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Ready to replace tired vinyl or hail-dented aluminum with engineered wood that actually looks like real cedar? Our team will walk your elevations, measure linear footage, and send a written quote with financing options inside one business day.
Your 1960s ranch off McKelvey Road has weathered four decades of hail, hot humid summers, and brutal freeze-thaw winters, and the original vinyl is finally chalking out beyond any reasonable repair option. Top Quality Exteriors installs the lp smartside siding maryland heights mo homeowners pick when they want the warm grain of real wood without the rot, woodpecker damage, and constant repainting that come standard with cedar lap siding. SmartSide is engineered wood, factory-treated with SmartGuard, and built for the way storms here actually behave.
LP SmartSide ships in full 16-foot lengths, which means dramatically fewer butt seams on the long horizontal elevations that define the ranch and split-level homes near Fee Fee Road and the Dorsett corridor. The treated strand panels resist the hail impact and moisture intrusion that wreck old aluminum and brittle vinyl, and they accept ExpertFinish factory color in dozens of stocked options. Pair the install with insulated siding in Maryland Heights for real added R-value on un-insulated mid-century framing.
LP Building Solutions makes SmartSide in two workhorse profiles for residential walls. The 76 Series is heavy lap siding sold in 16-foot lengths with a deep cedar-grain texture, perfect for the long, low elevations of a 1970s split-level near Creve Coeur Lake or a brick-and-frame ranch off McKelvey. The 38 Series panel handles gables, board-and-batten vertical accents, and the small bump-outs you see on contemporary homes around Dorsett Road. Both profiles use LP’s treated strand technology and SmartGuard binder, so the substrate is engineered from the inside out to resist moisture, fungal decay, hail strikes, and termite attack. The 5/50 limited warranty covers substrate for 50 years and labor for 5 — better than vinyl and with a real wood look fiber cement cannot match. Most West County homes need 1,800 to 2,400 square feet of siding, and we typically quote installs at roughly $8 to $15 per square foot installed, financing available. See also fiber cement siding in Maryland Heights.
From the first walkaround to the final cleanup, here is exactly how we tear off your old siding, prep the substrate, and install LP SmartSide on a Maryland Heights home. No surprises, no vague invoices, no shortcuts at the corners.
We walk every elevation, document existing siding condition, and measure the linear footage. Bring up trim, soffit, or fascia concerns now. The site visit takes about an hour.
You pick the 76 Series lap profile or the 38 Series panel, plus your ExpertFinish color. We send a written quote with square footage, financing terms, and the install timeline.
The crew strips old vinyl or aluminum siding, hauls every panel to the dumpster, and exposes the sheathing. We inspect the substrate for rot or water damage before any new install.
SmartSide goes up in 16-foot lengths with stainless fasteners, proper overlap, and tight corner joinery. Trim, soffit, fascia, and J-channel get cut and set on that same pass.
We caulk every seam, touch up the nail heads with factory paint, and police the yard with magnets for stray fasteners. You sign off only after the work looks dialed in to spec.
Top Quality Exteriors was founded in 2022 by owner Mario Granados, and our full crew brings more than 7 years of combined industry experience to every siding job in West St. Louis County. We are a James Hardie Alliance Program Member, an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, and an A+ rated BBB Accredited Business — credentials manufacturers do not hand out lightly. We carry general liability and workers’ comp on all 52+ team members, fully licensed in MO and IL.
Mid-century ranch and split-level homes around McKelvey, Dorsett, and Fee Fee Road have specific install quirks — un-insulated stud bays, original 1x sheathing, aluminum fascia that needs careful tear-down. Our crew has seen those quirks hundreds of times and knows exactly how LP SmartSide lays over them clean every time. A firm 36-month workmanship warranty backs every install, and 24/7 emergency response is real and fully staffed when storms roll through.
Most LP SmartSide installs in West County run between $8 and $15 per square foot installed, which puts a typical 2,000-square-foot ranch in the $16,000 to $30,000 range. The spread comes from profile choice (76 Series lap costs less than 38 Series panel), ExpertFinish factory color versus field paint, trim package complexity, and whether your existing sheathing needs spot replacement once old siding comes down. We line-item all of that on the quote so you see exactly where dollars go.
Compared to vinyl, SmartSide runs roughly 30 to 50 percent more but lasts longer, takes paint, and carries the 5/50 limited warranty backed by LP Building Solutions. Compared to fiber cement, it installs faster (the 16-foot lengths and lighter weight cut labor hours) and typically comes in 10 to 20 percent below a comparable Hardie quote. We offer Hearth and GreenSky financing for qualified homeowners, plus a 36-month workmanship warranty on every install.
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