Jordan, Minnesota
Proven LP Siding Replacement in Jordan, MN
Every spring the melt off the bluff finds Sand Creek, and the moment the bottom course on a valley floor house in Jordan sits dark and swollen for a week, is when most owners here start asking what engineered wood would do differently. LP SmartSide answers that question at the base of the wall, with a treated wood strand board that carries real grain and a lap shadow the old core deserves.
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Engineered Wood in a Two Elevation Town
Jordan splits into two siding problems. Down in the historic core near the brewery ruins, houses from the 1870s through the 1910s sit low to grade on the valley floor, most of them built before anyone thought about soffit venting, and their original wood lap has been patched, painted over and patched again. LP SmartSide fits those walls because the profile matches what was there: a cedar grain lap with a genuine shadow line rather than a flat board pretending to be one. Up on the east side near 920 feet, the newer subdivisions take wind the old core never feels, and there the same product earns its keep on gable ends and windward elevations, where fastening matters more than looks. If your house wants a harder mineral face instead, our James Hardie siding replacement page covers that route, and we will say plainly which of the two your walls actually want.
LP Siding Replacement in Jordan
What LP SmartSide Does for a Jordan Wall
Grain That Suits the Historic Core
The cedar grain face and deep lap shadow read as real wood from the sidewalk, which is what a house near the Jordan Historic District needs when its neighbors are buff brick from the 1870s.
Clearance Set for Valley Floor Grade
We hold the bottom course well above finished grade and above the hard surface at walks and patios, because a lot on the 770 foot creek floor stays wet long after the bluff has dried out.
Wind Rated Fastening on the Bluff Top
East side homes near 920 feet catch gusts the old downtown never sees, so gable ends and windward walls get tighter nailing and full length boards rather than short offcuts at the corners.
A Wall That Takes a Hailstone
Engineered wood strand meets a July hailstone with a dent instead of a hole or a spider crack, so a storm cell crossing western Scott County rarely means stripping an entire elevation again.
One Cured Coat, Not a Century of Them
These walls have been scraped and repainted for generations, and every layer blisters sooner than the one under it. A factory finish on a new engineered board starts that count over with a single cured coat.
Water Sent Out, Not Into the Sheathing
Kickout flashing, head flashing over every window and a drained gap behind the board move snowmelt off the wall, which matters most on the low eave houses near the creek that have almost no overhang.
How We Run LP Siding Work in Jordan
The Northwest Corner Tells Us First
On a house older than the 1930s we pull a few boards at the northwest corner and at the base of a downspout run before writing anything, because what the sheathing looks like there decides the scope everywhere else.
Profile Chosen to Match the Street
We bring sample boards to the house and hold them against the existing trim, since a wide lap that looks correct on a bluff top rambler can swallow a narrow 1890s frame house a block from the brewery ruins.
Trim and Corners Laid Out on Paper
Window casing, frieze and corner boards get planned before the first course goes up, so reveals stay consistent and the shadow line runs true across an old wall that is rarely plumb or square.
Storm Claims Documented From the Ladder
When wind off the bluff or a hail cell puts a claim in play, we photograph each elevation the way an adjuster numbers them and meet them on site, so the engineered wood scope is settled before material is ordered.
Reachable at the Hours This Work Happens
A wrapped wall waiting on a weather window is not a Monday to Friday problem, so the phone is answered at any hour and an Eden Prairie crew can be down 169 to Jordan the same day to re-secure it.
What people near Jordan say
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LP Siding Questions From Jordan
What people in Jordan ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Which Jordan house styles actually suit an LP SmartSide lap board?
The ones with visible bones. The 1890s to 1920s frame houses in and around the historic district, the gable front cottages down on the valley floor, and the craftsman influenced homes with wide trim all read correctly with a cedar grain lap in a six or eight inch exposure. Up on the east side, LP still works on ramblers and two story homes, usually in a wider lap with board and batten worked into the gables.
How much ground clearance does LP siding need near Sand Creek?
Manufacturer minimums are the floor, not the target: roughly six inches above soil and an inch or two above walks, decks and roof surfaces. Down at 770 feet we push for more, because splashback and slow drying soil do the damage, not rain itself. Where an old house sits too low, we correct the grade or add a taller water table board instead of burying the first course.
What is LP siding usually replacing on older homes in Jordan?
Most often the original painted wood lap, repainted for a century and now checked and soft at the butt ends, or 1970s hardboard that has swelled along its bottom edge. Sometimes it is aluminum or vinyl hung over the original wood in the 1980s, which hid the rot rather than stopping it. We strip to sheathing so nobody is guessing what is behind the board.
Walk Your Jordan Walls With Us
Send the address and a photo of the worst corner, usually the one facing the creek. The walk through and the written estimate cost nothing and commit you to nothing, and we will tell you honestly if a repair beats a full LP replacement this season.
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