Oakdale, Minnesota
Dependable LP Siding Replacement in Oakdale, MN
Pull the bottom course off a late 1970s split level in Oakdale and you can usually read the house history on the sheathing: a chalky lower course above the driveway apron, a soft band under the short gable return, and nail heads bled through paint. LP SmartSide replaces that board with engineered wood that keeps the grain and the shadow line, detailed to the grade it actually sits on.
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Engineered Wood on Oakdale's Split Level Walls
Oakdale grew by consolidating two townships and kept annexing into the 1990s, so one street can front plats recorded twenty years apart, and the siding tells you which side you are standing on. The earlier ramblers usually wear a printed hardboard lap gone chalky at the bottom course. The later split levels carry T1-11 plywood on the gable ends with lap below. LP SmartSide replaces either one without changing the face of the house, because a treated engineered wood board takes the same cedar grain and throws the same shadow line under a boxed soffit. We size courses to the existing gable return so the reveal lands clean where two short gables intersect, and we set the bottom edge with real clearance above soil and above the driveway apron. Owners weighing a wood grain wall against a cement board wall want both numbers, so we quote LP beside James Hardie siding replacement on the same visit, then say plainly which one suits the wall, the exposure and the trim you already have.
LP Siding Replacement in Oakdale
What New LP SmartSide Does for an Oakdale Wall
Grain at the Curb, Treated Board Behind It
The cedar grain and shadow line read like wood from the curb, but the board is engineered and treated, so the bottom course above your Oakdale driveway apron stops chalking and swelling every spring.
The Starter Strip Held Off the Apron
We hold the starter strip clear of soil and hard surfaces instead of burying it, so lots that were regraded flat toward Tanners Lake stop wicking moisture up into the first two courses.
Gable Intersections That Shed Water
Those short intersecting gables dump a concentrated stream onto sidewall. Kickout and step flashing sends it into the gutter instead of behind the new board, which is where the old hardboard failed.
Nailing Set for an Exposed Inland Lot
Sitting inland near I-694 with no bluff or river valley upwind, Oakdale walls take gusts straight on. Nailing pattern and course engagement are set for that exposure, not for a sheltered street.
Shallow Eaves That Terminate Cleanly
Boxed soffits leave a shallow eave that shows every sloppy termination. We run matching engineered trim at corners, windows and the frieze so the wall reads as one system rather than a patch.
No Printed Film Left to Peel
The old printed hardboard carried its wood look in a surface film that lifted once water got under it. A coating on engineered wood sits on the board itself, so there is nothing left to peel away.
How We Work on Oakdale Siding Jobs
A Course Off Above the Driveway Apron
On a 1970s Oakdale rambler we pull a course near the apron and check sheathing and the sill area before writing anything, because the rot under hardboard rarely stops where the paint failure stops.
Detailing Written Into the Estimate
Kickout flashing, drip cap over each window, Z-flashing at panel to lap transitions and a stated ground clearance appear as lines you can read, so nothing quietly disappears once the walls are open.
One Crew Through the Whole Elevation
A licensed and insured crew finishes a full elevation before moving on, rather than leaving three sides open on a house framed by I-94 wind. Walls get wrapped, flashed and closed the same day they are stripped.
Carrier Scope Matched to the Trim Details
When hail or a straight line wind takes the siding, we photograph the damage by elevation and meet the adjuster at the house so the LP scope and the trim details match what the carrier approves.
The Office Answers at Nine at Night
Wind gets under a loose course at nine at night, not at nine in the morning. Our Eden Prairie office answers around the clock, and a walk of the elevation costs nothing to schedule.
What people near Oakdale say
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 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
LP Siding Questions From Oakdale Owners
What people in Oakdale ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does LP SmartSide suit a split level with short intersecting gables?
The 1970s and 1980s split levels and ramblers here suit it best. A cedar grain lap with a defined shadow line gives those long low walls the texture they were designed around, and LP panel with battens fits the short gable ends. On a flat fronted rambler we often mix lap below and panel in the gable to restore the original break.
Where does the bottom course start above a driveway apron?
It depends on what the board sits above. We hold roughly six inches above soil and a smaller gap above hard surfaces such as a driveway apron, patio slab or stoop. On lots regraded flat near Tanners Lake, where water sheets rather than runs off, we may also correct the grade or add a splash detail before siding goes back on.
What comes off an Oakdale wall, and does the sheathing usually need work?
Most often printed hardboard lap from the original build, which swells and delaminates from the bottom edge up, or T1-11 plywood panel on gable ends that has opened at the grooves. We also replace aluminum dented by hail and brittle early vinyl. Sheathing repair depends on what the exposed wall shows once the old course comes off.
Have Your Split Level Priced in Writing
Send us the address and tell us which walls worry you, or call (612) 600-8529. We will walk the elevations, check the bottom course and the gable intersections, and give you a written LP SmartSide scope with no obligation.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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