City of Calgary

Hail-Resistant Siding for Northeast Calgary

Northeast Calgary has been through two of the most damaging hailstorms in Canadian history in four years: June 13, 2020, whose core damage zone lay just east of the airport, and August 5, 2024, which crossed the north of the city. When siding comes off a house here, the real question is not only what goes back on, but what will stand up best to the next storm.

A row of two-storey homes with vinyl siding and front garages on a flat northeast Calgary street under dark storm clouds in early spring.

At a Glance

Permits issued by: City of Calgary
From our Evergreen office: About 30-40 minutes around Stoney Trail
Postal prefixes: T1Y, T3J, T3N

(587) 324-8484

The Homes and Buildings in Northeast Calgary

Most of the northeast communities named in hail coverage carry the City of Calgary’s 2000s label: Saddle Ridge, Taradale, Redstone, Skyview Ranch, Cornerstone and Coventry Hills, with Cityscape still building out. The original cladding on these homes is commonly builder vinyl, with newer vinyl and some Hardie accents in Cityscape. A wall repaired after one storm and hit again in another may carry panels from more than one production run, and vinyl colours fade and get discontinued, so an honest assessment starts with how much of the house can still be matched at all.

Martindale, Castleridge and Falconridge came earlier, in the 1980s–1990s, with early vinyl, some aluminum and stucco. Pineridge and Marlborough are older again, labelled 1960s–1970s, with aluminum and stucco. On these houses hail damage is only part of the picture. Wood window and door frames, wood fascia and first-generation house wrap details are often due for attention, and hail that splits siding can also crack sealant and bend capping around windows. The City says replacing a window without changing the size of the opening or the type of window does not need a permit, but adding or enlarging one does, which matters if a re-side becomes a window upgrade.

The material decision carries more weight here than anywhere else we work. There is no hail rating for siding comparable to Class 4 roofing, and nothing is immune to large hail. Still, the City of Calgary’s climate-ready guidance describes fibre cement as one of the most resilient siding types for hail, engineered wood as having good impact resistance compared with vinyl and aluminum, insulated vinyl as offering some impact resistance, and cheaper vinyl as easily damaged. The Insurance Bureau of Canada has called for hail-resistant roofing and siding to be mandated in new construction in high-risk areas, which also confirms that no such code requirement exists today.

Weather and Exposure

The June 13, 2020 storm was, at the time, the costliest hailstorm in Canadian history. A radar study in the CMOS Bulletin put its core damage area at 10 to 15 square kilometres in northeast Calgary, just east of the airport, with hail larger than softball size reported. CBC reported that entire neighbourhoods saw homes stripped of their siding and named Taradale among the worst affected. A May 2025 LiveWire Calgary article listed Saddle Ridge, Taradale, Martindale, Falconridge, Castleridge, Cityscape, Cornerstone, Redstone and Skyview Ranch among the northeast communities facing premium increases after repeated hail.

Four years later the August 5, 2024 storm crossed northern Calgary. Western University’s Northern Hail Project named Redstone, LiveWire Calgary named Coventry Hills, and CTV reported hundreds of homes in northeast Calgary damaged. Soffit, fascia and eavestrough on the same elevations as the siding can take damage in these storms too, so we inspect the whole wall, not just the panels. Insurers in Calgary are increasingly pricing hail risk into policies, which gives owners here one more reason to weigh tougher cladding.

Neighbourhood Notes

Saddle Ridge

A 2000s community with builder vinyl, named in coverage of the 2020 storm. Replacing damaged walls here is often the moment to decide whether vinyl goes back on at all.

Taradale

Named by CBC among the worst-affected neighbourhoods in June 2020. Largely 2000s builder vinyl, so full-elevation replacement is often needed where matching panels are no longer made.

Redstone

A 2000s community named in both the 2020 coverage and Western University’s account of the August 2024 storm. Twice-hit walls deserve a check of the weather barrier as well as the siding.

Cityscape and Skyview Ranch

Cityscape is still building out with newer vinyl and Hardie accents; Skyview Ranch is a 2000s community with newer vinyl. Both appear on the 2025 list of hail-affected northeast communities.

Cornerstone

A 2000s community of newer vinyl on the same hail-affected list. Insulated vinyl is one step up for owners who want to stay with vinyl, and fibre cement is the bigger one.

Coventry Hills

A northeast community by address, though one news report grouped it with the northwest. Named in August 2024 coverage, with the same 2000s builder vinyl found across the northern belt.

Martindale, Castleridge and Falconridge

1980s–1990s communities with early vinyl, aluminum and stucco, all on the 2025 hail list. Wood window frames and fascia behind old capping are worth opening up during a re-side.

Pineridge and Marlborough

Older 1960s–1970s communities with aluminum and stucco. Neither is named on the hail lists we rely on, and their re-siding needs are about age as much as storms.

Permits in Northeast Calgary

Authority having jurisdiction: City of Calgary

The City of Calgary is the permit authority across the northeast. Replacing hail-damaged vinyl with vinyl, for maintenance and with no structural change, falls within the kind of like-for-like re-siding that Alberta’s Permit Regulation generally exempts. Switching to fibre cement or engineered wood is a change of cladding type, and that can take the job outside the exemption. The City’s own pages say replacement components, including exterior cladding, must perform as well as or better than what they replace, while its renovation page also lists exterior renovations among work that can require a permit without explaining how that applies to siding. Where sheathing behind the siding turns out to be structurally damaged, the no-structural-change condition may no longer hold either. We confirm the position with the City for each job rather than assume it.

What Northeast Calgary Homes and Buildings Need Most

Calgary Hail Damage Hardie Board & Siding Replacement

Storm-damaged siding documented, removed and replaced after Calgary hail.

HardieBoard & HardiePlank Lap Siding

Smooth or wood-grain fibre cement lap planks, laid out course by course

Insulated Vinyl Siding Systems

Foam-backed vinyl: a stiffer face and a modest, tested R-value.

Vented & Solid Aluminum Soffit Installation

Vented and solid aluminum soffit for attic airflow, hail repairs and sagging eaves.

Custom Window & Door Aluminum Capping

Bent aluminum over wood brickmould and bucks, lapped and sealed to shed water.

Every service we offer

Close to Northeast Calgary

Chestermere

Lakeside city just east of Calgary with open exposure to prairie storms.

Airdrie

Fast-growing city north of Calgary with open prairie wind exposure.

Northwest Calgary

Tuscany, Royal Oak, Rocky Ridge, Edgemont, Hamptons, Evanston and Sage Hill.

Siding in Northeast Calgary: Questions

Is there any siding that will not be damaged by hail in northeast Calgary?

No, and anyone who promises one is overselling. No siding carries a hail rating the way Class 4 roofing does. Fibre cement, metal and engineered wood resist hail far better than vinyl, but very large hail can still crack fibre cement, dent metal, and chip or dent engineered wood. The realistic goal is a tougher wall, not an untouchable one.

Will my insurance pay to upgrade from vinyl to fibre cement after a hailstorm?

We cannot promise that, and your policy decides it. Hail is typically covered under standard home insurance, but some Alberta policies carry a roof-and-siding endorsement that settles vinyl or aluminum siding claims on an age-adjusted basis rather than full replacement cost. We provide photos, measurements and a written scope for both like-for-like and upgraded cladding, so the conversation with your adjuster starts from facts.

Why do you inspect soffit, fascia and window capping on a hail job?

Because hail and wind hit the whole elevation, not just the siding. Dented soffit and bent fascia capping and window capping can let water in behind them, and cracked sealant at frames defeats the seal the code requires between siding and windows. Fixing the siding while leaving those damaged means the wall is still open to water.

Siding Work in Northeast Calgary?

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