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If your Des Peres siding is chalking, cupping, or missing panels after the last storm, we would love to walk it. Mario handles the estimate himself and gives you a straight, line-item LP SmartSide number the same week. No pressure, no upsell.
Homeowners in Des Peres subdivisions like Dougherty Woods, Four Winds Farm, and Dougherty Lakes are watching their original hardboard siding chalk, swell, and fail at the butt joints after nearly fifty St. Louis winters on the wall. LP SmartSide siding gives you a straight re-clad path that handles West County wind and hail without the maintenance cycle of aging wood or the sticker shock of premium fiber cement. At Top Quality Exteriors, we spec, prep, and install engineered wood on Des Peres homes with a firm 36-month workmanship warranty.
LP SmartSide is treated engineered wood with SmartGuard technology, so it holds paint, resists moisture, and shrugs off woodpeckers and freeze-thaw cycles far better than the hardboard it usually replaces on West County homes. Sixteen-foot lap lengths mean fewer visible seams across long ranch and split-level runs, which really matters on Manhattan Heights and Royal Acres facades. Pair it with our insulated siding in Des Peres details and you tighten the envelope without changing the look of the home.
Off Des Peres Road the 1970s cohort is our sweet spot for LP SmartSide re-clads. Homes in Dougherty Woods, Dougherty Lakes, and Four Winds Farm still carry original hardboard lap that has swelled at the bottom courses, cupped along south elevations, and chalked into powder around trim returns. We tear the old cladding to the sheathing, correct any OSB rot at bath and kitchen penetrations, and set fresh weather-resistive barrier and flashing tape before a single new panel goes up. Mature-canopy neighborhoods like Manhattan Heights add limb-strike and constant leaf debris behind fascia, issues we catch during the tear-off and address with new drip edge and starter strip. LP SmartSide 76 Series lap goes on with proper 3/8-inch clearance at horizontal flashings, hidden nail pattern set to the stud, and joints stagger-planned so the 16-foot lengths land on framing. After the May 16, 2025 EF3 tore through West County, we still see wind-lifted panels on our estimate desk. Compare specs with our fiber cement siding in Des Peres page.
Every Des Peres re-clad follows the same five-step process, whether we are swapping out fifty-year-old hardboard on a Dougherty Lakes ranch or upgrading a newer Wyndemere home. Here is how each job runs from first walk to final punch list.
I meet you at your Des Peres home and walk every single elevation. I photograph swelled joints, chalking, and any hidden rot. Then we talk color, budget, and a real install window.
You get a line-item estimate showing panels, trim, flashing, and labor. I explain SmartGuard, 76 Series, and ExpertFinish color options. No high-pressure close, just clear numbers.
Our crew strips old hardboard down to the sheathing and hauls it same day. We repair any soft OSB, then wrap the home in fresh weather barrier. Walls stay dry before panels go up.
LP SmartSide 76 Series lap goes on with hidden nailing to the stud. We keep a 3/8-inch gap at horizontals and stagger 16-foot joints on framing. Trim and corners get sealed clean.
I walk your Des Peres home with you, elevation by elevation. We check nail patterns, every caulk line, and paint touch-ups. You leave with warranty paperwork and my direct line.
Top Quality Exteriors LLC is BBB Accredited with an A+ rating, licensed in Missouri, and carries general liability plus workers compensation on every Des Peres project. Owner Mario Granados runs estimates and stays on his crews through the punch list, which is why our tear-off and re-clad work on 1970s Dougherty Woods and Four Winds Farm homes reads like a factory install, not a patch job. Over 7 years of industry experience shows up in the details.
We are a James Hardie Alliance Program Member and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, so our carpenters already work fluently in engineered wood, fiber cement, and shingle systems. That matters on Des Peres re-clads where the LP SmartSide install has to tie cleanly into existing roof edges, brick returns, and window flashings without a single leak path. Every job carries a firm 36-month workmanship warranty on top of the LP factory warranty program.
Full LP SmartSide re-clads on Des Peres homes typically land between eight and fifteen dollars per installed square foot, with most 2,000-square-foot Dougherty Woods and Manhattan Heights projects running roughly sixteen to thirty thousand all-in. Larger custom homes off Des Peres Road can climb higher depending on trim packages, ExpertFinish color runs, and whether soffit and fascia get replaced at the same pass. We hand you a firm number, not a range.
The value math on engineered wood is straightforward for West County homeowners. SmartGuard treatment plus a 5/50 limited substrate warranty and a 15-year ExpertFinish paint warranty mean this is the last hardboard swap the house needs. Hearth and GreenSky financing are available for qualified Des Peres homeowners who want to spread the cost, and every re-clad quote includes a free walk of your roof edge, flashings, and gutters to catch anything storm-related.
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