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Ready to trade tired hardboard for LP SmartSide? Call our Ballwin line at (314) 618-8888 or send a quick note, and we will schedule a free on-site measure this week. You get real color samples, timing, and honest answers before you sign.
The aging hardboard and Masonite-era siding on 1970s ranch and split-level homes across Ballwin’s Claymont, Seven Trails, and Meadowbrook subdivisions is failing after decades of freeze-thaw cycles and West County hail. LP SmartSide siding in Ballwin gives homeowners an engineered-wood upgrade with cedar-grain looks, paint that holds for years, and impact strength that stood up when 1,527 properties took a hit on April 1, 2024. At Top Quality Exteriors, we replace tired hardboard with LP product built for the Manchester Road corridor.
Because LP SmartSide arrives in 16-foot lengths, our crews cut fewer seams around dormers, gables, and second-story returns on classic Ballwin two-stories, so the finished wall reads clean from the street. Every job starts with a full tear-off down to the sheathing, then house wrap, flashing, and factory-primed lap or panel siding installed to LP spec. Pair it with new soffit, fascia, and trim for a full insulated siding in Ballwin upgrade that resets the exterior for the next 30 years of West County weather.
Ballwin’s housing stock skews to a 1976 median construction year, and the hardboard and cedar siding that came with those ranches, splits, and New Traditional two-stories is now cupped, delaminated, and bleeding sap. LP SmartSide’s engineered treated-wood strand technology solves the underlying failure — it resists moisture pickup, woodpecker strikes, and the freeze-thaw swing between January cold snaps and July humidity that opens seams in original hardboard. Around Vlasis Park, Kehrs Mill, and the Claymont HOA blocks, we spec 76 Series lap for main walls and 38 Series trim to sharpen window returns, gable ends, and porch columns. Every install includes a real weather barrier behind the siding, kick-out flashing at roof-to-wall tie-ins, and stainless ring-shank nails driven to LP’s 3/8-inch reveal. Compare that against fresh James Hardie siding in Ballwin and homeowners get real choice — same 30-year target, different look, different price per square.
We keep the LP SmartSide install predictable from the first phone call to final walkthrough — no dumpster surprises, no cash-up-front pressure, and no crews vanishing between steps. Here is how a Ballwin siding job runs at Top Quality Exteriors.
We meet at the house, walk every elevation, and log rot and seam gaps. Then we pull real LP SmartSide color samples on your wall. You get a written line-item bid before we leave.
Next we help pick between 76 Series lap, cedar shake accents, or vertical panel. We flag HOA color rules in Claymont-area subs. You approve the layout before we order material.
Crews strip old hardboard to the sheathing and check for rotten OSB. We swap bad boards the same day and tarp landscaping. Your Ballwin home stays weather-tight the whole tear-off.
House wrap goes on first, then flashing at every window and door opening. Our crew nails 16-foot LP boards to spec with a 3/8-inch reveal. Trim and corners finish the wall tight.
We caulk seams, touch up paint, and clean the yard with you. You get a written 36-month workmanship warranty plus LP 5/50 product coverage. Punch-list items get fixed in a week.
Top Quality Exteriors is a BBB-accredited exterior contractor with an A+ rating, licensed in both Missouri and Illinois, and staffed by 52+ team members based in the St. Louis metro. Owner Mario Granados founded the company in 2022, and the crew brings 7+ years of industry experience in siding tear-off, flashing detail, and hail-claim documentation. That combination keeps our repeat-referral rate high in West County subdivisions like Seven Trails and Claymont.
We know Ballwin because we work here every week — pulling permits through St. Louis County, meeting adjusters in Meadowbrook driveways, and answering to Claymont’s architectural review before an order goes in. When a homeowner calls after a Manchester Road corridor storm, our 24/7 emergency line picks up and a real person schedules the tarp or estimate that same day. It is the local response that made 1,527 Ballwin households pick us after April 1, 2024.
Installed pricing on LP SmartSide in Ballwin typically runs $8 to $15 per square foot, or roughly $16,000 to $30,000 for a full 2,000-square-foot single-story wrap — cheaper than fiber cement on labor, richer looking than vinyl on the wall. The 1976-median ranch and split-level footprints in Seven Trails, Meadowbrook, and Arbor Hills usually land mid-range, while two-story Kehrs Mill homes with tall gables and heavy trim packages push the number higher on the estimate.
What drives the total: siding profile, trim package, whether soffit and fascia get replaced, and how much rotten sheathing shows up beneath old hardboard. We offer both Hearth and GreenSky financing so a full re-side can move to a manageable monthly payment on a mid-market Ballwin budget. Compare it against fresh fiber cement siding in Ballwin during the quote — homeowners weigh look, warranty, and long-term paint maintenance cost.
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