How Much Does Siding Replacement Cost in Minnesota? (2026)
New siding is one of the bigger exterior projects a Twin Cities homeowner will take on, and the first question is always the same: what is it going to cost? The honest ballpark for a full siding replacement in Minnesota is $15,000 to $35,000 for most homes, and where you land in that range comes down to two numbers: what is coming off your house and what is going back on.
This guide gives you real ballpark figures for both, priced per square (100 square feet of wall area), so you can sanity-check any estimate you receive. We published the same kind of breakdown for roofing in our roof replacement cost guide, and this one works the same way.
| New siding material | Installed cost per square (100 sq. ft.) |
|---|---|
| Vinyl | $750 to $950 |
| Steel | $900 to $1,150 |
| Fiber cement | $1,200 to $1,500 |
| Engineered wood | $1,100 to $1,500 |
Tear-off: what is coming off the house
Before anything new goes up, the old siding has to come off. Most Twin Cities homes have vinyl, metal, or wood siding, and those come off fast. Stucco and brick veneer are less common here, but they are heavy, slow to remove, and expensive to dispose of, and the tear-off price shows it.
| Existing siding material | Tear-off cost per square (100 sq. ft.) |
|---|---|
| Vinyl | $50 to $75 |
| Metal | $60 to $80 |
| Wood | $75 to $100 |
| Brick veneer | $200 to $300 |
| Stucco | $200 to $300 |
Tear-off pricing covers the labor to remove the old material. Dumpster and disposal fees are usually their own line item, so ask about them up front. More on that below.
Installed cost by siding material
Installed cost means the new material plus the labor to hang it. Four materials cover most of what we install across the metro, and each has a clear reason to pick it beyond price.
Vinyl siding: $750 to $950 per square
Vinyl is the most common siding in the Twin Cities and the most affordable to install. Today’s insulated vinyl is a different product than the thin panels of twenty years ago: it holds color, handles hail reasonably well, and needs almost no maintenance. Our installers are VSI certified, which is the industry’s own installation standard. You can see what goes into a full job on our siding replacement page.
Steel siding: $900 to $1,150 per square
Steel costs a bit more than vinyl and shrugs off hail and wind-driven debris better than anything else on this list. It will not crack in a January cold snap, it is fire resistant, and it never needs painting. For homes that keep getting hit by storms, steel often pencils out over the life of the house.
Fiber cement: $1,200 to $1,500 per square
Fiber cement, with James Hardie the best-known brand, gives you the look of painted wood without the scraping and repainting cycle. It is heavy and slow to cut, which means more labor on the wall, and that is most of the price difference over vinyl.
Engineered wood: $1,100 to $1,500 per square
Engineered wood products like LP SmartSide are real wood strands fused with resins and treated against moisture and insects. You get a sharp traditional lap look with strong impact resistance, which matters in hail country. We break down the products we stand behind on our siding brands page.
What a full project looks like
A typical two-story Twin Cities home has 15 to 25 squares of wall area. At 20 squares with a standard vinyl tear-off, the full project ballparks look like this:
- Vinyl: $16,000 to $20,500
- Steel: $19,000 to $24,500
- Fiber cement: $25,000 to $31,500
- Engineered wood: $23,500 to $32,000
Bigger homes, three-story work, and masonry tear-offs push past these numbers. Smaller ranches and townhomes often come in under them.
What else moves the price
Material and tear-off are the two big levers, but they are not the whole quote. These are the factors that move a real estimate up or down.
Home size and number of stories
More wall area means more material and more labor, and a third story means more scaffolding and slower work. Two identical siding jobs can price thousands apart on wall area alone.
Rotten or damaged sheathing
Nobody can see the condition of the wall sheathing until the old siding comes off. A good contractor sets a per-sheet repair rate in writing before work starts, so a surprise soft spot turns into a line item instead of an argument.
Soffit and fascia
The numbers above cover the siding portion of the project. Soffit and fascia are usually priced separately, and most contractors offer a better rate on them when they are already on site doing the siding.
Window and door trim
Standard accessories like J-channel and utility trim are included in the installed numbers above. Custom wrap or replacement trim around windows and doors is an add-on, priced by the opening.
Dumpsters and disposal
Budget roughly $500 per dumpster. Most homes need one; larger homes or heavy tear-offs like stucco may need two.
Insulation and housewrap
A siding project is the one time your walls are open. Adding fan-fold insulation or a new housewrap during the project costs a fraction of what it would as a standalone job, and it is the cheapest energy upgrade most older Twin Cities homes can get.
What a good siding estimate includes
Every estimate you collect should spell out, line by line: tear-off and disposal, the new material and installation, trim details, housewrap, and a predetermined rate for sheathing repairs. If a number is missing, ask. The cheapest quote is often the one that left something out.
Siding cost FAQs
No. Soffit and fascia are separate line items, priced by the amount and type of material. Most contractors discount them when they are done alongside a siding replacement.
Tear-off labor usually is. Dumpster and disposal fees are often separate, at roughly $500 per dumpster. Ask for both in writing so you can compare estimates apples to apples.
The full extent of sheathing damage is only visible once the walls are open. The fix is simple: agree on a per-sheet repair rate before the project starts, and repairs get documented and invoiced at that rate.
If a storm caused the damage, often yes. Hail and wind claims regularly cover siding replacement on the damaged elevations, and sometimes the whole house when matching is impossible. We walk through what to look for in our guide to hail damage to siding and how the claim process works in our storm damage insurance guide.
Yes, with the right material and crew. Steel, fiber cement, and engineered wood install fine in the cold with normal precautions. Vinyl gets brittle below freezing, so winter vinyl work is slower and more careful, and some homeowners simply schedule it for spring.
Get a straight number for your house
Ballparks are for planning. A real number takes a tape measure and a look at what is on your walls now. We measure, document, and hand you a written line-item estimate you can compare against anyone else’s. Schedule a free estimate or call 763-762-8934. We serve the whole Twin Cities metro, and you can see everywhere we work on our service areas page.
