Buncombe County
Siding Contractor in Candler, NC
Candler sits in the Hominy Valley west of Asheville — a flatter valley floor than the towns closer to the escarpment, though the land still rises toward ridgelines on both sides as you move away from the valley center.
A rayon mill built a company town here starting in 1929, and the worker housing that went up around it left Candler with a cluster of early- and mid-20th-century homes built to a handful of shared plans. Newer subdivision infill has filled in around that older core since, so siding and trim work here means both profile-matching on the old stock and standard new-construction work on the newer side of town.
It's a short drive west of Asheville along the valley, easy enough access for most jobs, with the same general climate and freeze-thaw exposure as the rest of central Buncombe County.
Around town
The Enka mill village
Housing built for the Enka plant, much of it still standing.
Repeated plans again, and eighty-plus years of weather on the original exterior trim.
Hominy Valley
The broad valley floor Candler sits along.
Flatter lots than the hill towns, which changes deck framing and access more than people expect.
What this ground asks for
FAQ
Local questions
- Does Candler's old mill housing need different siding work than the newer subdivisions?
- Often, yes. The older homes built up around the former Enka mill share a handful of original plans, so matching siding or trim there means working from that shared pattern rather than a current catalog profile.
- Is Hominy Valley as steep as the towns closer to Black Mountain?
- Not on the valley floor — it's flatter ground there. It steepens toward the ridgelines on either side, same as most of the valleys west of Asheville.