Shoreview, Minnesota
Durable LP Siding Replacement in Shoreview, MN
Walk a block off Snail Lake in late March and you can read the snowline right on the siding: a gray band where drifts sat against T1-11 all winter. That stain says more about a house in Shoreview than any brochure does, and it is the reason LP SmartSide replacement here starts at the ground, not at the gable.
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Engineered Wood on Shoreview's Cut Up Elevations
Most of the siding we pull off in Shoreview is original to a 1970s or 1980s build: T1-11 panels with swollen bottom edges, or hardboard lap gone soft at the butt joints where a valley dumps onto a garage bump out. LP SmartSide suits these houses because the style already wants wood. The multi level fronts, the wide gable ends, the shed dormer over an entry, all of it reads better with a board that has real grain and casts a shadow line, and a cedar texture panel holds a stain color the way flat vinyl never will. We set the courses so the first board clears finish grade, keep it up off deck and patio surfaces, and flash every kickout where a roofline dies into a wall. Plenty of owners here want the fiber cement number beside it, which is why we also quote James Hardie siding replacement, and we walk the same elevation twice before anyone commits, because the right answer changes between a shaded north wall on Turtle Lake and a sheltered interior lot off Hodgson Road.
LP Siding Replacement in Shoreview
What New LP SmartSide Does for a Shoreview Home
Meltwater Kept Off the Cut Edge
We hold the starter course above finish grade and above deck boards, so meltwater and mulch never sit against a cut edge. That one detail decides whether the bottom lap survives twenty Shoreview springs.
Grain That Suits a Multi Level Front
Engineered wood carries a deep cedar grain, so a 1970s multi level with wide gable ends reads as a designed house again instead of a flat panel wall, and stain colors keep their depth.
Valleys and Bump Outs Flashed Right
Where a valley lands over a garage or an entry bump out, we set kickout flashing and a proper wall to roof detail, so roof water leaves the wall instead of running behind the new boards.
A Wall That Takes Lake Fetch
On blocks near Turtle, Snail and Island Lake, one elevation catches open water fetch. LP SmartSide stands up to wind driven rain and hail far better than the aged hardboard it replaces on those exposed walls.
Fewer Seams Across Long Gable Ends
Longer lap lengths carry across a wide gable with far fewer butt joints, so the courses run unbroken to the peak and the wall keeps a clean line when you look up from the driveway.
Corners and Frieze Replaced in the Same Pass
Corners, window trim, frieze and soffit returns are replaced together, so the shadow lines stay consistent and nothing telegraphs where the old hardboard stopped and the new work began.
How We Handle Siding Work in Shoreview
We Price the Wall We Actually Open
Before we quote, we pull a board low on the worst elevation and look at sheathing, housewrap and the rim joist. If there is rot behind the old panel, you hear about it at the estimate, not halfway through the job.
Every Wall Shot for Grade
We shoot grade at every wall, note where mulch, decks and window wells sit, and write the required clearance into the scope. Siding ordered off a photo of the front never accounts for the low side of a Shoreview lot.
Storm Damage Documented for the Adjuster
This town has taken real wind since the May 1998 tornado cut its swath through it. When siding damage is storm related, we photograph elevation by elevation and meet the adjuster on the ladder instead of by email.
One Crew, Driving Over from Eden Prairie
The same crew that opens your wall closes it. We keep the job to consecutive days rather than leaving scaffolding parked for weeks, and every elevation is dried in before the trucks pull out for the night.
Someone Answers While the Wall Is Open
A house stripped to housewrap in October is weather sensitive, so our phone is answered around the clock. If a front moves in overnight mid project, you reach a person and we come back out to cover it.
What people near Shoreview say
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Jim NormanRoof replacement Orange Exteriors did an excellent job with my new roofing install. Very professional, on time and hard working crew. Completed the job in one day.
Dick JohnsonRoof installation We live in Eden Prairie. Orange did an excellent job on our siding replacement and provided great customer service all the way through.
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LP Siding Questions from Shoreview Owners
What people in Shoreview ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does LP SmartSide look right on a Shoreview multi level or on a brick front rambler?
The 1970s and 1980s two story and multi level homes that fill most of the city are the natural fit. Wide gable ends, shed dormers and entry bump outs want a board with grain and a shadow line. Ramblers with a heavy brick front sometimes look better in a smooth board, so we mock up a sample on the actual wall first.
How close to the ground can LP siding sit on a lake lot in Shoreview?
Manufacturer detail calls for clearance above finish grade, and more above hard surfaces like a patio or a deck. On sloped lots near Snail and Island Lake we often find the old siding buried in grade or mulch, so part of the job becomes regrading or opening up a taller foundation reveal before the first board goes on.
What is LP SmartSide usually replacing on homes in Shoreview?
Most often T1-11 plywood panel, hardboard lap from the original build, or aluminum that has chalked and dented. Sometimes it is cedar painted one coat too many. We tell you at the walkthrough whether the substrate behind it is sound, because rotted sheathing on a shaded north wall changes the scope more than the siding choice does.
Get Your Shoreview Siding Walked and Quoted
Call (612) 600-8529 and we will walk every elevation, check grade at the bump outs, and leave a written no obligation estimate. Family run out of Eden Prairie, we bring the sample board and hold it against your own wall in daylight.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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