Siding services
Siding contractors do four main jobs: full siding replacement, spot repair of damaged panels, re-siding over existing walls, and trim work such as soffit, fascia, and corner boards. Full replacement on a typical 2,000-square-foot home runs about $8,000 to $30,000 depending on material, with an average near $19,000, according to This Old House's 2026 cost guide.
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What siding services actually cover
The single most important thing a siding crew does is not visible when they leave. Siding is a rain screen, not a waterproof shell. Water gets behind it. What keeps your walls dry is the water-resistive barrier, flashing, and drainage details underneath. A crew that tears off old siding, finds soft sheathing, and covers it back up has sold you a paint job over a rotting wall.
That is why tear-off matters. Re-siding over existing siding is cheaper and faster, and some products allow it, but it hides the wall from inspection and can trap moisture. If your existing siding is failing because water got behind it, going over the top is a genuinely bad idea. Ask any contractor who proposes it to explain, in writing, how they know the sheathing underneath is sound.
Repair versus replacement is usually decided by availability and match. A handful of cracked vinyl panels can be swapped. But discontinued colors and profiles are common, and sun-faded siding will never match a new panel. If more than a wall or two is affected, or if the damage is from water rather than impact, price the full job.
All siding services
Each one covers what the job involves, what moves the price, and when it is the wrong call.
Picking the right siding job
The judgement calls that decide the bill, before anyone quotes you.
Full replacement
Tear off to the sheathing, repair what's rotten, install a new water-resistive barrier and flashing, then new siding. The only option that lets anyone see the condition of your walls.
Spot repair
Fine for impact damage on a few panels. Expect a color mismatch on siding older than a few years. Cheap and correct when the rest of the wall is sound.
Re-siding over existing
Faster and cheaper, but the old wall never gets inspected. Only reasonable when the existing siding is intact and dry, and the manufacturer's instructions permit it.
Trim, soffit, and fascia
Often quoted separately. Fiber-cement fascia has a listed life expectancy of about 50 years; general exterior trim about 25 years, per the NAHB life-expectancy study.
Insulation added during re-siding
A tear-off is the cheapest time you will ever have to add exterior insulative sheathing. ENERGY STAR's retrofit guidance suggests R-5 to R-10 sheathing depending on climate zone.
Pre-1978 homes
Disturbing painted surfaces on a home built before 1978 requires an EPA lead-safe certified firm. Ask for the firm's certification number before work starts.
The wrong service call is the expensive one
Most people booking siding work are buying a diagnosis, not a job - and the trade you pick decides what diagnosis you get. Book the wrong specialist and you pay a call-out fee to be told it is somebody else's problem.
- Describe the symptom What you can observe, and when it started. Not what you think it is.
- Ask what the visit includes Whether the diagnostic fee is credited against the work is a question with a real answer.
- Get the scope in writing A number with no line items cannot be compared to a second number.
Where these figures come from
Sources last checked
- This Old House - Siding Replacement Cost (2026) · retrieved 2026-07-25
- NAHB - Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components · retrieved 2026-07-25
- ENERGY STAR - Recommended Home Insulation R-Values · retrieved 2026-07-25
- EPA - Renovation, Repair and Painting Program · retrieved 2026-07-25
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