Delano, Minnesota
Complete Vinyl Siding Replacement in Delano, MN
Pull the siding off a pre 1940 house in Delano and you find board sheathing, painted wood, and sometimes a layer of 1970s aluminum that somebody nailed over the top of it. Shallow eaves mean the walls take the rain directly. On the low streets near the South Fork Crow River, the bottom courses have usually been damp for years before anyone notices.
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Old walls, shallow eaves, and standing damp
A pre 1940 Delano house was not built to carry vinyl, so the job starts with what is under the old cladding. Usually that is horizontal board sheathing with gaps, painted wood siding, and no water barrier of any kind. Take the aluminum off and the bottom two feet near grade are often soft, especially on the low blocks by the South Fork Crow River. We replace bad boards, wrap the wall, hold the starter course well up off grade, and put drip cap over every window head, because with eaves that shallow the wall is the only thing shedding rain. Dormers and cut up rooflines add step flashing and kickouts at every roof to wall junction, and that trim labor, not the panel, is what moves the quote. On a house where a heavier profile suits the block better, ask about LP siding replacement, which we handle on these same old walls.
Vinyl Siding Replacement in Delano
Old walls need more than new panel
Old paint kept out of the yard
Older Delano houses were painted many times over, and some of that paint is old enough to matter. We keep the tear off contained and the yard cleaned rather than letting chips blow around.
Soft boards replaced before panel
On pre 1940 walls the damage sits low, in the last few courses of sheathing above the sill. We cut those boards out and replace them, because vinyl fastened to soft wood does not hold.
Starter course held up off grade
On the low streets near the river, siding run down to the dirt wicks moisture all season. We set the starter high enough to clear grade and let the wall dry out below it.
Kickouts and step flashing at dormers
Cut up rooflines mean many roof to wall junctions, and each one needs step flashing and a kickout at the bottom. Miss one and the water goes inside the wall instead of into the gutter.
Drip cap over every opening
Shallow eaves on these old houses do not shade the walls, so rain runs down the face and stops at the window heads. Every opening gets a drip cap and a flashed head, not just caulk.
When vinyl is the wrong call
On a house with heavy original trim, deep window casings and dentil work, vinyl can flatten what makes it worth looking at. We will say so and talk through what suits the block instead.
How we approach a pre 1940 house
We check the floodplain map
New FEMA maps took effect June 20, 2024, and the city adopted an updated floodplain ordinance two days earlier. If your address came into the mapped area, we check that before work starts.
We work on old houses
Pre 1940 walls do not come apart the way a 2005 house does. Nothing is square, the sheathing is planks, and the crew plans for that instead of discovering it on day one.
We keep the trim proportions right
Old houses carry window casings and corner boards with real width. We choose trim that keeps those proportions rather than wrapping everything in the narrowest stock on the truck.
Estimates in writing, no pressure
The estimate is free, it comes in writing, and nobody follows it with a phone campaign. Read it, compare it, and call when you are ready.
One person through the whole job
You deal with the same person from the walk through to the last piece of trim. On an old house with unknowns behind the siding, that is worth more than a phone tree.
What people near Delano 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
Old houses, new maps, common questions
What people in Delano ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Do the new Delano floodplain maps affect re-siding my house?
Not usually by themselves. New FEMA maps took effect June 20, 2024, and Delano adopted an updated floodplain ordinance two days earlier, which pulled in homes never mapped as flood prone. Replacing cladding is maintenance, but if your house is now in the mapped area it is worth a call to the city before work starts. We will ask with you.
What will you find under the siding on a pre 1940 Delano house?
Plank sheathing with gaps between the boards, painted wood siding, and often no water barrier at all, because there was not one to install when the house was built. Sometimes a layer of 1970s aluminum on top. Near the river, the boards in the bottom foot or two are usually soft.
Does a house with dormers and a cut up roofline take longer?
Yes, and the extra time is trim, not panel. Every dormer cheek, every roof to wall junction and every valley return needs J-channel, step flashing and a kickout. On the older blocks a house with three dormers can carry more flashing work than field siding, and that is where a careless job fails first.
Find out what your walls hide
We will look at the bottom courses, the window heads and the roof to wall junctions, then write it up. Free estimate, no obligation, on the old blocks or the new.
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