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What a year it has been! We’ve worked on incredible projects with the homeowners of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Our success as a company is due to the trust that our clients have placed in our team, and we are immensely grateful for that. It’s...

Last Minute Gift Ideas for Homeowners

It’s the week before Christmas, and everyone is scrambling to get last-minute shopping done. We’ve rounded up a few of the coolest gifts to buy for your home-owning friends and family to put you first on the nice list. 1. Do they like gardening?...

Homeowner's Guide to the Overnight Freeze

New Orleans homeowners are used to extreme heat, but how do we handle the weather dipping below freezing? We have a few tips for preparing your home for an overnight freeze in the coming months: Garage doors Keep your garage door closed. Leaving...

Hosting an Outdoor Holiday Party? 5 Things to Consider

Louisiana homeowners take pride in their home’s outdoor spaces. When the holidays roll around, it’s difficult to say goodbye to your outdoor entertaining spaces because of the cooler temperatures, but you don’t have to! We have a few...

Behind the Shield: Cassio Santos, Owner of Strong Shield Siding

Cassio Santos’s Beginning The American dream is defined by Merriam Webster as “a happy way of living that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard.” This is exactly what Cassio Santos created with Strong Shield...

11 Tips to Safely Decorate Your Home's Exterior for the Holidays

The National Fire Protection Agency estimates that 30% of all house fires take place during the holiday season. Whether your decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving or the night before, there are a few guidelines you should follow when you’re...

How We Became the Top Exterior Contractor in New Orleans

For nearly a decade, Strong Shield Siding has been the New Orleans area’s leader in exterior home improvements and restoration. Strong Shield Siding is the premier exterior contracting company in the New Orleans Metro Area. This distinction has...

9 Issues with Your Historic New Orleans Home You Haven't Noticed

The city of New Orleans is known world-wide as an epicenter of culture and diversity. There’s no clearer example of this than driving through any of our historic neighborhoods. Rife with creativity, it’s clear that residents have taken pride...

Exterior Nightmares: Gutter Failure

This month we’ve been focusing on the nightmares home exteriors can cause for the families that live in them. One of the most overlooked aspects of your home’s exterior, the gutter system, can fail you in a few ways. Gutters exist to complete...

Exterior Nightmares: Porch Hazards

When we remove a home’s exterior during a re-siding replacement project, we often uncover issues homeowners weren’t aware their homes were facing. This can include moisture, mold, infestations and foundation issues. This month we’re...

Exterior Nightmares: Lead Paint

The historical beauty of New Orleans architecture draws many home owners to opt for older, traditional homes. However, many of these homes were built before 1978, meaning that those new home buyers could also be purchasing an unhealthy amount of lead...

Exterior Nightmares: Windows and Doors

During the summer, opening windows and doors in your home can offer a relieving breeze. But once you close them, your home may not be as sealed off from the external elements as you think. Weakness in the openings of your home may leave it vulnerable...

Exterior Nightmares: Mold

6 Fall Home Exterior Maintenance Tasks You Shouldn't Skip

Even though Louisiana’s fall season only means temperatures dip down to the 70s, trees begin shedding their leaves as early as October. This can spell disaster for your house if you don’t stay on top of your exterior home maintenance. We’ve...

Budgeting for Your Exterior Re-Siding Project

You’ve discovered your home needs new siding, learned what to expect when we re-side your home, and found out the benefits of re-siding your home with Strong Shield Siding. Now it’s time to confront some hard numbers. Re-siding your home...

Researching a Contractor for Your Next Home Renovation

Whether you wish to remodel your home’s exterior or need to have a busted pipe fixed, there are several things homeowners should be cautious of when hiring a tradesman. Not only will the company you hire being making changes to a major asset, but...

Choosing Our Premier Re-Siding Package

Throughout our many years of remodeling and replacing home exteriors in Southern Louisiana, we’ve developed a remodeling package durable enough to withstand nature’s adverse conditions. Using this package, Strong Shield Siding guarantees peace...

How to Prepare Your Home for Severe Weather

Every summer, Louisiana braces for hurricane season. When these storms swirl out of the Gulf of Mexico, they can bring daily activity to a halt and wreak havoc on property. That being said, it’s important for homeowners to prepare their homes for...

Choosing Exterior Siding? Here Are Six Things to Consider

Exterior siding is your home’s first impression on visitors and the first line of defense against the elements. As it’s so important, there are several factors to take into consideration when choosing which material you’ll use to side...

What Can You Expect When We Re-Side Your Home?

With all the problems poor quality siding can cause your home, it’s important to make the effort to replace it. While this is no small undertaking, Strong Shield Siding makes replacing siding simple for homeowners. Step One: Current Siding Removal While...

Is it time to re-side your home?

Re-siding your home can be intimidating, but sometimes it’s necessary to refresh its curb appeal and protect its interior. Because it’s not a small undertaking, we’ve created this three-part blog series to help you determine if it’s...

Strong Shield Siding is Now BBB Accredited

We are pleased to announce that Strong Shield Siding is now accredited by the Better Business Bureau. We recognize the importance customer’s place in patronizing businesses that are honest and fair, and a BBB accreditation demonstrates just that:...

Strong Shield Siding Receives Another Award

Roofing Products Top Tier Award We are happy to announce that today we got another Award. This one is from Roofing Building Products. We’d like to thank them for this recognition and for all the good service they’ve been providing us. Strong...

SSS joins James Hardie Contractor Alliance Program

After 5 years in business and over 4000 projects done in Southeast Louisiana, Strong Shield Siding just proved to be the most professional, reliable and trustworthy fiber-cement siding installer company in LA by being the First Company to become member...