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Siding replacement estimator template
Homeowners who don't know their wall area work it out from their house's length and width, then compare a standard and a premium install in vinyl, fiber cement, engineered wood or metal. Possible asbestos siding goes straight to an assessment.
Try it as a customer would
Fictional business and sample prices. Preliminary estimate based on the answers; final pricing follows an assessment.
Questions included
- What is on your walls now? Vinyl or aluminum siding · Wood or fiber cement boards · Stucco or brick · Stiff, flat shingles (about 12 × 24 inches) “I don't know” → shows a price range
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How many stories is your home?
1 story
2 stories
3 or more
- How much wall needs new siding? Measured in sqft “I don't know” → uses a stated assumption
- Which new siding would you like? Vinyl · Fiber cement · Engineered wood · Metal (steel)
- Should we remove the old siding first? Yes, remove it · No, side over it
- What should go under the new siding? House wrap · Insulation board and house wrap · Fanfold foam insulation · Nothing new
- Would you like any extras? New trim around windows and doors · New soffit and fascia
Prices you supply
- New siding installed Your rate per sqft
- Remove and haul away old siding Your rate per sqft
- House wrap under the siding Your rate per sqft
- Insulation board and house wrap under the siding Your rate per sqft
- Fanfold foam insulation over the old siding Your rate per sqft
- New trim around windows and doors Your rate per sqft
- New soffit and fascia Your rate per sqft
- Upper-story staging and lifts A percentage of named items (sample: 10%)
- Minimum job priceNo estimate shows less (sample: $4,000)
- Assessment rule: Possible asbestos sidingFlat shingles like these often contain asbestos. They must be tested, and removed under special rules, before new siding goes on. We'll test them and price the job after a visit.
- Assessment rule: Stucco or brick wallsRemoving stucco, or preparing stucco or brick to take siding, is priced after a visit.
How the price is worked out
Each material has a rate per square foot of wall for each package. In the sample, 2,100 sq ft of vinyl is $5.50 or $7.50 per sq ft ($11,550 or $15,750). Removing the old vinyl is $1 per sq ft ($2,100) and house wrap is $0.75 per sq ft ($1,575). A two-story home adds 10% of everything on the walls for staging and lifts ($1,522.50 or $1,942.50). Totals are rounded to the nearest $100. That gives $16,700 and $21,400 before tax.
Removing wood siding is $1.50 per sq ft. Insulation board with house wrap is $2.25 per sq ft, or fanfold foam is $0.60 when siding over the old layer, and new trim ($1.25) and soffit and fascia ($1.75) are priced per sq ft of wall. Over stucco or brick, the siding is priced and the wall prep is noted for a visit. Stiff, flat shingles that may contain asbestos go to an assessment. If the customer doesn't know the wall area, the estimate assumes 1,800 sq ft and says so.
What you can change
- Materials and every rate per square foot, for each package.
- Removal by siding type, what goes underneath, and trim and soffit prices.
- The upper-story percentages and the area assumed when it isn't known.
- Your minimum job price and rounding.
What still needs your visit
Repairs to the wall under the old siding, the exact area and asbestos testing where it's needed. The estimate shows its assumptions and says the price is preliminary.
Putting it on your website
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Use this template freeUsed by: siding contractors, renovators and roofers.