Delano, Minnesota
Expert Steel Siding Replacement in Delano, MN
Steel is not the automatic answer on the older blocks of Delano where the pre 1940 houses carry steep pitches, dormers, cut up rooflines and shallow eaves, so a steel job here is trim work first and panel work second. Done well it outlasts everything else on the block. Done fast it looks like metal wrapped around a house that deserved better.
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Old walls do not sit flat
Pull the siding off a house near the South Fork Crow River and you find what a hundred years does: board sheathing that has cupped, framing that is out of plane, two or three layers of old siding under the last remodel and, on the low streets, damp that higher ground never sees. Steel is unforgiving about all of it. A flat panel over a wavy wall oil cans, and every dormer cheek, return and shallow eave means another custom bend rather than another stick of panel. That trim count is what moves the number on an old Delano house, not the wall area. We also hold the bottom course well clear of grade so a wet spring does not sit against the metal. On the plainer post war houses in town, vinyl siding replacement is often the honest recommendation, and we will say so.
Steel Siding Replacement in Delano
Where steel earns its keep on an old house
Trim bent to fit the house
Dormer cheeks, cut up rooflines and shallow eaves all need bent metal made for that spot. We brake trim on site so the details follow the house instead of forcing the house to accept stock pieces.
A wall that shrugs off damp
On the low streets near the river, wood siding wicks and paint fails from the bottom up. Steel with a clearance at grade and a drainage gap behind it keeps that ground moisture from ever reaching the wall.
Straight lines on a crooked wall
Where the framing is out of plane we furr and shim the wall flat before panels go on, so the finished elevation reads straight even though the house behind it is not.
Profiles that stay in scale
Narrow profiles keep an old house looking like an old house. On a steep pitched roof with dormers, a wide panel reads wrong from the street, so profile choice matters more here than color does.
One wall system over old layers
Old siding that has been covered once already traps whatever gets behind it. We take the wall back to sheathing rather than adding a third layer, which is the only way steel sits flat anyway.
Downtown storefronts and mixed use walls
The 1880s brick core downtown sits next to newer additions and back walls that were never brick. Steel is a practical skin for those add on sections and for the sheds and garages behind them.
How we approach a pre 1940 house
We start at the ground line
On the low streets near the South Fork Crow River we look at grade, gutters and where water sits before we talk about panels, because a wall problem down there is usually a water problem.
We check the current flood maps
New FEMA floodplain maps took effect on June 20, 2024, and Delano adopted an updated floodplain ordinance two days before that. If your address got pulled in, that shapes what work needs review.
Trim first, panels second
We lay out the corners, the dormer returns and the eave details before we order, because on a cut up roofline the trim decides both the look and the labor.
We work one elevation at a time
An old house should not sit stripped in a rain. We open, detail and close one elevation before starting the next, which matters more on the blocks where damp already gets into things.
We keep the block passable
Delano's older streets are narrow and the houses sit close. We keep the dumpster, the brake and the material out of your neighbor's driveway, and we keep the sidewalk clear while we are there.
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Old house siding questions
What people in Delano ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Is steel siding right for a pre 1940 house in Delano?
Sometimes not, and we will tell you when. If the house has original wood detailing worth keeping, or a roofline so cut up that the trim swallows the budget, steel stops making sense. Where it works well is a house that has already been resided once, has sound sheathing and needs to stop being repainted. We look before we recommend.
Does Delano's new floodplain map affect siding on my house?
It can affect what needs review, not the siding itself. New FEMA maps took effect June 20, 2024, and the city adopted an updated floodplain ordinance two days earlier, which pulled in homes never mapped as flood prone before. Siding is usually straightforward, but if the job touches structure or grade near the river, we confirm with the city first.
Will steel siding look wrong on an old street downtown?
It depends on the profile more than the material. A narrow lap in a muted color next to the 1880s brick downtown reads fine. A wide panel with a heavy woodgrain on a house with dormers and a steep pitch does not. Walk your own block and look at what the newer siding already did to the houses that changed. That comparison usually settles it.
Bring us out to the old house
Send the address and we will walk the elevations, check the grade and the eaves, and price steel against the trim work an old Delano house actually needs. Free estimates, no obligation.
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