Siding & Exterior Trim in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for a siding replacement in St. Charles is spent on soft spots under windows, roof-to-wall intersections and what is beneath the current siding, which tells us how everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions were put together.

The housing stock here: nineteenth-century brick in the historic core, early twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares in midtown, postwar ranches, 1980s to 2000s subdivisions to the west and south, and New Town's neo-traditional homes.

Original wood siding is repaired and kept where possible, and districts may require it.

Lots, exteriors and approvals in St. Charles

Historic district properties need approval for exterior changes, including windows, siding, porches and sometimes paint colors. Wood porch restoration is common. Elsewhere, decks, patio covers and siding replacement are the routine exterior jobs.

Original wood siding and windows on St. Charles's older houses can often be restored for less than the cost of quality replacements, and in historic districts that may be required. We repair with epoxy and dutchmen where sound, replace in kind where not, and use lead-safe methods throughout.

What is included

We work one elevation at a time on St. Charles homes so no wall is left open overnight, and we photograph every flashing detail before it is covered.

We take on siding replacement work across St. Charles, from Frenchtown to New Town at St. Charles and midtown St. Charles.

What we watch for

The spot where a lower roof dies into a wall without kick-out flashing is the most common hidden rot location on St. Charles houses. We check every such intersection.

St. Charles properties tend to be tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, and that affects how we stage materials, where a siding crew and carpenters park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

The City of St. Charles is where we file for a siding replacement in St. Charles, and the job will see a permit in cities that require one for re-siding.

Exterior work in St. Charles can also involve historic preservation review in the old districts, and we put that package together for you.

Schedule and getting to you

On site, a siding replacement in St. Charles generally runs one to three weeks.

St. Charles is about half an hour east on I-70, or along Highway 370 to the north side from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in St. Charles

We price siding & exterior trim in St. Charles from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Material choice.
• Stories and how complex the rooflines and gables are.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main siding & exterior trim page. More about the area is on our St. Charles page.