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Ready to see what LP SmartSide can do for the wood parts of your University City home? Call (314) 618-8888 or book a free site visit and we’ll walk every elevation, put a written scope in your inbox, and answer your questions straight.
Homeowners scanning for LP SmartSide siding in University City MO usually already know their house is mostly brick — what they really need help with is the trim, soffit, fascia, gable ends, dormers, and porch ceilings that frame the rest of the elevation, and getting those pieces right on a hundred-year-old home takes patience and matched materials. That’s most of the siding work we do at Top Quality Exteriors, with matched profiles, tight fastener seals, and a finish coat that shrugs off the metro hail corridor and Forsyth’s canopy.
LP SmartSide is engineered wood treated with the SmartGuard zinc-borate process, so it handles hot humid summers and hard freeze-thaw winters better than raw cedar without giving up that warm wood grain look. In 16-foot lengths, the 76 Series lap runs with fewer seams across long gable walls near University Heights or Ames Place, and the ExpertFinish factory coat keeps its color even after years in the sun. Weighing this material against fiber cement siding in University City side by side is worth doing, too.
Every LP SmartSide job in University City lands on a house with brick walls somewhere in the picture, so the crew’s first move is walking each elevation with you to nail down what gets replaced and what stays. On south-of-Delmar homes near Parkview, University Heights, or Ames Place, that usually means gable ends, dormer cheeks, second-story shingle bays, and covered-porch ceilings — surfaces that catch weather but sit high enough that historic-district appearance rules govern the profile and paint color. We spec the 76 Series lap in 16-foot lengths so long runs across a gable go up with fewer butt joints, then case openings with matched LP trim in clean reveals. SmartGuard’s borate-and-resin treatment fights the freeze-thaw cracking and hot-humid rot that raw cedar suffers here, and ExpertFinish factory color holds through the metro hail corridor’s spring storms and the wind-limb rubbing under Forsyth’s canopy. If your project is edging toward a full-elevation redo, weigh insulated siding in University City alongside it.
Every LP SmartSide job in University City runs the same five-step path, and we walk you through it before you sign anything. That way you know what happens on day one, on the last day, and where any historic-district approvals slot in.
We meet at the house, walk each brick and wood elevation, and note what needs new LP SmartSide. You get a written scope, color-match plan, and photos. No pressure to sign that day.
For homes near the Loop, Parkview, or a private trustee plat, we file the Historic Preservation Commission sign-off in its 45-day window and pull the city permit on your behalf.
The crew tarps landscaping, pulls the old wood siding or trim, and inspects the sheathing underneath. Any soft or rotted OSB gets replaced before a new LP board goes back up there.
We hang the 76 Series lap or 38 Series panel in 16-foot lengths, spacing seams well away from sight lines. Trim, soffit, and fascia go in with matched reveals and sealed fasteners.
The last day is caulk, touch-up paint on any cut edges, and a full walk-around with you. We then hand you the LP 5/50 warranty and our 36-month workmanship warranty in writing.
Top Quality Exteriors is a BBB Accredited business with an A+ rating, licensed in Missouri and Illinois, and carrying full general liability plus workers’ compensation coverage. Founded in 2022 with 7+ years of industry experience on the crew, our 52+ team members work exclusively across the St. Louis area — often on the older mid-county streets around Forsyth, West Jackson Park, or Maryland Terrace where trim carpentry has to match a hundred-year-old home.
Every job carries a 36-month workmanship warranty in writing, on top of LP SmartSide’s 5/50 limited warranty on the material itself. Your project manager hands you their cell number on day one so you’re not chasing a call center mid-install. For a side-by-side comparison, our James Hardie siding in University City page walks the same crew, a different material, and the same warranty backbone priced directly against LP where the two products overlap.
Installed LP SmartSide in University City generally runs $8 to $15 per square foot depending on scope, profile, and finish choice. A trim-and-gable job on a two-story brick home near Parkview or University Heights can land in the $6,000 to $18,000 range, while a full replacement on a north-of-Olive post-WWII ranch with lap on all four elevations climbs from there. Historic review, trustee sign-off, and any rotted sheathing found under the old wood all move the number.
You pay for what the wall actually needs. We don’t push soffit and fascia work into the scope if it isn’t part of what you called us about, and we itemize every line on the estimate. Financing runs through Hearth and GreenSky for qualified homeowners, so a bigger project can split into monthly payments if the timing calls for it. Call (314) 618-8888 and we’ll set a free site visit within the week and email your written quote.
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