Rooms · Home Remodeling & Repair
Siding, subfloors and the remodeling that sits on top of them
Kitchens, bathrooms, the structure underneath them and the exterior around them. One crew, one point of contact, and a survey before anyone quotes a number.
What gives out first in a Valley house
Remodeling is really three jobs: what you can see, what is behind it, and the order the two happen in. Cabinets and tile are the part people picture. What decides whether the budget holds is what the crew finds once a wall is open.
Two layers take the worst of it here. Siding goes first: vinyl that has cracked and chalked after years of direct sun, metal panels with loosened fasteners, wet insulation behind both. Then the floor deck: a leak under a sink, a washing machine hose or a flood leaves subflooring soft underfoot, and new flooring laid over it only hides the problem for a season.
Older Valley homes also hide galvanised supply lines, cast iron waste and circuits that were never sized for a modern kitchen. A quote written without opening anything is a quote that will change.
Painter on a ladder finishing the exterior wall of a new stucco building
Survey first, then siding and subfloor done to the deck
Ariston surveys before it prices. Walls are opened, lines are checked, and you hear what was found before a number goes on paper. The estimate that follows is itemized and in writing, and the inspection is free.
On siding, the crew repairs or replaces in full, in vinyl or metal, depending on how far the damage runs. A repair makes sense when the wall behind it is dry and sound; a complete job makes sense when panels are failing across several elevations.
On floors, soft spots are cut out and replaced with the best grade subfloor, not tiled or carpeted over. The framing under the board gets checked at the same time, because a floor that sags from below needs a different fix than one that rotted from above.
Doing the work in order, and when to call again
Sequencing is not an upsell, it is what stops the same money being spent twice. If a floor still moves, the answer is house leveling before any finish work. If the roof is at the end of its life, new siding and paint will stain again, so the roof comes first.
Call (956) 345-7700 from La Feria, Harlingen, McAllen, Brownsville, Edinburg, Weslaco or Mission and describe what you are seeing: a spongy patch by the tub, a siding panel that rattles in the wind, a door that will not latch. Ariston is fully bonded and general-liability insured, with senior and military discounts and financing through Acorn Finance.
Remodeling calls from Corpus Christi are welcome too. For kitchens and bathrooms in particular, the kitchen and bath page covers the trades and the order they run in, and every job starts with the same free survey and written estimate.
Fully bonded and insured, TDHCA license MHDINS00004804, free inspection and an itemized written estimate.
Rooms
The layers this page covers
- Siding
- Vinyl or metal, repaired panel by panel or replaced as a complete job.
- Subfloor
- Soft spots after leaks and floods cut out and replaced with best-grade board.
- Framing check
- Joists and bearing points looked at before new board goes down.
- Storm repairs
- The follow-up carpentry after wind and water have done their damage.
Questions about scope? Call (956) 345-7700.