Whether you want to sell your home or just make a good impression on friends who are visiting for the first time, you want to make sure your home looks its best. An unexpected, though durable, option to get the best look is to install steel siding.

Steel Siding is Durable
As expected, steel siding is one of the toughest options available. It can stand up to all but the harshest of weather and will not pry loose during the nasty storms Minnesota spring has to offer.  Plus, seamless steel siding won’t allow any water in, so the risk of rot is minimal. 

Steel Siding Offers Long-Term Savings
Although steel siding is on the more expensive side, it pays for itself over time in a number of ways.

Low Maintenance
All it needs is a spray down with the garden hose and a very occasional touch up to its paint job after an especially bad hale storm.

Protective Paint
The paint will protect it from rusting.

Stands Up to the Elements
As mentioned above, it stands up to the weather far better than most other options. 

Steel Siding is Available in a Variety of Colors and Styles
Seamless siding makes it look just like any other material, and it can be made in a many types of textures to fit your taste.

Because it’s easily painted, you can make your house any color you desire without need of reinstalling your siding.

Steel Siding Is Environmentally Friendly
If you’re as environmentally conscious as we are, you’ll appreciate the highly recyclable nature of steel, too. This siding can be made out of recycled material, and when it’s time to come off the house, will be put right back into the cycle to make new siding.

For a boost in home value and curb appeal, you have many options at your fingertips, but steel siding is a great option to put at the top of the list.  Quarve Contracting installs metal siding products such as steel siding from U.S. Seamless in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.  

Replacing siding is one of the most popular exterior home improvements, especially with low- maintenance options such as steel.  When we think of steel siding, the first image that usually comes to mind is that of either a mass storage facility or a small-town repair shop. What gets missed is the fact that homeowners can benefit from this type of siding, too. 

Appearance
Although the first mental picture isn’t very flattering, the fact is that residential steel siding is available in many textures and colors. When it’s installed correctly, there are no seems to mar the appearance of the house, either.  It cuts down moisture risk more than other options, while maintaining the appearance of more traditional siding.

Weather Resistant
This type of siding is also extremely resistant to the elements. Hailstones that would dent traditional siding wouldn’t leave a mark in steel, and high winds won’t pull it back, either.  Scratches in the paint may open the steel up to corrosion over time, but scratches are easy to mend, especially when you spot them shortly after they appeared.

Environmentally Friendly
Unlike most other materials, steel is also extremely environmentally friendly. Most siding is made out of recycled metal, which continues the process of reuse.  When it’s time to get it replaced, steel siding can be put right back into the recycling process, dramatically cutting down on load put in a landfill.

Low Maintenance
Because steel is so tough, it doesn’t need to be replaced or mended very often. The most you would need to do is wash it down from time to time with a garden hose and take care of the rare scratch. That saves you quite a bit of money and energy which would have otherwise gone to seasonal caulking and maintenance.

When you combine its durability with the aesthetics available today, you can see the value steel siding could add to your home.  As a home remodeler committed to green home improvements, we’re proud to install seamless steel siding in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. 

Steel siding is one of the most exciting exterior home remodeling products to emerge recently.  It’s durable, it’s beautiful, and it’s virtually maintenance-free.  But it does require a good cleaning once in awhile, because as far as we know, a self-cleaning siding product has yet to hit the market.

With the muddy spring we’re having, chances are that your siding is going to need a good cleaning as a part of your outdoor spring cleaning and home maintenance.  If your home is sided with a product such as steel residential siding from United States Seamless, you’ll want to clean it properly.  Steel has different cleaning requirements than wood or vinyl; here are the specifics:

• While a power washer might be a little too aggressive for wood or vinyl unless you’re a professional, it’s the best tool for cleaning steel siding.
• Chemicals you might use on wood or vinyl siding can cause damage to steel.  Put those away and simply make up a solution of 1/3 cup liquid laundry detergent and 6 gallons of water to use with the pressure washer.
• Water and electricity don’t mix.  Make sure you turn off any breakers providing service to any exterior electrical – that includes lights and outdoor outlets.
• Take a long-handled tool such as a deck brush or a telescoping handled brush and a bucket of plain water to first loosen any grime and dirt.  The brush should be soft bristled.   First stroke horizontally, then vertically to loosen anything that has been caked on.
• Mold and mildew can build up in any areas where moisture might be trapped.  If that’s the case, apply a 1:3 solution of regular household bleach and water with a spray bottle before power washing.
• Set your power washer on the lowest setting to apply the cleaning solution.  If you’ve never used one before, it’s a good idea to practice on a hard-to-damage spot such as your driveway or sidewalk before turning it on your house, because even set on low it packs quite a wallop.
• Working in sections, rinse a washed area down with plain water from your garden hose.  Don’t let the soapy solution dry on the siding.
• Put everything away – you’re done!  It might not be self-cleaning, but at least your siding is self-drying.