If your home’s siding is cracked, faded, or starting to pull away from the wall, it’s doing more than hurting your curb appeal — it’s letting moisture in. In Winnipeg, that means ice forming behind your cladding in winter, warping your sheathing, and creating mould problems you won’t see until the damage is done. Modern Renovations installs vinyl, fibre cement, and engineered wood siding for homeowners and businesses across Winnipeg and southern Manitoba. We’ve been doing this since 2015 and we know what holds up here — and what doesn’t.
We start with a free onsite visit to look at your existing exterior. Not just the siding — we check the sheathing, house wrap, and insulation underneath, because layering new siding over rotten OSB or missing vapour barrier is a waste of your money. If there are issues, we’ll tell you before we quote.
Once we know what we’re working with, we help you pick the right material, colour, and profile for your home. Then our crews handle the full install — tear-off of the old siding, wall prep, new siding, and integration of your soffit, fascia, and trim so everything ties together. We protect your yard, clean up daily, and walk the finished job with you before we call it done.
A lot of homes in Winnipeg — especially in areas like St. James, East Kildonan, and Transcona — still have the original builder-grade vinyl from the 80s and 90s. That stuff was thinner gauge, fades fast, and the panels warp after 30+ Manitoba winters. If that sounds like your house, a full re-side is usually the right call over spot repairs.
Still the most common choice in Winnipeg, and for good reason. Modern vinyl is thicker, more colour-stable, and more impact-resistant than what went on houses 20 or 30 years ago. It doesn’t rot, doesn’t need repainting, and handles our temperature swings without cracking. If you want a clean-looking exterior that you never have to think about, vinyl is hard to beat for the price.
Fibre cement gives you the look of real wood lap siding with none of the maintenance headaches. It’s non-combustible, holds paint for 15+ years, and won’t swell or shrink the way wood does through our freeze-thaw cycles. Products like James Hardie HardiePlank are specifically rated for cold climates. It costs more than vinyl, but if you want a premium look that lasts 30 to 50 years, it’s worth the investment.
Brands like KWP and LP SmartSide give you the natural texture and warmth of wood without the rot, splitting, and constant restaining. Engineered wood is treated at the factory for moisture and pest resistance, and it paints beautifully. We see it a lot on character homes in Wolseley and River Heights where homeowners want that real wood feel but don’t want to be out there with a brush every three years.
Owner Josh Vokey still runs every project personally. You’re not getting handed off to a sales rep and then meeting the crew for the first time on install day — Josh is involved from your first call through final walkthrough. That’s how we’ve operated since 2015, and it’s why most of our work comes from referrals.
It depends on the size of your home, the material you choose, and what we find underneath the old siding. A typical Winnipeg bungalow runs less than a two-storey, and vinyl costs less per square foot than fibre cement or engineered wood. We give free estimates with no pressure — you’ll get an exact number based on your specific house, not a vague range.
Fibre cement has the longest lifespan at 30 to 50 years. Engineered wood comes in at 20 to 30 years, and modern vinyl typically lasts 25 to 40 years with proper installation. The material matters, but the installation matters just as much — siding that’s not fastened correctly or doesn’t have proper clearance from grade will fail early regardless of what it’s made of.
We almost always recommend removing the old siding. Going over top hides problems — you can’t see water damage, rotting sheathing, or missing house wrap if you just cover it up. Tear-off adds a bit to the cost, but it lets us make sure the surface underneath is solid before anything new goes on. In Manitoba especially, moisture behind your siding is a serious problem you don’t want to ignore.
Vinyl siding can become brittle in extreme cold, so we generally avoid installing it below -10°C. Fibre cement and engineered wood are less temperature-sensitive. Most of our siding work runs from spring through late fall, but we’ll work with your timeline as much as Manitoba weather allows.
Yes. South and west-facing walls take the most abuse from sun and wind, so they often need replacing before the rest of the house. We can match your existing siding if it’s still available, or re-side the worst sections and plan the rest for the following season.
If your siding is past its prime — or you’re just tired of looking at it — give us a call. We’ll come out, take a look, and give you a straight answer on what it needs and what it’ll cost. Modern Renovations serves Winnipeg, East St. Paul, West St. Paul, St. Andrews, Headingley, and communities across southern Manitoba.