Longview was drawn on paper in 1923 as a company town for the Long-Bell mill, and it filled in over the next forty years with the kind of houses that got cement asbestos shingle either from the builder or at the first reside. The Old West Side, the Highlands, and the blocks around Lake Sacajawea are the richest ground for it in Cowlitz County, and the city median year built of 1966 tells the story.
Cowlitz County is inside the Southwest Clean Air Agency district, so the rules are the same ones we follow in Vancouver: lab confirmation, a notice with a fee set by square footage, a 10 day wait, certified crews, and a manifest to an approved landfill. We run Longview jobs in two day blocks and group them with Kelso work to keep the drive from showing up in your price.
Longview houses are often larger than the Vancouver mill housing, with full two story frames in the Old West Side and wide one story ramblers in the Highlands. Burnt Bridge Siding Removal quotes each from the address and measures on site before the notice is filed, so the square footage on the paperwork matches the wall.
Saving the clapboard underneath
The Old West Side has a lot of houses where cement shingle was applied over the original clapboard in the 1950s, and the original siding is often worth saving. Nail lifting instead of prying keeps it intact for a restoration rather than a reside.
Old West Side, the Highlands, and the lake
- Lake Sacajawea
- Old West Side
- the Highlands
- Civic Circle
- Columbia Heights
- St. Helens Addition
Pricing in Longview follows the same table as everywhere we work. The cost guide lists every range, and the SWCAA notice page explains the 10 day wait and who may legally do the work.