Siding in Edina, MN.
Edina siding calls rarely look like a single, simple swap. Between Country Club's 1920s-through-1940s revival architecture, Morningside's older bungalow blocks, the rambler and split-level streets built through the 1950s to 1970s, and the steady churn of teardown-rebuilds on nearly every block, we're usually pricing a house that has some combination of stucco, brick, and aging siding meeting at odd transitions.
Below you'll find 2026 per-square costs for vinyl, LP SmartSide, fiber cement, and steel, along with a look at how association and city design expectations steer the material and color choice before a single panel goes up.
- Typical build era
- 1920s–40s Country Club/Morningside, 1950s–70s ramblers and splits, plus ongoing teardown-rebuild
- Most common existing exterior
- Stucco and brick primary elevations with wood or early siding on gables, additions, and rear walls
- Design expectations
- Tighter city design review and, on many blocks, mature tree cover shaping material and color choices
- Permit
- Edina requires a building permit for siding replacement, and our crew handles that filing
- Trim complexity
- Higher than a typical rambler — older elevations often carry deeper returns and multiple roof planes
- Job size
- We'll take on anything from one damaged wall section up to a full tear-off — no minimum job size
What makes an Edina siding job different?
Age spread is the first thing. A Country Club colonial from the 1930s, a Morningside bungalow, a 1960s rambler off Vernon Avenue, and a rebuild going up next door to any of them are four different jobs with four different starting conditions. Older elevations often carry stucco or brick on the primary face with wood or early siding on gables and additions, so a full re-clad frequently means deciding how a new material meets an existing masonry return cleanly rather than just tearing off and matching.
Trim is the second thing, and it drives labor more than square footage does on a lot of these homes. Deep window returns, boxed eaves, dentil-style detailing, and multiple roof planes on the older architecture add cutting and flashing time that a plain rambler wall doesn't need. We walk the whole elevation before quoting so the trim complexity is priced up front, not discovered mid-job.
Mature tree cover changes the maintenance picture too. Established canopy over much of Country Club, Morningside, and the older interior neighborhoods keeps some walls shaded and damp longer after rain, which behaves quite differently over time than the sun-and-wind exposure typical of a newer, more open subdivision. And with teardown-rebuild activity ongoing on many streets, we also see a fair number of calls where a homeowner wants their existing house to read as updated as the new construction going in around it — often the trigger for a full re-clad rather than a repair.
What siding actually costs in Edina (2026)
The trade prices siding jobs per square, meaning 100 square feet of wall — that's the unit behind every figure below. Because Edina mixes older revival-era homes with a wave of larger rebuilds, its typical wall areas run bigger than what a younger, starter-home suburb needs, so our size brackets shift upward to match. Tear-off and haul-away labor for the old material is already folded into each number, so what you see is what you'd actually pay.
These are Midwest Building Exteriors' own current 2026 installed prices, confirmed directly by owner Christian Musta: vinyl $900–$950 per square; LP SmartSide and fiber cement $1,200–$1,300 per square depending on finish; and steel $1,300–$1,500 per square (about $13–$15 per sq. ft.), dependent on various factors. One siding square equals 100 square feet of wall.
| Wall area | Vinyl ($900–$950/sq) | LP SmartSide ($1,200–$1,300/sq) | Fiber cement ($1,200–$1,300/sq) | Steel ($1,300–$1,500/sq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–22 squaresMorningside bungalow or a smaller rambler with limited siding beyond gables and an addition | $16,200 – $20,900 | $21,600 – $28,600 | $21,600 – $28,600 | $23,400 – $33,000 |
| 23–30 squaresTypical Edina two-story or larger rambler with a two-car garage | $20,700 – $28,500 | $27,600 – $39,000 | $27,600 – $39,000 | $29,900 – $45,000 |
| 31–40 squaresCountry Club-era home with multiple gables, or a mid-size rebuild | $27,900 – $38,000 | $37,200 – $52,000 | $37,200 – $52,000 | $40,300 – $60,000 |
| 41–55 squaresLarger rebuild or executive-scale home with extensive wall area and roofline | $36,900 – $52,250 | $49,200 – $71,500 | $49,200 – $71,500 | $53,300 – $82,500 |
- Vinyl ($900–$950/sq)
- Think Royal Building Products' Exterior Portfolio Market Square or a similar CertainTeed panel, both around .44 mil thick. It works well on rambler and split-level gables and additions where there's no brick or stucco to match. What actually swings the final price on Edina's older houses more than anything else is how much old cladding has to come off the wall first.
- LP SmartSide ($1,200–$1,300/sq)
- An engineered wood product, and the one we point most Edina homeowners toward. Fasteners hold firm through detailed trim cuts, the thicker profile sits well next to brick and stucco returns, and it shrugs off Minnesota's freeze-thaw cycles. Buy it pre-finished, or leave it bare and paint it on site.
- Fiber cement ($1,200–$1,300/sq)
- Worth considering on Edina's older streets and on rebuilds alike — a factory-finished, dense board can pass for painted wood at a glance. It's also the least forgiving of the four materials when installation isn't precise, which is why LP is our default recommendation instead. Pricing lands at the same per-square rate as LP, with the finish selected setting the exact figure.
- Steel ($1,300–$1,500/sq)
- Christian's current installed steel range is $1,300–$1,500 per square, or around $13–$15 per square foot, with project factors deciding the final amount. Steel resists rot, fire, and woodpecker damage, making it a low-maintenance option rather than the lowest-cost one.
Line items that move a Edina number
- Insulated siding upgrade, available if you ask for it+$150 – $300 per square
- OSB or plank sheathing swapped out wherever rot turns up+$85 – $160 per sheet
- Repairing kickout and step flashing along roof-to-wall lines+$350 – $900 per location
- Wrapping window and door heads with new drip caps and trim+$45 – $120 per opening
- New house wrap over sheathing that's been left exposed+$60 – $110 per square
- Stucco-to-siding transition detailing at material change linesquoted per transition
- Single-elevation or partial repairquoted per job — no minimum
Ranges are installed totals in 2026 dollars — removal and disposal of the existing siding, house wrap, flashing and kickout details, trim, fasteners, permit, and cleanup included. They are planning numbers, not a quote. Wall area, number of stories, trim and gable complexity, window count, sheathing repair, and color availability all move the final figure. Repairs and partial-wall work are quoted on their own; there is no job-size minimum.
Which siding material is right for an Edina home?
We install vinyl, LP SmartSide, fiber cement, and steel at similar volume, so none of this is aimed at steering you toward whichever product is simplest for our crews. Here's a breakdown of how each one performs on Edina's mix of older architecture and newer rebuild construction.
| Material | Life in MN | Installed / square | Install time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl (Exterior Portfolio Market Square, .44 mil)A logical choice for gables, additions, and secondary elevations that don't need to match brick or stucco. It never needs a fresh coat of paint, and it dents in an impact rather than splitting. What separates a solid install from a weak one is usually panel thickness -- and thin product is exactly what many older Edina homes already have on the wall. | 20–40 years | $900 – $950 | 3–5 days |
| LP SmartSide engineered woodThis is what we recommend most often for Edina's trim-heavy elevations. The extra cuts that deep window returns and boxed eaves require don't loosen its grip on fasteners, and it tolerates freeze-thaw swings and everyday installation variance better than a cement-based product. Order it pre-finished, or unfinished for a custom on-site paint job. | 30–50 years | $1,200 – $1,300 | 3–5 days |
| Fiber cementDense, hard, and fire-resistant, and its factory finish lasts for years — which explains why it's requested so often to pair with Edina's stucco and brick. Nothing else on this list depends as heavily on precise clearances, caulk joints, and installation technique for its long-term performance. The research notes further down go into why. | 40–50+ years | $1,200 – $1,300 | 3–5 days |
| SteelWoodpeckers won't touch it, it won't rot, and it stays rigid — a good fit for anyone prioritizing low upkeep over upfront cost. Before you buy, know this: insurers don't treat steel as automatically "storm-proof." Hail can dent it just like anything else, and a dented steel elevation still means a conversation with your adjuster. | 40–50+ years | $1,300 – $1,500 | 4–5 days |
Why we default to LP SmartSide — and what the research actually says
None of this singles out one manufacturer — it's a property of fiber cement as a category. Every cement-based board is, by its nature, a porous cement-matrix product, and laboratory work confirms what field crews already notice. Researchers who ran fibre-cement boards through repeated freeze-thaw cycles for a Materials-journal study tracked real changes in the boards' internal structure and how they ultimately broke under bending load (Gorzelańczyk & Schabowicz, 2019, retrieved 2026-09-16). An exterior wall in Minnesota lives through dozens of those freeze-thaw swings every winter, so this isn't just theoretical for us.
Water behaves the same way. At its Vancouver test facility, Building Science Corporation intentionally wetted fiber-cement-clad wall sections over years of testing and concluded that drying capacity comes down largely to the drainage plane and air gap installed behind the cladding (BSC Research Report RR-1306, retrieved 2026-09-16). Separately, field inspectors keep logging the same butt-joint gaps and failing caulk on installed fiber-cement lap siding — further evidence that clearance, caulk, and flashing choices, not the material itself, determine whether a wall holds up over the long run (InspectAPedia field reports, retrieved 2026-09-16).
We're not knocking fiber cement or any brand that makes it -- we're explaining why LP SmartSide is the default for most Edina projects: an engineered wood panel absorbs ordinary installation variance in this freeze-thaw climate more gracefully than a cement board does. When a house's architecture or an association's requirements point toward fiber cement instead, our crew builds the install around whatever that manufacturer requires for gaps, fasteners, flashing, and caulking, because on this product that documentation is effectively the backbone of the warranty.
Is steel siding storm-proof?
Some marketing pitches steel as storm-immune, and that framing needs a correction. It's true that it's rigid, fireproof, and won't rot, but metal still dents under hail — that's precisely why gutters, downspouts, and fascia showing dents get treated as storm evidence by adjusters in the first place. A steel wall is a good pick if you want decades of low upkeep and you like the look of it, not because it somehow cancels out hail risk.
Does your Edina association or block require siding color approval?
Plenty of Edina property falls under an association, or answers to an unwritten neighborhood standard stricter than what a newer suburb enforces — matching that expected look is just part of how we run a job here, not a hurdle. We show up with physical color and profile samples, photograph the elevations as they stand (including anywhere brick or stucco meets the wall), and package the product, color, and trim choice into whatever format your board needs to approve it.
Sometimes an older approved palette points to a product that's no longer made, or a nearby rebuild has quietly shifted what the block expects visually. Either way, we hunt down the nearest match still in production from among the manufacturers we work with and write it up as a like-for-like substitute, so your board is signing off on something that actually exists rather than a discontinued item.
Property managers overseeing multiple buildings or a multi-unit association get the same scale of service: a full walkthrough of the property, work phased out building by building and elevation by elevation, and one combined project quote — more on our multifamily and HOA property services and our commercial siding page.
- Physical color and profile samples brought on-site and photographed next to your existing brick, stucco, or siding
- A written submittal packaging the proposed product, color, and trim for your board's approval process
- Sourcing a current-production match whenever the approved palette calls for something no longer manufactured
- Work sequenced across multiple buildings and elevations for association-managed property
- A single contact handling communication with the board, the property manager, and the homeowner
Siding work from our crews
Repairs or full replacement for Edina siding -- which do you offer?
We do both, and there's no minimum job size. A cracked panel hidden behind overgrown shrubs, storm damage limited to one gable, opening up a wall to correct a flashing detail where siding meets stucco — these are all routine calls, each priced on its own rather than bundled into a whole-house quote nobody asked for.
Color match, not scope, is what actually limits a repair, and older homes hit that limit sooner. Fifteen to twenty-five years under mature tree canopy weathers a panel very differently than direct sun does, so a replacement piece ordered in the 'original' color can end up visibly mismatched against the surrounding wall. If that's where a job is headed, we'll say so directly and recommend re-cladding the elevation instead of leaving you with a visible patch.
Insulated siding can be layered onto any of these materials as an upgrade, no matter whether the job is a small patch or a full elevation swap. Mention it during the estimate and it'll show up separately on the quote so the added cost is transparent.
Who else does siding work in Edina?
Most Edina homeowners collect a handful of bids, and plenty of those contractor names come from a neighbor's word, a referral, or a yard sign spotted after a nearby rebuild — none of which you can actually check yourself. Consider this that check, run in advance, covering the siding companies most commonly bidding alongside us across Edina and the southwest metro.
We're not trying to take anyone down here. Each company named below currently holds a Minnesota residential building contractor license, the baseline you should insist on before letting anyone near your walls. We simply relay what the state record shows, note anywhere we couldn't confirm something, and leave you to draw your own conclusions.
| Company | MN license | Status | Expires | Licensed address | BBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftsman's ChoiceCraftsmans Choice Inc | BC384780 | IssuedEnforcement flag on state record | 2027-03-31 | 5680 Quam Ave NE, Ste A, St Michael, MN 55376 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| Super SidersWinslow Companies (DBA Super Siders) | BC632296 | Issued | 2028-03-31 | 10533 Karston Ave NE, Albertville, MN 55301 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| Minnesota Exteriors IncMinnesota Exteriors Inc | BC002877 | Issued | 2028-03-31 | 8600 Jefferson Hwy, Maple Grove, MN 55369 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| Twin Cities Siding & RoofingTwin Cities Siding Professionals Operating Company LLC (DBA Twin Cities Siding and Roofing) | BC752041 | Issued | 2027-03-31 | 6500 Carlson Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55346 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| TWS RemodelingThe Window Store Inc (DBA TWS Remodeling) | BC773859 | Issued | 2028-03-31 | 9000 Science Center Dr, New Hope, MN 55428 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| Garrett ConstructionGarrett Construction Limited Liability Company | BC785223 | Issued | 2027-03-31 | 2321 Rockwood Ave, St Paul, MN 55116 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
| Anchor Roofing & ExteriorsHudson Enterprises Inc (DBA Anchor Roofing and Exteriors) | BC689351 | Issued | 2028-03-31 | 101 Bridgepoint Way, Ste 140, South St Paul, MN 55075 | Unverified — BBB's published listing could not be retrieved on 2026-09-16. Check bbb.org directly. |
- Craftsman's Choice — License BC384780 was listed as Issued through March 31, 2027, at 5680 Quam Ave NE, Ste A, St Michael, MN 55376 in the Minnesota DLI residential contractor export retrieved September 16, 2026. The export's enforcement-action field is marked, but the export provides no action type, date, outcome, case number, or order text; we therefore make no claim about what occurred. DLI's enforcement materials state, ‘A Consent Order is not a finding of fact or admission of guilt.’ The export does not establish whether this flag relates to a Consent Order. Verify the current license and any enforcement information directly at dli.mn.gov.
- Super Siders — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag on the export. Long-standing license, originally issued 2008. Their own marketing claims about years in business and families served are self-reported and we have not verified them.
- Minnesota Exteriors Inc — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag, and one of the oldest license records in the export — originally issued January 1992. A separate entity, Minnesota Exteriors Commercial LLC (BC741401), holds its own active license for commercial work.
- Twin Cities Siding & Roofing — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag. Note the operating entity name differs from the trade name — worth checking that the contract you are handed names the licensed entity.
- TWS Remodeling — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag. An earlier, similarly named license (BC283598, Window Store LLC The) shows as voluntarily terminated — the current active record is the one above.
- Garrett Construction — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag; the license number published on their own site matches the state record. The license was originally issued in August 2021, which is worth weighing against marketing that cites a longer operating history.
- Anchor Roofing & Exteriors — Licensed and active with no enforcement flag. As with several on this list, the licensed entity name differs from the trade name you see on the truck.
License numbers, status, expiry, and addresses below are taken from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry residential contractor license export, retrieved 2026-09-16. License status and enforcement flags change — confirm current status yourself at dli.mn.gov before you sign anything with anyone, including us. BBB accreditation and rating are shown as unverified because we could not retrieve BBB's own published listings at the time of writing; we would rather label that gap than repeat a number we have not read at the source.
Edina siding questions
- How much does siding cost in Edina, MN?
- Installed vinyl runs $900 to $950 per square, where a square equals 100 square feet of wall; LP SmartSide and fiber cement both land at $1,200 to $1,300 per square depending on the finish selected. For a typical Edina two-story or larger rambler at 23 to 30 squares, that works out to roughly $20,700 to $28,500 for vinyl and $27,600 to $39,000 for LP SmartSide or fiber cement. For installed steel, Christian's current range is $1,300 to $1,500 per square, or about $13 to $15 per square foot, with the precise number varying by project.
- Why does Edina siding cost more than a newer suburb for the same wall area?
- Trim complexity, mostly. Deep window returns, boxed eaves, multiple roof planes, and transitions where new siding has to meet existing brick or stucco all add labor time that a plain rambler wall in a newer subdivision doesn't require. We price that complexity after walking the elevation, not off wall area alone.
- What's the expected timeline for a siding project in Edina?
- Plan on three to five days if you're going with vinyl, LP SmartSide, or fiber cement on a typical single-family home, or four to five days for steel. Extensive trim detail, several roof planes, or sheathing damage found once the old material comes off can all stretch the timeline toward the longer end.
- Can new siding tie into an existing stucco or brick elevation cleanly?
- Yes, and it's a normal part of Edina work for us. We plan the transition detail — flashing, trim, and material line — before ordering, so the new siding reads as intentional against the existing masonry rather than like a patch.
- What siding do you recommend for Edina's older homes and freeze-thaw winters?
- For most homeowners, we'd point to LP SmartSide engineered wood -- fasteners hold well through detailed trim work, its deeper profile fits older architecture, and it handles Minnesota's freeze-thaw swings better than a cement-based board over time. Even so, we install vinyl, fiber cement, and steel with the same level of craftsmanship whenever cost, an HOA-approved look, or personal taste points somewhere else.
- Is fiber cement a good match for an Edina rebuild?
- Frequently, yes. Rebuilds and older-home updates both call for it often, since its factory finish lasts a long time and it can pass for painted wood beside brick or stucco. What it demands in return is precise installation -- clearances, flashing, and caulk joints matter more here than with anything else we put up.
- Is steel siding a good option in Edina, and is it hail-proof?
- As a long-term, low-maintenance choice, it makes sense, but don't expect hail immunity from it. Steel won't burn or rot and stays rigid, yet hail still leaves dents in metal -- so a dented steel wall still needs the same conversation with your insurance adjuster as any other material, not a pass on having one.
- Will my Edina HOA or block expect specific siding colors?
- Often, yes, whether that's a formal association requirement or an unwritten neighborhood expectation shaped by nearby rebuilds. We bring on-site color and profile samples, photograph your elevations against any brick or stucco, and prepare a written submittal your board can act on where one is required.
- Is siding repair available in Edina, or do you only handle full replacements?
- We handle repairs and full replacements alike, with no minimum job size to worry about. A single damaged section, one elevation, or a complete re-clad each gets quoted on its own terms. The real constraint on a repair is color match -- particularly on older homes, where a shaded wall fades unlike one that's had full sun -- and if a patch is going to stand out, we'll tell you upfront and price a full-elevation swap instead.
- Do you offer insulated siding in Edina?
- Yes — it's an add-on you request rather than something included by default. We call it out as its own line item, roughly $150 to $300 per square on top of whatever base material you choose, so the added R-value's cost is clear before you commit.
- Is your siding workmanship covered by a warranty?
- It is. Whatever siding product you choose comes with its own manufacturer material warranty, and we back our own labor on top of that with our Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty — the same coverage we extend to roofing installs. Your project's contract and warranty paperwork spell out the exact terms.
Christian Musta
Owner, Midwest Building Exteriors
Christian Musta owns Midwest Building Exteriors, a family-led exterior restoration company with offices in Richfield, Eagan, and St. Croix Falls. He has spent 10 years in the insurance restoration industry and holds a Minnesota Public Adjuster license — a credential that reflects his command of policy language, coverage, and claim ethics. Midwest Building Exteriors does not act as a public adjuster on jobs it repairs; Christian applies that insurance knowledge to how our crews document damage and communicate with the homeowner's own insurance adjuster during a project. Every city guide on this site is written and reviewed by him, using measurements, adjuster scopes, and tear-off findings from jobs his own crews completed.
- 10 years of experience in the insurance restoration industry
- Licensed Minnesota Public Adjuster — held as a credential of competency, ethics, and policy-language knowledge, not an adjusting service we provide
- Minnesota-licensed residential building contractor
- Manufacturer-certified roofing installer (Owens Corning, TAMKO, CertainTeed)
- Installs vinyl, LP SmartSide, fiber cement, and steel siding systems
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