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Ready to trade dated masonite or bleached vinyl for a fresh, engineered-wood look that outlasts the next hail season? Call our Manchester crew for a free on-site walk-through and a written LP SmartSide estimate you can plan around today.
If your ranch or colonial home in Big Bend Woods or Nancy Acres still wears the original masonite or fading vinyl from the late seventies, you already know the problem. Paint flakes, board edges swell, nail heads pop, seams open, and partial patches never color-match the sun-worn panels next door once the finish has aged for a couple of decades. Top Quality Exteriors installs LP SmartSide siding in Manchester with an engineered-wood face that shrugs off hail-driven rain and West County freeze-thaw cycles for decades to come.
LP SmartSide arrives in 16-foot lengths, so a Manchester ranch with long eave runs picks up fewer vertical seams and a cleaner elevation line than short-panel vinyl or dated masonite hardboard. The SmartGuard treated-strand core stands up to woodpeckers, hail dings, and the driving West County storms that punish aging lap siding on 1970s stock every spring. We tie in matching soffit, fascia, trim, and house wrap, and can pair it with fiber cement siding in Manchester on mixed-material builds for a clean, uniform look across every elevation.
Manchester’s 1976 median home means most of the city sits on second- or third-generation siding, and the vinyl or masonite that went on during the late-90s replacement wave is cracking, warping, and bleeding chalky residue after every West County downpour. LP SmartSide flips that story. The engineered-wood substrate uses treated-strand technology, a wax-and-zinc-borate SmartGuard core, and a factory-cured resin overlay that resists rot, termites, and impact all the way through the panel. Recent hail events near Manchester on May 19, 2025 and the April 18, 2024 outbreak that raked eastern Missouri with baseball-sized stones bruised asphalt and cracked brittle vinyl across Big Bend Woods and Manchester East, and homeowners re-siding after those claims are picking SmartSide 76 Series lap for its 5/50 limited warranty and its ability to hold a nail without splitting when the next straight-line wind rolls through. Ask about pairing it with insulated siding in Manchester if energy efficiency is on the list.
Re-siding a whole home is a big decision, so we keep the path simple and predictable. Every Manchester project follows the same five steps, from the first walk-around to the final trim caulk, so you always know what happens next and why.
We start at the curb, measuring elevations and photographing each wall. We flag rot at the soffit, fascia, and window trim. Then we log the existing siding type and wall depth.
We bring SmartSide sample boards to your Manchester home. You compare ExpertFinish colors against your roof and trim in real light. We lock in profile, lap size, and trim package.
Our crews strip old siding to sheathing in one workday. We swap rotted OSB, patch nail pops, and add fresh house wrap. Windows and doors get new flashing tape all the way around.
We hang LP SmartSide 76 Series lap using 16-foot boards to cut seams. Trim, corner boards, and J-channels tie in as we climb up. Every nail lands per LP’s spec for wind rating.
We caulk trim joints, touch up field paint, and blow every gutter clean. You walk each elevation with the foreman before signoff. Warranty paperwork lands in your inbox that day.
Top Quality Exteriors has been re-siding homes across western St. Louis County since 2022, and our owner and crew leads bring over seven years of industry experience to every project. We know Manchester’s two-step permit process — the city runs a municipal zoning review first, then St. Louis County Public Works issues the actual building permit — so your job never stalls between agencies waiting on paperwork the other office was supposed to file.
We also work within subdivision indentures. Big Bend Woods and Nancy Acres trustees often need to sign off on color and material substitutions before a re-side kicks off, and we’ll walk the sample boards, ExpertFinish swatches, and product cut sheets through that approval with you first. Every install is backed by our 36-month workmanship warranty, layered on top of the LP SmartSide 5/50 limited product warranty carried by the manufacturer itself.
LP SmartSide installed on a Manchester home typically runs $8 to $15 per square foot, so a full re-side on a 2,000-square-foot ranch in Big Bend Woods commonly lands between $16,000 and $30,000 all in. Variables that move that number quickly: how much rotten OSB sheathing turns up during tear-off, how many corners and dormers your elevation carries, and whether you upgrade to prefinished ExpertFinish colors versus painting on-site after the install cures.
Compared to entry-level vinyl, SmartSide costs more up front but pays back over the finish life. A 1970s Manchester ranch that goes through a $9,000 vinyl re-side every 20 years will out-spend a single SmartSide install carrying its 5/50 warranty. It also runs a bit less than James Hardie siding in Manchester while offering a similar 30-year style life, and Hearth or GreenSky financing is available for qualified homeowners on any package we quote up front.
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