ROOFING · SIDING · WINDOWS · DOORS · GUTTERS · BETHESDA, MD
Bethesda, MD Roofing & Exterior Remodeling Contractor
Full exterior replacements for Bethesda homes — Edgemoor, Bradley Hills, Burning Tree, Westmoreland Hills and Bannockburn. Maryland licensed, MHIC #05-131843.
Exterior remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda’s median house was built around 1970, and nearly half the housing stock went up between 1950 and 1979. That postwar bulge is the whole story for exterior work here: the brick colonials, ramblers and split-levels through Bradley Hills and Westmoreland Hills are on their second or third asphalt roof, and the original cedar or hardboard siding on the ones that still have it is well past replacement age.
What makes Bethesda different from a newer suburb is that these failures arrive together rather than one at a time. A 1960s house that needs a roof usually needs the gutters and quite often the trim behind them, because decades of overflow have got into the fascia. We would rather tell you that at the consultation than find it after tear-off. On the older Edgemoor and Bannockburn streets we also see a lot of 1990s replacement windows now reaching the end of their seal life — the second replacement, not the first.
What we replace on Bethesda homes
- Roofing — full roof replacement in asphalt, architectural and designer shingles, plus metal roofing. GAF Master Elite certified, which places us in roughly the top 2% of roofing contractors in North America.
- Siding & trim — James Hardie fiber cement, vinyl, engineered wood and full trim replacement. We are a James Hardie Elite Preferred contractor.
- Windows & doors — replacement windows, entry doors, patio and storm doors from Andersen, Marvin, Pella, ProVia and others, with a lifetime workmanship warranty on our installation.
- Gutters — seamless aluminium gutters, downspouts and leaf protection, sized to the roof area actually feeding them rather than matching whatever the builder hung.
Permitting and architectural review in Bethesda
Bethesda is Montgomery County permitting, and roof and siding replacements on detached homes are generally straightforward. Where it gets more involved is the pockets near Glen Echo Heights and the older Edgemoor blocks, where lot coverage and setback questions come up on any structural change. We pull the permits and deal with the county so you are not chasing it. Note that we work on detached single-family homes — if you are in one of the downtown condo buildings, the roof and envelope belong to your association, not to you.
Why Bethesda homeowners choose Sunshine
Two things, mostly. We have been family owned and operating out of Woodbridge since 1993, and the crews who show up at your home work for us rather than being subcontracted that week. That second one matters more than it sounds: manufacturer warranties on roofing and siding assume the product went on exactly to specification, and subcontracted labour is where that assumption tends to break down.
We are rated 4.9 out of 5 across more than 999 verified customer reviews, hold GAF Master Elite and James Hardie Elite Preferred certification, and are BBB A+ accredited.
Bethesda, MD exterior remodeling questions
Do you repair roofs in Bethesda, or only replace them?
We replace. Sunshine Contracting is a full-replacement contractor rather than a patch-and-repair outfit, and that is deliberate. Patching one section of an aging roof puts new material against old material that is already at the end of its life, and the seam between them becomes the next leak. We do handle emergency roof replacement when a Bethesda home has taken real damage and cannot wait, but even then the work is a full replacement.
Are you licensed to work in Maryland?
Yes. Sunshine Contracting holds Maryland Home Improvement Commission license #05-131843 alongside our Virginia Class A license, and we carry general liability and workers’ compensation insurance. We have been family owned and operating out of Woodbridge since 1993 and have served more than 30,000 homeowners across the region.
Which Bethesda ZIP codes do you cover?
We work throughout 20814, 20816 and 20817, including Edgemoor, Bradley Hills, Burning Tree, Westmoreland Hills, Bannockburn and Glen Echo Heights. If you are close to the edge of a ZIP code, call and ask rather than assuming.
How long does a roof replacement take on a Bethesda home?
Most single-family homes come off and go back on inside one to two days, weather permitting. Larger Bethesda homes, steep pitches, multiple dormers or several roof planes take longer — and the older, more complex rooflines here often do. We give you the realistic number before you sign rather than the optimistic one, and we do not start a tear-off we cannot dry in the same day.
What does a roof or siding replacement cost in Bethesda?
Anyone quoting a number over the phone is guessing. Price depends on square footage, pitch, how many layers have to come off, whether the decking underneath is sound, how much flashing and ventilation work is involved, and which product you choose. We measure your home, tell you what we find and give you a firm written price. No pressure to sign at the table.
Get a free consultation for your Bethesda home
Somebody comes out, measures, walks the whole exterior with you and tells you plainly what is failing and what has life left in it. You get a written price with no obligation and nobody pressures you to sign at the kitchen table.