Tear-off and disposal
We remove the old siding, pull nails with a pry bar, and haul everything off. Sheathing gets inspected while it's exposed, and any rotten wood gets replaced before we wrap the walls.
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What our Metal / Steel Siding install includes
Every full-home steel install starts with tear-off and ends with a walk-through. Here's what's in the standard scope. Add-ons like insulation board, custom trim profiles, and gutter work get quoted separately so you can see exactly what each piece costs.
House wrap and flashing
New house wrap goes on every elevation, seams taped, with flashing at window heads, sills, and door pans. This is the layer that actually keeps water out, and it's the step cheap installs skip.
Steel panels and trim
26- or 29-gauge pre-finished steel panels, J-channel, corner trim, and starter strip. Panels are cut to length, leveled every three courses, and nailed through the slotted hem so the metal can move with temperature.
Caulk and seal
Every joint, penetration, and trim intersection gets sealed with exterior-grade caulk. We use a caulk gun on the detail work and check each seam by hand before we call the wall finished.
Final walk and warranty
We walk the house with you, run a magnet over the yard for nails, and hand over the workmanship warranty in writing. If anything needs a second look, you call us and we come back.
Metal / Steel Siding in Oklahoma City, done right
Metal / Steel Siding in Oklahoma City is a panelized exterior cladding system that locks steel or aluminum panels together over house wrap, flashing, and J-channel to shed water and deflect impact. Panels run 26- to 29-gauge, come pre-finished with a baked-on coating, and hang off the wall on a nailing hem so the metal can expand and contract through a 100-degree Oklahoma summer without buckling. We cut panels with a circular saw fitted with a metal blade or tin snips, set them with a siding nailer, and check every course with a level and chalk line before we nail it off.
Homeowners call us when hail has punched through vinyl siding panels, when cedar shakes have gone soft and rotten, or when they're tired of repainting every few years. A steel siding contractor in Oklahoma City OK deals with the same thing on nearly every street: storm damage, water infiltration behind loose panels, and mold and mildew creeping into the sheathing. Metal siding replacement Oklahoma City homeowners choose usually pays for itself in skipped paint cycles and fewer insurance claims. We've been on Oklahoma roofs and walls since 2021, and we know what fails first after a May hailstorm.
How our steel siding install runs
Five steps, start to finish. Most single-family homes take 5 to 9 working days once panels land on site, and you'll know what's happening each day before our crew pulls up.
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Schedule
Call or book online — a real human picks up and confirms a 2-hour arrival window.
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Diagnose
Licensed tech inspects on-site, then walks you through the cause and your options.
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Fix
The job is completed to code and done right the first time — no shortcuts, no surprises.
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Guarantee
Every job backed by a written workmanship warranty — and we stand behind it.
Tools and methods we use
Tools & Equipment
Siding nailer
Drives nails through the slotted hem at the correct depth without over-driving. Over-driven nails crack the coating and lock the panel so it can't expand.
Circular saw with metal blade
Cuts steel panels to length on site. We cut face-down to keep the finished surface clean and touch up every cut edge with matching paint.
Tin snips
Hand cuts around windows, doors, and penetrations where a saw won't fit. Left- and right-cut snips let us work a corner without distorting the panel.
Chalk line and level
Sets the starter course and checks every third course. Steel shows every deviation, so level work is the difference between a flat wall and a wavy one.
Caulk gun
Applies exterior-grade sealant at joints, trim intersections, and penetrations. We use a controlled bead, not a smear, so the sealant stays where it belongs.
Pry bar and siding gauge
Pry bar pulls old nails and lifts panels for repair. The siding gauge sets the reveal height so every course is identical top to bottom.
Utility knife and hammer
Trim work, house wrap cuts, and detail fastening. Small tools, but they're what finish the corners and reveals cleanly.
Methods & Standards
IRC and IBC fastening schedules
We follow the International Residential Code and International Building Code nailing patterns for the wind zone. Nails go in the center of the slot, not tight, so the panel can move through a 40-degree temperature swing without buckling.
House wrap and flashing sequence
Wrap goes on shingle-style, bottom to top, with seams taped and flashing layered at every window head, sill, and door pan. Water has to be able to drain out, not just stay out, and the sequence is what makes that work.
Manufacturer install specs
Every steel system has its own hem depth, expansion gap, and trim profile. We install to the manufacturer's written spec so the finish warranty stays valid and the panels perform the way they were tested.
EPA Lead-Safe protocol
On pre-1978 homes, tear-off is handled under EPA Lead-Safe practices with containment and HEPA cleanup. A large share of Oklahoma City's housing stock falls into that category, so it's standard procedure for us, not a special request.
When Oklahoma City homeowners call us
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A May hailstorm just took out the north and west elevations of a 1970s ranch house in Oklahoma County.
What we do: We document every damaged panel with photos, meet your insurance adjuster on site, and quote the steel replacement against the claim. Tear-off and re-wrap happen in the same visit so the walls aren't open overnight.
→ You get a storm-resistant wall, a documented claim, and no repeat of the same repair next hail season.
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A homeowner in Uptown 23rd is tired of repainting cedar siding every four years.
What we do: We tear off the cedar, check the sheathing for rot, and install steel panels with aluminum trim coil on the corners and window surrounds. Insulation board goes behind the panels to flatten out the older sheathing.
→ The paint cycle ends. The house looks sharper, the upstairs stays cooler in July, and maintenance drops to a yearly wash.
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A rental property near Automobile Alley has cracked vinyl and a tenant complaint about water stains on the ceiling.
What we do: We trace the water infiltration to a failed window flashing, repair the sheathing, and install steel on the affected elevations. The rest of the house gets an inspection and a written report on remaining life.
→ The leak stops, the tenant stays, and the owner gets a wall that won't generate another repair call next spring.
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A new build in Deep Deuce needs an exterior that matches the modern architecture and survives Oklahoma weather.
What we do: We install steel board and batten on the gables and field panels on the main elevations, with aluminum trim coil on the reveals. Panel layout gets dry-fit and leveled before anything gets nailed off.
→ A clean, modern exterior with no repainting, no hail claims, and a 30-year finish.
How Metal / Steel Siding runs in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City sits in one of the most active hail corridors in the country, and that shapes every steel siding job we run. Panels get installed with the expansion gap sized for a 100-degree July afternoon and a 10-degree January morning, because a tight panel will buckle in both directions. Wind-driven rain is the other factor: our flashing details at window heads and sills are built for horizontal rain, not just gravity. The housing stock matters too. Bungalows in Historic Capitol Hill and Paseo Arts District often have wavy original sheathing, so we add insulation board to give the steel a flat plane to sit on. Newer builds in Deep Deuce and Midtown usually have straight sheathing and go faster. We pull permits through Oklahoma County where the scope requires it, and we follow IRC fastening schedules for the local wind zone. If you're pricing steel siding installation in Automobile Alley Oklahoma City or anywhere in the metro, the process is the same: tear-off, wrap, flash, level, nail, seal, walk.
Neighborhoods We Serve
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Bricktown
Mix of historic brick warehouses and newer residential. Steel panels work well on the residential infill where vinyl has taken a beating from hail.
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Paseo Arts District
Mostly pre-1940 bungalows with original wood sheathing. EPA Lead-Safe handling is standard on tear-off here, and insulation board helps flatten older walls.
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Automobile Alley
A lot of rental and mixed-use property. Owners want low-maintenance exteriors that survive tenant turnover and storm seasons without constant repair calls.
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Historic Capitol Hill
Older housing stock with a history of water infiltration behind original siding. We inspect sheathing carefully before quoting a steel install.
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Deep Deuce
Newer construction with straight sheathing and modern flashing. Steel installs here move fast and pair well with board and batten on the gables.
Local Conditions We Plan For
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Frequent large hail from March through June
Impact-rated steel panels are the difference between a cosmetic dent and a full replacement. We install Class 4 systems so the next storm doesn't become another claim.
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60 to 70 mph straight-line winds during storm season
Panels have to be fastened to the local wind zone schedule. We follow IRC nailing patterns and check every hem before the wall closes up.
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Summer heat above 100 degrees
Steel expands and contracts more than vinyl. The expansion gap and hem nailing we use are sized for that swing so panels stay flat instead of oil-canning.
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Clay soil movement and foundation shift
Walls move slightly with the soil. Steel panels handle minor movement better than brittle materials, and the trim details we use absorb the rest.
Hail-damaged vinyl to impact steel
Problems Metal / Steel Siding in Oklahoma City solves
Most of the calls we get are the same handful of problems, and they all trace back to Oklahoma weather and Oklahoma housing stock. Here's what we see and how we fix it.
Problem
Hail cracks and punctures vinyl panels
Once a panel cracks, water gets behind it, and the sheathing starts to rot. Left alone through a winter, that turns into a mold problem and a much bigger repair.
Our Fix
We tear off the damaged panels, inspect the sheathing, and install impact-rated steel that takes a 2-inch hailstone at 90 mph. Your next storm claim becomes a non-event instead of a full replacement.
Problem
Water infiltration behind loose panels
Loose panels let wind-driven rain in at the top edge. The water tracks down the sheathing, soaks the insulation, and shows up as a stain on your interior ceiling weeks later.
Our Fix
We reset or replace the panels, install new flashing at the head and sill, and re-wrap the wall if the house wrap is compromised. Then we caulk and seal every penetration before the wall closes up.
Problem
Wood siding rotting and warping
Rot spreads along the grain, and warped boards pull away from the wall and open gaps. Termites follow the moisture, and repair costs climb every season you wait.
Our Fix
We cut out the rot, replace the sheathing, and install steel panels that can't rot, warp, or feed insects. On pre-1978 homes we handle the tear-off under EPA Lead-Safe protocol.
Problem
Fading and peeling paint every few years
Oklahoma UV load breaks down paint fast. Repainting every 5 to 7 years runs $3,000 to $6,000 per cycle, and the color never quite matches the original.
Our Fix
Steel panels come pre-finished with a baked-on coating that holds color for 30-plus years. No scraping, no primer, no drop cloths. You wash it once a year and that's the maintenance.
Why Oklahoma City homeowners pick steel
Steel siding isn't a cosmetic upgrade. It's a storm-resistance decision, and in a metro that averages multiple hail events a year, that matters more than the color swatch.
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Hail and wind resistance
Class 4 impact-rated steel panels take a 2-inch hailstone at 90 mph without cracking the way vinyl siding panels do. After the last big storm cycle through Oklahoma County, we replaced hundreds of cracked vinyl panels while steel walls two streets over came through with dents you had to squint to see.
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No repainting, ever
The factory finish on steel siding panels holds color for 30-plus years. Compare that to repainting wood or fiber cement every 5 to 7 years at $3,000 to $6,000 a pop, and metal siding Oklahoma City homeowners install usually pays the difference back inside a decade.
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Lower summer cooling load
Steel reflects solar heat instead of soaking it up. Pair it with insulation board behind the panels and attic temps drop measurably in July and August. Customers in Uptown 23rd and Midtown regularly tell us the upstairs bedrooms finally cool down by mid-afternoon.
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Insects and rot can't get in
Termites eat wood, not steel. There's no cellulose for them to chew, no moisture pocket for mold and mildew to grow in, and no warping when the humidity swings from 20 percent to 80 percent in a week. That's why metal siding near me Oklahoma City searches spike after every wet spring.
Licensed, certified, and local
Licensed & Certified
- State of Oklahoma Contractor License — issued by Oklahoma Construction Industries Board
- EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm — issued by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- OSHA-Compliant Job Sites — issued by Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Manufacturer Install Spec Compliance — issued by Steel and aluminum siding system manufacturers
Verified Reviews
Google ★★★★★4.9
Elite handled our hail claim siding replacement start to finish. They met the adjuster, documented everything, and had steel panels up in a week. Crew was on time every day and cleaned up the yard better than they found it.
Google ★★★★★5.0
We had three quotes for metal siding and Elite was the only one that explained the gauge, the flashing, and the expansion gap. Two years in, the walls are flat and the color still looks new.
BBB ★★★★★4.8
Fair price, no change orders, and they came back to check a corner trim piece without me having to chase them. That's rare. Would use them again on our next property.
Yelp ★★★★★4.9
Our cedar siding was rotting at the bottom and they walked us through the lead-safe process since the house is from 1948. Steel went up clean, and the paint peeling problem is finally over.
Five years on Oklahoma walls
Elite Siding OKC has been installing exterior cladding in Oklahoma City since 2021. In that time we've worked on bungalows in Historic Capitol Hill, new builds in Deep Deuce, and everything between. Our crews are trained on manufacturer install specs for steel and aluminum systems, and we hold a State of Oklahoma Contractor License. We follow IRC and IBC fastening schedules on every job, and we're EPA Lead-Safe certified for pre-1978 homes, which covers a big chunk of the housing stock in Paseo Arts District and the Plaza District.
- State of Oklahoma Contractor License on file for every residential siding job we run.
- EPA Lead-Safe certified crews for pre-1978 homes in Paseo Arts District and Historic Capitol Hill.
- IRC and IBC fastening schedules followed on every panel, every course, every wall.
- Manufacturer install specs for steel and aluminum systems, including hem nailing and expansion gaps.
- OSHA-compliant job sites with fall protection on every two-story tear-off.
What Oklahoma City homeowners say
Real experiences from customers who chose our Metal / Steel Siding services.
“Hail took out half our vinyl in one afternoon. Elite walked the house, documented every panel, and had steel up in eight days. Two summers later the walls still look new and we haven't touched a paintbrush. The crew cleaned up better than they found it.”
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Marcus T.
Homeowner, Bricktown
“Our 1920s bungalow had cedar siding that was rotting at the bottom. They replaced the bad sheathing, wrapped the walls, and installed steel panels on the sides and back. The lead-safe handling mattered to us with two kids in the house. Fair price, no surprises.”
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Dana R.
Homeowner, Paseo Arts District
“We manage four rental properties near Automobile Alley and used Elite for steel siding on all of them. Same crew, same schedule, same price every time. Tenants stopped calling about peeling paint and cracked panels. That alone paid for the upgrade.”
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Kevin S.
Property Manager, Automobile Alley
Frequently Asked Questions
Real answers to the questions we hear most often from local homeowners and property managers.
How much does Metal Siding Installation cost in Oklahoma City OK?
Most full-home steel siding installs in Oklahoma City run $12 to $22 per square foot installed in 2026, so a typical 1,800-square-foot ranch lands between $21,000 and $40,000. Tear-off, house wrap, flashing, and trim are included in that number. Partial walls, garage faces, and repair work run far less, often $800 to $4,500 depending on scope.
Is metal siding good for Oklahoma hail storms?
Yes. Class 4 impact-rated steel panels are tested against 2-inch hailstones at 90 mph and hold up far better than vinyl, which cracks and shatters. Steel may dent in a direct hit from softball-size hail, but it stays watertight, and most insurance carriers treat impact-rated metal as a premium credit. That's the main reason metal siding Oklahoma City homeowners install after a storm usually stays on the wall.
Does steel siding rust in Oklahoma City?
No, not the panels we install. Modern steel siding carries a zinc or zinc-aluminum coating under a baked-on finish, so the steel never sees moisture. Cut edges get touch-up paint and the panels are hung on a nailing hem that keeps them off the wall, so water drains instead of sitting. Rust shows up on cheap bare-steel panels or where fasteners were driven too tight and broke the coating.
Who installs metal siding in Oklahoma City?
Elite Siding OKC installs steel and aluminum siding across Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County, including Bricktown, Midtown, Automobile Alley, and the surrounding ZIPs 73114, 73116, 73118, 73119, and 73099. We've been on Oklahoma walls since 2021, we're state-licensed, and we handle tear-off, wrap, flashing, and trim in-house. Call (405) 931-0174 for a same-day estimate.
Related Services
Vinyl Siding
Vinyl is the budget option and the most common siding we tear off after a hail season in Oklahoma City. If you want a lower upfront number, we install it. If you want to stop replacing cracked panels every other spring, steel is the upgrade.
View Vinyl SidingFiber Cement Siding
Fiber cement boards like James Hardie and CertainTeed give you a thicker, more traditional look than steel. They hold paint well but still need repainting every 7 to 10 years, which is the trade-off Oklahoma City homeowners weigh against a steel system.
View Fiber Cement SidingWood Siding
Cedar shakes and wood clapboard look great on historic homes in Paseo Arts District and Historic Capitol Hill. They also rot, warp, and feed termites. We repair and replace wood all the time, and we'll tell you honestly when steel makes more sense.
View Wood SidingAluminum Siding
Aluminum is lighter than steel and won't rust, which makes it a solid choice for soffit, fascia, and trim coil. It dents easier than steel on a main wall, so we usually pair aluminum trim with steel field panels on Oklahoma City homes.
View Aluminum SidingStone Veneer Siding
Stone veneer on the lower third of a wall plus steel panels above is a popular combination in Oklahoma City. The stone takes the abuse from lawn equipment and splash-back, and the steel handles hail and sun on the upper elevations.
View Stone Veneer SidingBoard and Batten Siding
Board and batten gives a modern vertical look, and steel board and batten panels deliver it without the seams and repainting of wood. We install it on gables, accent walls, and full elevations across the metro.
View Board and Batten SidingContact Elite Siding OKC
Call (405) 931-0174 or send us a note and we will get back to you the same business day. We answer the phone from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and we check messages on weekends. Free estimates across Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County.
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3150 W Memorial Rd Suite 210-186, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
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