Ramsey, Minnesota
Insured LP Siding Replacement in Ramsey, MN
Two story walls stand a long way up over the open river ground in Ramsey, and rain comes at them sideways rather than straight down. That is what decides how engineered wood siding gets installed here: where the joints land, how the window heads are flashed, and whether the corners were ever detailed right when the house went up in the late 1990s.
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The water gets in above the window
Most of the stock here was built around 1996 or later, and the walls we open are rarely rotten everywhere. They are rotten in a line: under the second floor window heads, at the outside corners, and behind the board where a steep roof plane dies into a wall. That is what sideways rain does to a house standing over open ground along the Mississippi and the Rum. So tear off is only half the job. We tape the wrap, run head flashing over every opening, hold the board up off the shingles where a roof meets a wall, and stagger the joints so nothing stacks in a column on an elevation you can read from the street. Owners comparing materials often ask us about James Hardie siding replacement, and on a wall this exposed the answer usually comes down to the flashing, not the board.
LP Siding Replacement in Ramsey
What holds up on a tall Ramsey wall
A board sized for a tall wall
Full height second floor walls flatten out in vinyl. A thicker engineered lap throws a real shadow line, so the courses still read from the road instead of becoming one blank field of color.
Head flashing over every opening
Wind driven rain off open ground finds the top of a window before it finds anything else. Each opening gets metal over the head and tape lapped into the wrap, not a bead of caulk and hope.
Corners built to shed water
Outside corners on an exposed elevation take the worst of the weather. We back the corner boards properly and keep end grain out of the wet so the joint does not open up in a few winters.
Board held up off the shingles
Where a steep roof plane runs into a second story wall, siding set tight down to the shingles wicks water all spring. We hold that gap and flash the step so the wall above stays dry.
Seams scattered, not stacked
A long wall needs a joint plan before the first course goes on. We lay the courses out so butt joints scatter across the elevation instead of lining up above the front door.
Wrap corrected behind the board
Houses from the late 1990s often have wrap lapped the wrong way at the openings. With the siding off we fix that first, because the wrap is what actually keeps the sheathing dry.
How we handle a two story job here
We handle association approvals
Attached homes at the COR need color and trim signed off before anything is ordered. We put the submittal together and work to the schedule the association sets.
Access planned before day one
Full height walls above steep roof planes are not ladder work. We settle on staging or a lift at the estimate so the crew is standing on something solid the whole time.
Color judged on your own wall
We leave sample boards up on the elevation that gets the most sun and let you live with them for a few days. Color reads differently on a tall wall than on a chip.
The flashing is in the quote
Our written scope names the head flashing, the corner detail and the joint treatment, so you can set it beside another quote and see what is actually different.
One company owns the opening
We install windows as well as siding. If a frame is rotten behind the trim we replace it instead of siding around it and leaving you two contractors to referee.
What people near Ramsey say
The crew arrived early and spread tarps all around the house to capture every bit of debris. By 3:00 PM, my entire roof was completely finished.
Hazel JamesRoof replacement, Minneapolis, MN Orange Exteriors fixed a minor leak that involved replacing flashing and a few shingles blown off our roof. Timely, quality work. Great ideas to keep our roof going long term.
Jim ThomasStorm damage repair From sales to construction crew to upper management, they helped make an insurance battle a breeze. This is the best contractor interaction I have ever had.
Jim NormanRoof replacement
Ramsey siding questions answered
What people in Ramsey ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Rain blows sideways into our second story in Ramsey. Will new siding stop the leaks at the windows?
New siding on its own will not. What stops it is what goes behind and above the board: flashing over the window head, tape lapped into the house wrap the right direction, and a sill pan where one was missed. We do that as part of the replacement, because on an exposed wall the board is only the first layer.
Can you match siding across attached townhomes at the COR?
Yes, and it takes planning. Attached units on those smaller lots share walls and sight lines, so color, exposure and trim have to carry across the whole row rather than one address. We work with the association on approvals and stage material where there is room, which is not much on a townhome lot.
Do the windows have to come out to reflash the heads?
Often not. With the siding off we can usually add head flashing and tie it into the wrap without disturbing the window itself. If the frame or the sill is rotten, it comes out, and we tell you the day we see it. We install windows too, so one company owns that opening either way.
Get the tall walls detailed right
We will look at your window heads, corners and gable ends, tell you where water is getting in, and quote engineered wood for the elevations that need it. Estimates are free.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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