Vinyl, fiber cement and composite siding — replacement and repair — on the Missouri side of St. Louis. Same second-generation outfit that does the roof, same person writing the estimate, same standard on the details.
A house sheds water as one system. The shingles hand it to the flashing, the flashing hands it to the wall, and the wall hands it to the ground. Fix one part badly and the rest of it pays for that later.
That’s the honest argument for having the same shop handle the roof and the siding: the transitions between them stop being somebody else’s problem. One estimate covers both, so nothing gets quietly left in the gap between two trades.
The whole envelope, not just the panel you noticed. Damage tends to travel along a wall rather than sitting in one spot.
A damaged section can sometimes be replaced on its own. Whether that's the right answer depends on the material, its age and how well a match is going to blend.
Vinyl, fiber cement and composite all behave differently on cost, weight, maintenance and how they look in ten years. Dylan will lay out the trade-offs rather than steering you.
Before anything starts. No surprise line items once the old siding is off.
There is no single right answer here — it depends on your house, your budget and how long you plan to own it. This is the plain version of what each one is actually like to live with.
The most common siding in the Midwest for a reason: it's the least expensive to buy and install, it doesn't need painting, and a damaged panel can usually be swapped out. Colour matching on an older wall is the thing to ask about.
Heavier, thicker and much more rigid — it reads far closer to real wood board from the street, holds paint well and doesn't mind hail the way thin vinyl does. It costs more and it takes longer to hang.
Engineered boards that split the difference: a real wood-grain look with less weight than fiber cement and less brittleness than vinyl. Sits between the two on price.
Ask any siding contractor what happens at the corners, around the windows and where the siding meets the roof line. Those transitions are where a siding job is actually judged, and they’re the first thing a roofer looks at.
Free estimate on the Missouri side of St. Louis. Dylan walks the exterior, talks through the material options, and puts the number in writing.
