Each siding visit starts with a clear question about which siding styles match the house as it stands today and what the finished exterior should look like. The goal is to choose a style that fits the structure and aligns with what is commonly used in Kansas City.

During the walkthrough, we review the current materials and the specific look the owner wants to achieve. That comparison sets the direction for selecting the right style for the project.

What We Are Asked About On Siding Projects

We are often called out to look at a home and talk through how it looks today and how you want it to look when we are finished. That simple question shapes every style discussion we have on site.

Vertical Panels To Horizontal Lap Siding

On many Kansas City homes, we find vertical kind of panels on the walls. It is very common for those homes to be updated with horizontal lap siding instead. We see that change from vertical panels to horizontal laps again and again when owners want a different finished look from what they have now.

Neighborhoods With Cedar Shingle Siding

In areas such as Prairie Village, Old Leawood, parts of Mission Hills, and Brookside, many houses have cedar shingle siding today. In those neighborhoods, people often want to replace cedar shingles with James Hardie shingle siding. We are replacing a lot of homes there with James Hardie shingle siding, so the house keeps a shingle look while the product changes.

Key Takeaway: In several Kansas City neighborhoods, the main changes we make are from vertical panels to horizontal laps and from cedar shingles to James Hardie shingle siding.

Together, these siding styles cover most of what we see requested on our Kansas City projects.

Horizontal Lap Siding On Most Homes

When we look at what actually gets installed, horizontal lap siding shows up more than any other style. The horizontal lap siding is like nine out of ten of not just what we provide, but what the market wants and what the market provides. That number comes directly from what we see chosen and installed on real projects.

PRO TIP: If you are unsure where to start, horizontal lap siding is the option most people pick when they ask us to change the way their home looks.

Vertical Board And Batten Siding Use

There is also a vertical siding board and batten option that we install. We do this vertical board and batten style on a fair number of homes. It stays in the mix for clients who like a vertical look and are used to seeing vertical lines on their walls.

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Niche Areas and Cape Cod Shingle Requests

There are some really niche areas with smaller Cape Cod houses where people want the look of cedar shingles on their house and want to keep that feel. On those homes, we provide James Hardie straight-edge shingles or James Hardie staggered shingles. Those two James Hardie shingle options keep a shingle look in place on these Cape Cod-style homes.

Key Takeaway: In niche areas and on smaller Cape Cod houses, the main request is to keep a cedar shingle look using James Hardie straight-edge or staggered shingle profiles.

Stone And Brick Accent Questions

More and more, we are getting questions about stone accents and brick accents. There are some of those options that we can provide. Normally, based on the price point, those stone and brick accents are things we are doing in a very small area of the home instead of across full walls.

Metal Panel Jobs And Modern Textures

We also hear questions about metal panel siding that has a very contemporary look. We do not really offer or do many metal panel jobs that look highly contemporary, even though we are asked about them more and more. A lot of the time, you are looking at a product that costs around sixty to eighty dollars a square foot.

Even using that only on the front of a home can reach twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars. It is a very cool look that you see a lot on Starbucks and other commercial properties, but on a three-thousand-square-foot home, it might not work. There are some very cool modern textures and products that we get asked about. Normally, they are so cost-prohibitive that most homeowners do not want to go that route, but we are happy to talk about these options and share what is possible.

PRO TIP: If you are considering metal panels or modern textures, be ready for much higher per square foot costs than the other options we discuss on-site.

Choosing Between These Siding Options

Every style we have discussed comes from real questions we hear in the field. vertical panels changing to horizontal laps, cedar shingles changing to James Hardie shingles, vertical board and batten, niche Cape Cod shingle requests, stone and brick accents, and metal panel or modern texture questions.

If you are comparing siding styles on your own, you do not have to guess about what fits your home or your neighborhood. Schedule a quote with Fairway Exteriors so we can walk your home together, talk through these choices, and help you decide which direction matches what you want your house to look like when the project is done.