Siding is what keeps water out of the wall assembly, and in St. Louis the failures follow a pattern: hail pitting on the west and south elevations, wind lifting panels at the corners, and moisture rotting soffit and fascia where the gutters have been overflowing for years. Storm Guard brings more than 20 years of exterior work to that problem, and we fix the cause before we fix the surface.
Our siding repair in St. Louis targets the real local failures: cracked and pitted vinyl after hail, buckled 1970s aluminum, swollen hardboard at the bottom course, and soft soffit and fascia behind a gutter that has been overflowing. We open up the affected area, deal with the water source, then close it back in and match the existing profile as closely as the material allows.
Our siding installation in St. Louis covers vinyl, insulated vinyl, engineered wood and fiber cement, with a written workmanship warranty on the install. Fiber cement has become the common upgrade on brick homes here because it holds paint, resists hail better than vinyl and does not read as plastic next to masonry. We install to manufacturer specification with proper housewrap, flashing and a drainage plane, because that detail is what determines whether the wall stays dry.
We document siding damage for your insurance claim. Our team inspects every elevation, records hail impacts, wind creasing and moisture intrusion with dated photographs, and writes a clear report you can hand directly to your adjuster. Missouri law leaves claim negotiation between you and your insurer, so we supply the evidence rather than argue the file. Worth knowing: Missouri has no siding matching law, so an insurer may pay for only the damaged elevation.
When a storm opens up a wall, an emergency tarp stops water getting behind the sheathing while the claim and the schedule catch up. Our crews secure the opening, document what caused it, and coordinate with our emergency tarping team if the roof was hit at the same time.
Siding comes in a wide range of profiles and materials, and the right one in St. Louis balances three things: how it handles hail, how it sits next to brick, and how much maintenance you want to sign up for. Here is the honest rundown, including what each material costs installed.
Technically yes, but on a solid brick St. Louis home it is almost always the wrong move. Siding over brick requires furring out the wall to create a fastening surface and a drainage gap, which adds cost, changes every window and door reveal, and can trap moisture against masonry that was designed to breathe. It also hides problems rather than fixing them. If the brick looks tired, tuckpointing or masonry repair usually gives a better result for less money. Where siding genuinely belongs on a brick house is the gables, dormers, soffit, fascia and porch ceilings.
Installed siding in the St. Louis market generally runs 5 to 12 dollars per square foot for vinyl, 8 to 13 for cedar and wood, and 10 to 16 for fiber cement, before trim, soffit, fascia and any rotted sheathing found underneath. A partial scope such as two gable ends and the soffit typically lands in the low thousands rather than the tens of thousands. Quotes in this market vary wildly for identical scopes, so get the material, gauge and square footage in writing on every bid and compare those, not just the bottom line.
We do, and it is one of the most common calls we get. Homeowners tell us the same story: the job is too large for a handyman and too small for a volume siding company, so estimates stop coming. Storm Guard quotes partial scopes as real projects, including second-story gable work, dormer cheeks, soffit and fascia replacement and porch ceilings. Because we are also a roofing contractor, we can address the overflowing gutter that rotted the fascia in the first place.
Most St. Louis homeowners replacing dented aluminum or swollen hardboard move to insulated vinyl or fiber cement rather than replacing like for like. Aluminum from that era dents in hail and cannot be color-matched once a line is discontinued. Hardboard swells and delaminates at the bottom course wherever water sits. Insulated vinyl is the value option and adds some R-value. Fiber cement costs more and holds up better against hail and sun. We will price both so you can see the difference against the life you expect to get.
Hail and wind damage to siding is generally covered under a standard Missouri homeowners policy, but two local realities matter. First, Missouri has no matching law, so an insurer may pay to replace only the damaged elevation, even if your color has been discontinued. Second, adjusters often scope the roof and skip the walls. We photograph every elevation, note the impact pattern and give you a written report for your file. Check your declarations page for Ordinance and Law coverage as well, since a standard policy does not automatically pay for bringing work up to current code.
Repair is usually enough when the damage is localized: a few cracked panels, one bad elevation after hail, or rotted soffit and fascia caused by a gutter problem. Replacement makes sense when panels are failing across multiple elevations, when you find soft sheathing or mold behind the siding, or when the material itself has reached the end of its life. Large cracks and mildew growth mean water is already in the wall, so those should not wait. We open a small area, show you what is behind it, and quote both options.
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