and what we did

The property manager for a stone-and-siding building in Dublin asked us to look at damage on the roof and dormers. At the July 2026 inspection we found rotted trim boards and rotted Hardie siding on six dormers, worst along the bottom of the dormer side walls where they meet the shingles, plus damaged soffit at the eaves and a tarped area of the roof with damaged shingles.

The plan for each of the six dormers was to remove the rotted trim and Hardie boards, install new trim boards and new Hardie siding matched to the existing 5-inch siding and 6-inch corners, and paint them to match. At the eaves, the damaged soffit came out and new vented wood soffit went in, also painted to match. On the roof, the crew removed the tarp and the damaged shingles, put down new underlayment where it was needed, and installed new Owens Corning Duration shingles in Estate Gray, the closest match to the existing roof.

The crew did the work in September 2026. Once the damaged siding started coming off, the rot along the step-wall areas on the sides of the dormers turned out to run further than anyone could see from outside, with the rear dormers the worst. Some of the surrounding boards were soft enough to break apart on removal. We sent the property manager a change order before going further, with the goal of replacing only what was needed and keeping the siding that was still sound. The photos show new sheathing on the dormer walls before the new trim and siding went back on.

Why dormer walls rot where they meet the roof

The bottom edges of the siding and trim on a dormer side wall sit just above the shingles, where water runs past every time it rains, and debris and plants can collect against them. Once the paint fails and the cut edges soak up water, the boards soften, and the rot can spread behind siding that still looks fine from the ground. That is why we open these areas up and replace the rotted wood instead of caulking over it. See siding repair in Columbus, roofing in Dublin, siding in Dublin, roof repair in Dublin, and roof repair in Columbus.

Project photos

Photos taken by the Roof Revivers crew on this job. The first four are from the July 2026 inspection; the rest are from the September 2026 repair. Parking areas and other identifying details are not shown.

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This job was completed by Roof Revivers, a Columbus, Ohio roofing company based in Gahanna and roofing since 2012. See more Columbus-area roof projects, a pipe boot leak repair in Dublin, a dead valley and trim repair in Powell, a roof leak and rotted fascia and soffit repair in Groveport, and roofing in Dublin.