St. Louis Metal Siding: Aluminum and Steel

If your home has siding from a few decades ago, chances are your current metal siding is aluminum. In fact, you may be looking for new siding because your aluminum has become dented and marred to the point where you can no longer stand it. Indeed, siding has such a large impact on your home's curb appeal that it's difficult to keep damage siding without completely destroying your home's visual appeal and its property value along with it. Whether you need to replace old aluminum siding or some other siding material, don't immediately dismiss metal siding in St. Louis. The improvements that have been made to metal siding have revamped its performance, look, and cost-effectiveness. From the 79 neighborhoods of the city proper, Metro-East, and the rest of the greater St. Louis area, we can help you find the right contractor for all your siding needs.

Choosing between Steel and Aluminum Siding in St. Louis, MO
Both metals have inherent strengths and weaknesses. Aluminum won't rust or easily corrode, an important benefit in the city's humid continental climate. The problem with aluminum, however, is that the metal isn't nearly as strong as steel and can be prone to denting. By installing thicker aluminum, you can reduce this risk, but you'll also be sacrificing much of the cost savings usually associated with aluminum. Steel, on the other hand, probably has a better solution to its major weakness. Zinc coating will create galvanized steel and can make steel nearly as resistant as aluminum over the long haul. Another option, stainless steel will do the same trick, albeit at a higher cost. Whichever way you decide to go, metal siding will be good at enduring the harsh winter with superior insulating qualities, as well as the wind, rain, pests, and fire.

St. Louis Metal Siding Installation
Metal siding installation is no picnic and will probably take longer than vinyl siding, although possibly not as long as fiber-cement and rarely as long as brick or stone siding. Interestingly, the choices for your metal siding don't stop at the nature of the metal. Unlike other siding materials, metal can be fabricated to the exact dimensions of your home, creating a seamless steel siding installation. Although this, too, will cost a bit more, it's often worth it. No matter what your siding is made from, the most vulnerable places are generally the joints or seams between the panels or shingles.

St. Louis Metal Siding Costs
With the various options associated with installation, the cost of your metal siding in St. Louis will range all over from near bargain prices to near the cost of top-tier brick and stone siding. For an average-sized home, $12,000 might be a good baseline for a good price estimate, although we've seen projects range all over from well under $10,000 to $20,000 or more. If you want a quality siding that will last several decades, your metal siding project is probably going to cost a bit more than your basic vinyl siding. On the other hand, in terms of long-term cost effectiveness, it's hard to argue that metal siding doesn't size up.

Before you dismiss St. Louis metal siding, you should at least talk to local contractors and solicit estimates. You may be surprised by the small difference between metal and other materials. If the price tag is still too high, your contractor may have ways of bringing the cost down, although you should be wary about compromising the integrity of your siding. Some contractors are also more hands-on than others and willing to take the time to show you all the color and texture options with your metal siding, which generally doesn't look at all metallic. Regardless of what you're looking for, ServiceMagic will verify you're only getting matched to the best local contractors available. Each and every contractor in our system is put through a rigorous ten-step screening process, but we also produce a quality-controlled list of customer ratings and reviews. This will allow you to see what other homeowners have said about individual contractors and metal siding installation in general.

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