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A siding install that clears Clayton architectural review starts with a real walk-around, not a driveway drive-by. Call Top Quality Exteriors at (314) 618-8888 for a free written estimate. We photograph what matters and price it line by line.
Clayton’s brick Tudor, Dutch Colonial, and Georgian homes weren’t built for cookie-cutter vinyl wraps, and gable siding that fails on a 1927 dormer needs more care than a suburban tear-off. At Top Quality Exteriors, we handle siding installation across Carrswold, Claverach Park, and Wydown-Forsyth on pre-war homes where the masonry stays put and the wood or fiber cement above it takes the beating from hail, ice storms, and humid summers. Our crews spec fasteners, flashing, and trim profiles to match what architectural review approves in Clayton historic districts.
A proper siding install here starts with a tear-down inspection of the sheathing, WRB, and any rot behind failed trim — details production crews skip that cost owners a repaint five years later. We wrap the wall in a taped house wrap, replace rusted flashing, and set kickout pieces where the siding meets the roof so water drains right. Plans specifying painted cedar on a Georgian Revival or James Hardie siding in Clayton get nailed on centers, back-primed, and finished with matching soffit, fascia, and frieze so the street elevation reads correct.
Every Clayton install starts with a walk-around on the ladder, not from the driveway. We photograph existing corners, penetrations, dormers, and any prior siding repair in Clayton that was patched instead of resolved, so the estimate reflects what the wall assembly actually needs. Tear-off comes next: pulled nails, staged debris to a curbside dumpster with plywood on the driveway to spare the mature oaks lining Wydown, and sheathing checked for soft spots caused by the May 2025 tornado debris or years of ice-dam wicking behind failed J-channel. Rotted sheathing gets swapped, seams tape-sealed, and a wrinkle-free house wrap goes on with cap staples every eight inches to hold through a Missouri thunderstorm. Trim is installed first — corners, window casings, and frieze — then the field siding courses tight to it. Nails hit the studs, not just the sheathing, and every field cut is back-primed to keep water out of end grain. On homes in Carrswold or Brentmoor Park, staging is routed around shrubs.
Every Clayton siding job runs through the same five steps — from the first ladder walk to the final trim course. Nothing gets skipped, nothing gets rushed, and you’ll see photos of what we found behind the old siding before we ever nail up the new.
I climb the ladder and photograph every corner, dormer, and penetration. I pull a loose piece to check the sheathing behind it. You get all the photos before I write anything up.
We match the material and color to what architectural review approves. The quote lists tear-off, WRB, flashing, and siding line by line. Nothing shows up in the fine print later.
Old siding, trim, and flashing come off in one stage. Debris is hauled to the dumpster on plywood so nothing scrapes the driveway. Rotted sheathing gets cut and replaced on-site.
A taped, wrinkle-free house wrap goes on with cap staples every eight inches. New flashing gets set at every window, door, and roof-wall intersection. Kickouts direct the runoff.
Trim goes first, then field siding courses tight to it. Nails hit the studs and cut ends get back-primed. Every color chip matches the review-approved list before we walk the job.
We’ve spent every workday since 2022 climbing scaffolds and setting trim across St. Louis County, and Clayton has become one of the ZIPs we know brick by brick. Owner Mario Granados brings 7+ years of industry experience, and our 52-person roster includes carpenters who cut cedar in the 1980s and installers Owens Corning® and James Hardie® trained on their current siding, soffit, and trim product lines. That combination matters on a 1928 Colonial Revival in Wydown.
We are Missouri- and Illinois-licensed, carry general liability and workers’ compensation coverage, and hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Every install is backed by our 36-month workmanship warranty, with up to Lifetime coverage available on selected products, and every crew is direct-employed. Written estimates come free at (314) 618-8888, plus Hearth and GreenSky financing. Owners weighing vinyl siding in Clayton against fiber cement get real quotes.
A partial siding job — gables, dormers, soffit, fascia — on a two-story Clayton Colonial typically runs $8,500 to $18,000 in fiber cement, mostly because the setup, staging around mature trees, and matching existing brick coursing takes more field time than a full wrap on a raw suburban tract. Full-house replacements on the smaller Bemiston or Davis Place homes start closer to $22,000 and climb past $45,000 when the spec calls for James Hardie or copper flashing.
Line-item drivers are usually the same: linear feet of trim, number of dormers, whether the sheathing needs full replacement, and whether Clayton architectural review or a private subdivision covenant (Carrswold, Brentmoor Park, Claverach Park) constrains color or profile choice. Add the city’s $35 permit application fee and inspection scheduling once the permit clears. Hearth and GreenSky financing spreads the payment across 60 to 144 months for qualified owners.
Every credential we carry is a commitment to quality, safety, and your peace of mind — on every project, in every state we serve.
