Class 4 impact-resistant shingles cost 10% to 20% more than standard architectural shingles, but they can lower your Missouri homeowners insurance premium by 10% to 35% annually. On a $2,000 annual premium, that is $200 to $700 per year in savings that recur every year for the life of the roof. Most St. Louis homeowners…
Missouri homeowners insurance carriers have been shifting wind and hail deductibles from flat-dollar amounts to percentage-based structures tied to your home’s insured value. A homeowner with a $300,000 policy and a 2% wind/hail deductible now faces $6,000 out of pocket before insurance pays anything on a storm damage claim. That is four to six times…
James Hardie fiber cement siding installed on a typical St. Louis home costs $15,000 to $25,000, roughly 30% to 50% more than vinyl. But it lasts 30 to 50 years (versus 20 to 30 for vinyl), resists hail damage better, holds paint for 15 years with the ColorPlus factory finish, and is the only siding…
Please note: All monetary figures and timeframes mentioned in this article are ballpark estimates based on typical St. Louis projects. Every home and roof is different — the exact numbers that apply to your project can only be determined after an in-person inspection and detailed estimate. Most residential roof replacements in St. Louis take 1…
Please note: All monetary figures mentioned in this article are ballpark estimates based on typical St. Louis projects. Every home and roof is different — the exact numbers that apply to your project can only be determined after an in-person inspection and detailed estimate. Hiring the wrong roofing contractor in St. Louis, MO can cost…
There’s a reason Webster Groves was dubbed the “Queen of the Suburbs” back in 1892—and more than 130 years later, the name still fits. This is a community defined by tree-lined streets, century-old homes, walkable neighborhoods, and a sense of place that’s hard to find anywhere else in the St. Louis metro area. From the…
Ballwin has been named one of America’s best places to live by Money Magazine multiple times, and it’s easy to see why. Tree-lined neighborhoods with spacious single-family homes, top-rated schools in the Rockwood and Parkway districts, parks like Vlasis and Ferris offering green space at every turn—it’s the kind of West County community where families…
If you’re a St. Louis homeowner thinking about new siding, you’ve probably already started researching your options—and you’ve probably landed on the same two names that dominate the conversation: vinyl siding and James Hardie fiber cement siding. These are far and away the most popular residential siding choices in the greater St. Louis area, and…
Every spring, St. Louis homeowners start hearing the same phrase on local weather broadcasts: severe thunderstorm warning with large hail possible. It’s part of life in the region. The greater St. Louis metro sits squarely in the central U.S. severe weather corridor, and the stretch from late March through early July is prime time for…
Windows are one of those home features you interact with every single day without really thinking about them. You open them, close them, glance through them on your way to the coffee maker. But the moment they stop performing—when a draft sneaks in during a January cold snap, when your energy bill spikes for the…
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