Shakopee, Minnesota
Expert Steel Siding Replacement in Shakopee, MN
Hail is the whole argument for steel siding in Shakopee, where the subdivisions that went up after the 1995 Bloomington Ferry Bridge opened are now hitting the age when vinyl gets brittle and cracks instead of denting. The old plat down on the river terrace near 750 feet sits sheltered. The south side of town, up near 915 feet, does not.
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Two housing stocks, two different hail stories
Most of the steel siding we hang in town goes on houses built between the mid 1990s and the mid 2000s, when farmland around the old plat filled in fast. Those walls are wide, plain and mostly unshaded, and the vinyl on them has taken two decades of sun and hail. We pull it and usually find a soft spot or two in the sheathing under a window, which is the part that drives the price more than the panel does. On the 1854 plat the job is different: narrower elevations, older trim, and walls that are rarely square, so panels get scribed rather than run straight. If your siding is still sound and you only want a fresh look, we will say so, and point you toward vinyl siding replacement instead, which is a lighter job on a sheltered block.
Steel Siding Replacement in Shakopee
What steel changes on a Shakopee wall
Built for the 1990s plat walls
The subdivisions that filled in after the bridge opened all got the same vinyl in the same few years, so they are failing together. Steel goes back on those long, plain elevations without the wavy look.
Trim matched on the old plat
Houses on the 1854 grid have deep casings and odd corner boards that a stock steel kit will not cover. We form the trim to fit rather than cutting original detail off the house.
Holds up on the south side uplands
Blocks near 915 feet meet a storm with nothing standing in front of them. Steel takes wind driven hail on the broadside and stays fastened, where a brittle vinyl panel splits along the nail hem.
An end to repeat hail claims
Homeowners here who have filed on siding twice already know the pattern. Steel does not crack in cold weather, so the storm that shreds a neighbor's wall may leave yours with cosmetic dings.
Finish that stays put in full sun
Chalking and fading show up first on the south and west elevations, where nothing shades the wall all afternoon. A baked finish on steel keeps its color far longer than the aged vinyl coming off.
Bad sheathing found before it spreads
Tear off is the only time anyone sees the wall under the siding. We check sheathing and the water barrier around every window and door, and show you anything soft before new panel covers it.
How we run a siding job in this town
We walk the whole elevation first
Before quoting we look at every wall, not just the storm side, because south facing upland walls in town age at a different rate than the shaded blocks down near the river.
Straight talk about your claim
We do storm and insurance work, and we will tell you honestly whether what we see on your walls reads as hail damage or as twenty years of weather doing its work.
Estimates that cost you nothing
Estimates are free with no obligation attached. If steel is more wall than your house needs, we would rather say that at the estimate than after the trucks arrive.
Someone answers at any hour
We are open around the clock, seven days, which matters in the days after a storm when half the neighborhood is calling the same handful of contractors.
A family run crew, close by
We are family run and faith based, working out of Eden Prairie, close enough that Shakopee is a short drive rather than a town we pass through once a year.
What people near Shakopee say
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 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
Steel siding questions from Shakopee
What people in Shakopee ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does Shakopee get enough hail to justify steel siding?
Enough that plenty of homes here are on their second siding claim. Storms come across open ground on the south side of town near 915 feet, while the older blocks down on the river terrace sit lower and more sheltered. Steel makes the most sense on those exposed upland walls, and we will tell you which side of that line your house falls on.
Will steel siding change what my insurer pays after a Shakopee storm?
It changes what gets damaged more than what gets paid. Steel dents where vinyl cracks and lets water into the wall, so a hail storm that would total a vinyl elevation often leaves steel with marks and nothing else. Talk to your agent about impact resistant cladding before you buy, because carriers treat it differently from one another.
Can steel siding go on an older house on the 1854 plat?
Often, but not always. Older Shakopee houses have walls out of square, deep window casings and trim worth keeping, so the job takes furring and custom bent trim rather than a stock panel run. If the house sits on a block where that original detail is the whole point, we will say when steel is the wrong call.
Get your Shakopee walls looked at
Tell us your street and what the last storm did. We will walk the elevations, tell you what we find under the siding, and quote steel with no obligation attached.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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