Siding Contractor in Excelsior, MN

Excelsior has an old housing stock, and it comes with a second layer of permitting most siding contractors in the metro never encounter. That One Construction Co. is a siding contractor serving Excelsior and the Lake Minnetonka area, and knowing when that second layer applies is part of the job before a bid ever goes out.

A Village Built Before 1940, With a Second Permit Layer Most Contractors Miss

The median construction year in Excelsior is 1970, and nearly 20% of homes were built before 1940, many of them Victorian and Craftsman-era structures with more architectural detail than a standard suburban ranch. Siding on a home this age has usually been replaced or covered at least once already, and getting a period-appropriate profile right matters more here than in a newer subdivision.

What most siding contractors in the metro don’t know is that Excelsior has a second permit layer on top of the standard building permit. Properties inside the Downtown Historic District or individually designated as Heritage Preservation Landmarks need a Site Alteration Permit before any exterior work, and the city’s own ordinance names siding specifically: applying exterior material of a different kind, type, color, or texture than what’s already on the structure requires Heritage Preservation Commission review. The Site Alteration Permit is filed with City Hall, reviewed by the HPC, and approved by the City Council, and there’s no fee for the permit itself. Landmarks get a 50% reduction on the separate building permit fee, and contributing structures in the historic district get 25% off, which is worth knowing before budgeting a job.

Properties outside the historic district and not individually designated follow the standard state process only, with no material or color restriction beyond that.

Lake Wind Adds Real Force to Storms From the West

Excelsior sits on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka, and storms moving in from the west or southwest build wind over open water before they reach the shoreline, arriving with added force. On the older, more detailed rooflines and wall assemblies common here, that wind finds dormers, trim, and multiple wall junctions to work against. A professional inspection after any notable storm is worth doing rather than assuming a lack of visible damage means nothing happened.

What State Code Requires, and What's Different for a Historic Property

Minnesota requires a building permit for re-siding almost everywhere in the state, with one narrow exception: a minor repair covering just a couple of pieces of vinyl siding doesn’t need one. That baseline comes from the state Residential Code’s wall-covering provisions, and materials including fiber cement, vinyl, steel, wood, and hardboard all have to go up to both that code and the manufacturer’s own instructions, with a water-resistive barrier and proper flashing at every door and window. On a home built before 1978, and Excelsior has plenty of them, disturbing 20 square feet or more of old painted siding requires an EPA-certified lead-safe contractor, a federal rule that applies regardless of city.

Why That One Construction Co.

Checking whether a property sits inside Excelsior’s historic district or carries an individual Landmark designation happens before That One Construction Co. pulls a permit, not after, and that includes matching a replacement material to what the Preservation Design Manual actually expects on a period home.

Products include LP SmartSide, Hardie fiber cement, Mastic vinyl, and Edco steel, and on an older Excelsior structure, fiber cement or engineered wood tends to hold period detail better than standard vinyl profiles. Every job starts with a prep email describing what to expect, and every crew works to the same cleanup standard: landscaping protected before work starts, garage doors boarded, magnets run for stray fasteners at the end.

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Your Excelsior Siding Company

That One Construction Co. serves Excelsior and the surrounding area, including Minnetonka, Mound, and Long Lake. Whether the next step is a storm inspection, a full replacement, or checking a property’s historic designation before anything gets ordered, it starts with someone walking the property first.

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Siding Contractor Excelsior, MN