Siding Replacement Contractor — New Siding on the Whole House
The siding is worn out, the paint is failing or the hail got it, and you want one contractor to take it to the sheathing and put the whole exterior back right.
A siding replacement contractor takes the old siding off, repairs the sheathing, wraps and flashes the house, then installs the new siding, trim, soffit and fascia. JMB Builders does that on houses across the Twin Cities metro in vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie or steel. Licensed Minnesota residential building contractor BC809005. Priced per project by squares of wall, stories, material and trim. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Tear-off, sheathing, wrap, flashing and trim included
- Vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie or steel
- Priced per project, by the square
- Photo quote or free in-home estimate
- Licensed MN contractor BC809005
Send photos and hear back within one business day — or book a free in-home estimate.
Siding replacement is a tear-off job. The old siding and trim come off down to the sheathing, because that is the only way to see what thirty Minnesota winters did to the wall. Soft OSB at the bottom course, a rotted band board, a window that was never flashed, a kick-out that never existed where the roof meets the wall: all of it shows up in the first hour of the first day, and all of it gets fixed before a single piece of new siding goes on. A contractor who sides over the old stuff or skips the wrap is hiding that list from you, and it is still there under the new face.
Then the wall gets built back in layers. House wrap on the sheathing with every seam taped. Flashing tape at every window and door flange, bottom first so each layer laps the one below it. Foam board when you want the wall warmer, with the windows bucked out to meet it. Kick-out flashing where a roof dies into a wall. Head flashing over every opening. The siding goes on last, and on a house done this way the siding is a rain screen over a wall that already keeps water out on its own.
The material is your call and we will walk it with you. Vinyl is the lowest cost and never needs paint. LP SmartSide is engineered wood, takes paint, and shrugs off hail better than vinyl. James Hardie is fiber cement, heavy and fire-resistant, and holds paint the longest. Steel is the hail answer on open lots west and north of the metro. Each one changes the trim details, the fasteners and the price, and each one is a page of its own on this site.
What makes a job go well is the stuff around the siding: the window and door trim, the soffit and fascia, the gutters that come down and go back up, the light blocks and hose bib blocks, the gas meter clearance, the dryer vent. We do all of it as one job, one quote, one crew, and you get photos of the wrapped house before it is covered so you know what is under there.
What you supply
- Photos of every side of the house from the yard, plus a close-up of the worst wall and one window
- Your material and color choice from the samples we bring to the free in-home estimate
- Room in the driveway or yard for a dumpster and the material drop
- A decision on windows, soffit and fascia, and gutters: keep them or do them in the same job
- The approved color if a townhome or neighborhood association has a say
What JMB supplies
- Removal and disposal of the old siding, trim, flashing and any soft or rotted sheathing
- Sheathing repair in new plywood or OSB where the old wall is gone
- House wrap with taped seams, flashing tape at every window and door, head flashing over openings
- Kick-out flashing where roofs meet walls, step flashing checked and replaced where it is missing
- The siding, corner posts, starter, J-channel or trim boards, and all fasteners in the right metal for the material
- Blocks for lights, outlets, hose bibs and vents; the dryer vent hood and electrical meter box re-set
- Aluminum soffit and fascia, and gutters taken down and re-hung or replaced, when they are on the quote
- The city's permit where the city requires one for residing
- Nail sweep of the yard and driveway, and photos of the wrapped house and the finished house in your job folder
How it is priced: per project
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Squares of wall (one square is a hundred square feet of siding) and how many stories: upper walls need staging or a lift
- Material: vinyl, LP SmartSide, James Hardie or steel, and the profile within it (lap, dutch lap, board and batten, shakes)
- How many windows, doors and corners there are to trim, and whether you want wide trim boards or plain J-channel
- What is under the old siding: one layer or two, and how much sheathing has to be replaced once we see it
- Foam board under the new siding, which adds material and changes every window and door detail
- Soffit and fascia, gutters and new windows done in the same job
- Access: grade, decks, landscaping and how close the neighbor's house sits
- Permit fee where the city requires a siding permit
Photos of all four sides get you a photo quote. The free in-home estimate is where we measure the walls, count openings and probe the sheathing at a corner, and the quote is firmed up from that.
How long it takes
A one-story rambler: about a week of work. A two-story or split-level: one to two weeks. Add days for foam board, new windows or heavy sheathing repair. No wall is left open overnight.
How your project works
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Inspect and quote
Photos of every side get you a photo quote; the free in-home estimate is where we measure, count openings, probe a corner of the sheathing and bring samples. The quote lists the assumptions: stories, staging, trim and what we expect under the old siding.
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Material, color and permit
You pick the material and color. We order it, book the dumpster and pull the city's permit where one is required. Lead time depends on the material and the color; vinyl is quickest, factory-finished boards take longer.
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Tear-off and sheathing
Old siding, trim and flashing come off one wall at a time. Soft sheathing is cut out and replaced, rot at the sill plate or rim joist gets opened up and fixed. You get photos of the bare wall and a call if we find more than the quote assumed.
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Wrap and flash
House wrap on, seams taped, every window and door flashed with tape in the right order, head flashing over openings, kick-outs where roofs meet walls, foam board if you chose it. This is the layer that keeps the house dry; it gets photographed before it is covered.
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Siding and trim
Starter level around the house, corners and trim set, then the siding from the bottom up with the fasteners the material calls for. Blocks for lights, hose bibs and vents go in as we reach them. Soffit, fascia and gutters follow if they are on the job.
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Walkthrough and cleanup
Every wall checked, trim and penetrations sealed where they should be and left open where they should drain. Yard and driveway swept with a magnet for nails, dumpster gone, finished photos in your job folder.
Situations and options
Vinyl siding
The lowest-cost replacement and the most common in the Twin Cities. Hung loose on the nails so it moves with the weather, over new wrap and flashing. Double 4, dutch lap, board and batten or shake panels. Never needs paint.
LP SmartSide engineered wood
Lap boards or panels of treated engineered wood, pre-primed or factory-finished. Takes a nail like lumber, resists hail better than vinyl and takes paint when you want a color change later. Needs its bottom edges and cut ends sealed right.
James Hardie fiber cement
Cement board planks, panels and shingles. Heavy, fire-resistant, and holds factory color a long time. Cut with dust control, gapped and flashed to the manufacturer's details. The premium look on a tear-off job.
Steel siding
Lap or seamless steel for hail country and open lots. Dents instead of cracking, does not burn and does not fade like vinyl. Fewer profiles and a different look at the corners, but the longest-lasting face you can put on a house here.
Trim upgrade
Wide trim boards at the windows and doors, corner boards instead of corner posts, a band board at the floor line and a frieze under the soffit. The single biggest change in how a re-sided house looks, priced per opening and per foot.
Siding with new windows
With the siding off, the window flanges are exposed. Replacing tired windows in the same job means they are flashed to the new wrap and the siding is cut to them once. We do the windows too, in the same visit.
Siding Replacement Contractor — New Siding on the Whole House: questions, answered
How long does siding replacement take?
A one-story rambler takes about a week of work. A two-story or a split-level runs one to two weeks because the upper walls need staging and the trim is slower off a plank. Foam board, new windows or a lot of rotted sheathing add days. Weather adds days too, but no wall is left open overnight; whatever is stripped gets wrapped before we leave.
Do I need a permit to replace siding in Minnesota?
Many Twin Cities cities require a permit for residing, some do not, and the rules change at the city line. We check with your city and pull the city's permit when one is required; the fee is a line on the quote. A permit also means an inspector looks at the wrap and flashing before it is covered, which is a good thing on a tear-off job.
What moves the price of siding replacement?
Wall area in squares and how many stories come first, because staging doubles the time per square. Then the material and profile, the number of windows, doors and corners to trim, and whether you want wide trim boards or plain channel. What is under the old siding is the wild card: two layers, soft sheathing or rot at the bottom of the wall all add work. Soffit, fascia, gutters and windows are separate lines you can add or leave off.
Which siding is best for a Minnesota house?
It depends on the budget and the lot. Vinyl is the lowest cost and never needs paint, but hail cracks it and it fades. LP SmartSide takes hail well, looks like wood and can be repainted. James Hardie holds its finish longest and does not burn. Steel is the hail answer on open lots. We bring samples of each to the estimate and will tell you which one we would put on your house and why.
Can I live in the house during siding replacement?
Yes. The work is all outside. You will hear hammering and the saw, the house shakes a little when the old siding is pried off, and anything hung on an exterior wall should come down for the week. Power and water stay on. The electrical meter box gets reset on the new wall by a licensed electrician if it has to come off, and the gas utility handles anything at the gas meter.
What do you find under old siding?
Usually a few sheets of soft OSB or plywood at the bottom course and under windows that were never flashed, sometimes a rotted band board or rim joist, and often no house wrap at all on houses from before the nineties. We quote the job with a sheathing allowance, show you photos of anything beyond it, and fix it before the wrap goes on. New siding over rot is a cover-up, not a repair.
Should I replace my windows when I replace the siding?
If the windows are within a few years of needing it, yes. With the siding off, the flange is exposed and a new window gets flashed straight to the new wrap, which is the right way to do it. Doing windows later means cutting the new siding back around every opening. We install windows too, so it is one quote and one crew on site.
Does the siding replacement include soffit, fascia and gutters?
When you want it. Aluminum fascia wrap and vented aluminum soffit go on after the siding, and gutters come down for the fascia work and go back up or get replaced last. Each is its own line on the quote so you can see what it adds. Rotted fascia board gets replaced before it is wrapped, never wrapped over.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners, builders and dealers. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
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