It's really quite easy to get an idea of what new siding will cost for your home. Many people who enquire about Siding are looking for that Ball Park estimate. I understand that we all have budgets that we want to stay within when we are making Home Improvement's.

We believe that home owner's should know approximately how much their Vinyl Siding project will cost them as well as different options and products to choose from. Then, you can plan your finances in advance and have a budget to work with before you start shopping. For example, here at Suburban Windows & Siding we have four levels of siding products that can fit almost any budget. This will allow you to get four estimates very easily. If you don't want to estimate your project, simply contact us for a Free Estimate and you will be able to compare our quote with other companies.

This saves you the time in meeting with a bunch of contractors and helps you narrow your search before you select the one you will work with. You can request references and product information by mail or email and check out the contractors website to see if they are the type of company you want to do business with.

I have been estimating Vinyl Siding for 23 years and I'll tell you there is nothing to it. All Siding companies estimate there jobs by the square. A square is a term we use in the siding industry that represents 100 square feet of wall coverage on a structure. So a 10x10 area of your exterior wall is referred to as one square.

The industry standard for estimating uses a "per square price" for the total number of squares on a home which includes: all the necessary siding material, including labor, insulation and all trim needed for window overhangs. There can be some variations if a home has an unusual amount of windows or requires a special detail but for the most part everything is by the square.

The First thing to do is walk around your house with a tape measure and note pad and get the width and height of all the walls you can. If you have an overhang add a foot, and on a gable end measure about half way up the peak and that will be your height. Add your widths and heights together to get you total square feet and that's the number of squares you have. That's really all there is to it.

Example - A 40 foot ranch that's 16 feet high in the front has 640 sf or 6.4 squares. When you have the total squares then all you do is multiply by a square price and that's the cost to do your house. So if you have a raised ranch for instance and it measures out to be 2000 square feet of exterior wall then you have 20 squares and if the job you want cost $650 per square then your Ball Park estimate is $13,000.

Hopefully this is easy for you to understand but if you have any questions about it feel free to call or email me and I will be happy to explain it further. Contact Us.