Corte Madera Multifamily Exterior Siding & Windows Renovation

For a property manager, an HOA board, or an apartment owner, an exterior renovation is a different problem than it is for a single-family homeowner. You're balancing a capital budget against deferred maintenance, keeping residents in their units while the work happens, holding a consistent look across a whole community, and making sure every building clears the current code. Bay Area Siding Company takes on multifamily and community-scale siding and window projects across Corte Madera. We're based just up the road in Larkspur, which means the point of contact for a Central Marin property is local, not a regional office three counties away.

Discuss your property. Call (415) 619-5167 or request a bid.

Built for occupied buildings

The defining constraint on almost every multifamily job is that people live there while you work. We plan around that from the start:

• Phased scheduling — buildings, wings, or elevations sequenced so disruption is contained and predictable, and so residents get clear notice of what's happening near their unit and when.
• Access and egress kept safe and open throughout — walkways, entries, stairs, and parking managed around the work rather than blocking them.
• Weather-tight staging so no unit is left exposed at the end of a work day when a wall is open.
• A single accountable point of contact for the board or the management company, so you're not chasing status.

The goal is an envelope that's renewed correctly with the least possible friction for the residents and the least possible surprise for the owner.

Scope we handle across a portfolio

Community and apartment exteriors usually involve more than one trade at once, and we coordinate them:

• Re-siding at scale — tear-off and replacement across many units, matched for a uniform appearance, in fiber cement, engineered wood, vinyl, or CertainTeed lines depending on the community's budget, look, and fire exposure.
• Window replacement across many openings — standardized units for consistency and energy performance; see our window replacement page.
• The wall assembly done right — every tear-off taken down to the sheathing so the substrate, water-resistive barrier, and flashing get inspected and renewed, which is where the long-term maintenance savings actually come from.

Consistency, budgets, and the long view

For an HOA, architectural consistency isn't a preference — it's usually a governing-document requirement, and a mismatched repair creates a headache at the next board meeting. We work to a single specified material, profile, and color across a community so the finished result reads as one property. For owners and managers, the argument for doing the assembly properly rather than cheaply is a financial one: a correctly detailed envelope with sound flashing and a durable, low-maintenance cladding cuts the recurring repaint-and-repair spend that eats an operating budget year after year. We're glad to walk a board or an owner through those trade-offs before a decision.

Code and fire compliance across many units

At community scale, code applies building by building, and Corte Madera's situation is specific. Exterior work is permitted through the Town of Corte Madera's Community Development Department, Building Division, and the town enforces the 2025 California code suite — Building, Residential, Existing Building, Energy, Green Building, and Wildland-Urban Interface — as of January 1, 2026. Fire matters here: much of the town's terrain, particularly toward the wooded hillsides, is reflected in CAL FIRE's updated 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone and WUI maps, with Central Marin Fire Department serving the area. Where a property or a portion of it falls in a designated hazard zone or the WUI, California Building Code Chapter 7A governs exterior wall coverings and openings and generally points toward noncombustible or ignition-resistant assemblies. Applicability depends on each parcel, product, and scope, so we confirm the requirements per property with the Town and the fire authority rather than assuming a blanket rule across a portfolio. Energy Code (Title 24) documentation applies to window replacement work, and we prepare it as part of the permit package.

How a multifamily engagement runs

We start with a walkthrough of the property and a review of the board's or owner's goals and budget, then a detailed field survey and a written scope broken out by building or phase. We handle the Town of Corte Madera permitting, sequence the work to keep units occupied, execute each phase with proper assembly detailing, and keep the management contact updated throughout. We serve the wider Marin service area, and completed work is in our projects gallery.

What drives a multifamily budget

We bid after surveying the property. The drivers: the number of buildings and units and total wall and opening area; the materials specified; how much concealed rot or substrate repair the survey and tear-off reveal across the stock; phasing and occupied-building logistics; access, stories, and site constraints; whether fire-zone assembly detailing applies to any parcels; and the mix of siding and window scope. We provide a phased, itemized bid so a board or owner can plan capital accordingly.

Frequently asked questions

Can you work on our buildings while they're occupied? Yes — occupied, phased work is the norm for us on multifamily projects. We sequence by building or elevation, keep access and egress safe, and give residents notice, so the community keeps functioning while the exterior is renewed.

How do you keep the look consistent for our HOA? We work to a single specified material, profile, and color across the whole community so the result is uniform and satisfies your governing documents. We can help the board evaluate options before locking the spec.

Do fire-zone rules apply to our Corte Madera community? They may, for parcels in a designated hazard zone or the WUI, where Chapter 7A favors noncombustible or ignition-resistant assemblies. Because it varies by parcel, we confirm the requirements property by property with the Town and Central Marin Fire before speccing.

Can you handle both siding and windows in one project? Yes. Many community projects combine re-siding and window replacement, and coordinating them under one contractor keeps the flashing details, scheduling, and phasing consistent. We prepare the Title 24 energy documentation for the window scope.

Request a multifamily bid

Call (415) 619-5167 or request a bid to schedule a property walkthrough. We'll survey the buildings, lay out a phased scope, and give your board or ownership a budget you can plan around.