Siding in
St. Albert, Alberta.
Fifty-year-old cladding in the river valley neighbourhoods, tired nineties vinyl, and new builds where what goes behind the panel matters more than the panel. We re-side St. Albert homes properly, from a shop in St. Albert.
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What St. Albert actually needs from a siding job.
The older parts of St. Albert carry cladding that has been on the wall a very long time. In Grandin, Mission, Braeside and Forest Lawn we routinely take off original wood, hardboard and early aluminium, sometimes with fifty years of paint on it. Under heavy tree canopy that cladding never dries properly, and the assemblies underneath were built long before anyone thought seriously about drainage planes or rainscreen gaps.
What we look for first on those walls is the roof-to-wall junction. Kick-out flashing, the small piece of metal that diverts roof runoff away from the wall at the bottom of a roof edge, was simply not standard practice when these houses were built. Without it, decades of runoff has been aimed into the wall assembly at a point invisible from outside, and the rot we find below those junctions is the single most common surprise on a St. Albert re-side. Finding it is not bad news, it is the reason to take the old siding off rather than side over it.
The north-end new builds in Jensen Lakes, Cherot and Erin Ridge North are the opposite situation: modern assemblies, but far more exposure. Less canopy, more wind, more UV. Vinyl in that environment needs to be hung correctly with fasteners left free to move, or it buckles in July and pulls its nails in January. For most St. Albert homes we recommend LP SmartSide, which holds up considerably better in the cold, and James Hardie where the budget and the elevation justify it.
About St. Albert
St. Albert was founded in 1861 as a Métis settlement on the Sturgeon River, making it the oldest continuously inhabited non-fortified community in Alberta. That long history shows up on the roofline: a downtown and river-valley core of 1960s and 1970s housing under a genuinely mature tree canopy, an eighties and nineties ring around it, and new construction pushing north into Jensen Lakes and Cherot. Royal Roofing's own shop is on McKenney Avenue, so this is the city we work in most.
Where We Work
St. Albert neighbourhoods we work in.
We have done siding work across St. Albert, from the established streets in Grandin, Braeside, Akinsdale to the newer builds in Jensen Lakes, Cherot, Riverside.
Our Standard
What every St. Albert siding job includes.
Siding is the part of the exterior people judge from the street and the part that quietly decides whether your walls stay dry. We install vinyl, LP SmartSide engineered wood and James Hardie fibre cement, and we build what goes behind them properly: a correctly lapped water-resistive barrier, head flashing over every opening, sill pans below, and kick-out flashing wherever a roof edge meets a wall. That last piece of metal is small, cheap and the most commonly omitted detail in residential construction.
Full tear-off and inspection
Old cladding comes off so we can see the sheathing. Rot found behind siding is common and it is always cheaper to deal with while the wall is open.
Proper water-resistive barrier
House wrap lapped shingle-style so water runs down and out rather than into the laps, taped at seams and penetrations.
Flashing done right
Head flashing above every window and door, sill pans below, and kick-out flashing where roof meets wall. Skipping the kick-out is how walls rot invisibly for years.
Vinyl siding
Hung correctly with fasteners centred and left slightly loose so the panels can move through a 60-degree annual temperature swing without buckling or pulling.
LP SmartSide engineered wood
Our most-recommended option here. Real wood texture, far better cold-weather impact resistance than vinyl, long 16-foot lengths, repairable and repaintable.
James Hardie fibre cement
The premium choice. Dimensionally stable, non-combustible, excellent impact resistance, and factory ColorPlus finish that holds colour for decades.
Trim, corners and details
Tight mitres, proper corner posts, and clean transitions at stone, soffit and roofline. This is where a siding job either looks finished or does not.
Clearances that matter
Siding held off grade, off roof decks and off horizontal surfaces so it is not wicking water at the bottom edge.
St. Albert Pricing
What this costs in St. Albert.
Real 2026 ranges for the Edmonton region. Your written quote gives you a firm number after we have been on site, because a price without an inspection is a guess.
Vinyl
$5 – $10 / sq ft
Typical full re-side $12,000 – $22,000
LP SmartSide
$9 – $15 / sq ft
Typical full re-side $20,000 – $34,000
James Hardie
$10 – $18 / sq ft
Typical full re-side $24,000 – $45,000
Cedar
$15 – $25 / sq ft
Beautiful, and the highest maintenance option here
Ranges assume roughly 2,000 to 3,000 square feet of wall area and include tear-off, house wrap, trim and flashing. Storeys and scaffolding, window and door count, gables and dormers, and any rot found behind the old cladding all move the number. For the complete regional breakdown, see our Edmonton roof replacement cost guide.
Permits · City of St. Albert
Do you need a permit in St. Albert?
St. Albert, like the rest of the region, treats a like-for-like re-shingle or re-clad as maintenance rather than construction, so no building permit is required. A permit is needed where the work changes the roof structure, shape or height, adds floor area, or follows fire or flood damage. Our shop is in St. Albert, so we deal with the City regularly and confirm the position before every job.
FAQ
St. Albert siding questions.
For a home with roughly 2,000 to 3,000 square feet of wall area, vinyl runs about $12,000 to $22,000, LP SmartSide $20,000 to $34,000, and James Hardie $24,000 to $45,000, including tear-off, house wrap, trim and flashing. Older two-storeys in the river-valley neighbourhoods often sit higher in the range because of scaffolding and the amount of trim detail on houses of that era.
Expect some, and be glad you are looking. On homes of that vintage in Grandin, Mission and Braeside we most often find localised rot below windows and at roof-to-wall junctions where kick-out flashing was never installed, rather than wholesale failure. We photograph everything, show you before we cut, and price repairs transparently. Siding over the top of it is the only way to guarantee you never find out.
Fibre cement and engineered wood both do better than vinyl in shade, because the issue is prolonged dampness rather than impact. James Hardie is completely unbothered by moisture and holds its factory finish for decades. LP SmartSide performs well provided every cut end is sealed and the bottom clearance and flashing are right, which is where careless installs fail. What matters most under canopy is the drainage gap behind the cladding, so the wall can dry outward.
For most homes here, LP SmartSide. Vinyl gets brittle below about minus 20 and cracks from impacts it would shrug off in summer, while engineered wood keeps its impact resistance in the cold, looks like real wood, and is repairable. James Hardie is the premium answer if you are staying long-term or the elevation takes hard weather.
We do not recommend it. Going over the old siding means nobody ever sees the sheathing or the water barrier behind it, and hidden rot is common, particularly below windows and wherever a kick-out flashing was omitted. Tear-off costs more up front and is the only way to know what you are building on.
Replacing exterior finish with similar material is generally treated as maintenance across the Edmonton region and does not require a building permit. Changing the exterior in a way that affects the structure, or work on a property with architectural controls, can be different. We confirm the requirement for your address before we start.
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