Savage, Minnesota
Trusted LP Siding Replacement in Savage, MN
The two story houses above the river valley in Savage were built with cut up rooflines, and that is where engineered wood siding lives or dies. Upper gables shed straight onto lower roof planes. Every one of those meetings needs a kickout, step flashing and a gap between the bottom of the board and the shingles.
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Where the roof meets the wall decides it
Pull the old siding off a Savage two story and the trouble sits in the same places. Where a gable wall dies into a lower roof, the builder often ran the siding down onto the shingles with no kickout at the eave end. Water went behind the corner and into the sheathing. We rebuild that before any new board goes up: kickout, step flashing lapped under the wrap, and an inch of air above the roof. On the bluff plats above Highway 13 a west wind runs straight up the valley corridor, so we plan the seam layout around it. Lots that fall hard toward the fen get their grade clearance measured at the low corner, not the front door. If the wood grain is not the look you want, we also handle James Hardie siding replacement on these same streets, and the two details differ at the roof line.
LP Siding Replacement in Savage
What you get on a cut up Savage elevation
Kickout flashing at every roof wall
Where a sidewall run ends at a lower roof, a kickout sends water into the gutter instead of behind the corner. Most of the failures we open up on these houses start right there.
An inch of air above the shingles
Engineered wood run tight down onto a roof plane wicks up everything sitting on the shingles. We hold the bottom course clear so the board can dry after every rain.
The band board between floors flashed
Two story houses here have a band at the floor line where the upper wall steps out. That joint gets flashing and a drip, not just a bead of caulk, before the new boards go over it.
Wind driven rain stopped at the wrap
A west wind up the valley corridor pushes water at the wall, not just down it. Seams in the barrier get taped and lapped correctly, so anything that gets past the siding runs back out.
Short valleys cleared and flashed
Cut up rooflines make short valleys that fill with debris and then dam water against the wall below. We clean them out and detail the siding above them so the seam is not sitting wet.
Bump outs and box bays sealed
The cantilevered bays on these two story plans are a standing leak point. The underside gets flashed and closed, and the siding above lands on something that actually drains.
How our crews approach these walls
Roofing and siding, one company
The place a Savage house fails is the joint between roof and wall. We do both trades, so nobody points at the other crew when a corner starts to stain.
We photograph what is behind
Before the wrap goes on, bare sheathing gets photographed wall by wall. You see what the old siding was hiding, and so does an adjuster if a claim is involved.
Hail claims worked on the walls
Storm work is a normal part of what we do, and siding gets checked along with the roof rather than after it. We meet the adjuster at the house.
Flashing rebuilt, not reused
Old step flashing that comes off with the siding does not go back on. It is bent short, nailed wrong or full of holes, and redoing it is the smallest part of the job.
Deck ledgers get looked at
A deck bolted through siding is a common find on these houses. With the wall open we can see whether the ledger was ever flashed, and we tell you what we see.
What people near Savage say
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.
Thomas DeSutterSiding replacement, Eden Prairie, MN Fantastic guys to work with, did an excellent job of fixing our siding. You can tell it’s a high integrity company. Definitely recommend.
Carolyn MillerSiding repair
Questions from Savage owners
What people in Savage ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Why does the siding on my Savage two story rot where the gable meets the roof?
Almost always because there is no kickout flashing at the bottom of that run. Without it, water coming down the wall runs behind the corner instead of onto the roof and out. The siding is the first thing you notice, but the sheathing behind it has usually been wet for years.
Can engineered wood siding go up in a Minnesota winter?
Yes, and it handles cold better than vinyl, which gets brittle and hard to cut cleanly. The limits are sealant and paint. Field cut ends still need sealing, and touch up paint needs temperatures the can will actually allow, so some finish work waits for spring. We schedule with that in mind.
My Savage lot drops steeply toward the valley. Where should the siding stop at the bottom?
Higher than you would think, and measured at the low corner rather than at the front door. Engineered wood wants clearance above grade all the way around, so on a lot that falls hard the bottom course follows the slope or a trim board carries the difference. Buried board swells from the back where nobody sees it.
Have us start at the roof line
We will walk your Savage house, look hard at every place a gable dies into a roof, and write a quote that includes the flashing work, not just the siding.
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