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Siding Quote Comparison: Wall Wrap, Flashing & Trim

Compare siding quotes: the cladding, the wall wrap and flashing, the trim around every opening and repairs to the wall behind.

Put your quotes side by side

To compare budgets, mark what each quote includes and price any extra cost. Quote A: 7 scope questions unanswered. Quote B: 7 scope questions unanswered.

Example: Quote A at $6,900, the typical hired-out siding job owners reported to the Census Bureau (2023), and Quote B 10% lower. Type your own prices and the example clears.

Quote A
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

$6,900 known so far

$6,900 quote and added costs + $0 set aside. 7 scope questions unanswered.

Quote B
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

$6,200 known so far

$6,200 quote and added costs + $0 set aside. 7 scope questions unanswered.

Quote C (optional)
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Compare two quotes or three. Type the price of each written quote, then mark what each one includes. A cheaper quote often leaves work out: mark that work Extra with its price and the totals add it back, so you compare the same job.

Before you sign: six checks
  • Get written quotes from at least two contractors, three if you can, and do not pick the lowest on price alone.
  • Hire a licensed, insured contractor. Your state or local building department says which license the work needs; ask for current insurance certificates.
  • Get a written contract with the contractor’s name, address and license number, start and finish dates, the payment schedule and who gets the permits.
  • Do not pay it all up front: tie payments to finished stages, never pay in cash or by wire transfer, and make the last payment when the work is done. Some states limit the down payment.
  • A sale made at your home can usually be cancelled until midnight of the third business day under the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule, and the seller must give you the cancellation forms. The rule does not cover emergency work, a repair you asked the contractor to come and do, or a contract you finish at the seller’s own place of business; your state may give you more.
  • Be wary of a contractor who knocks on your door, pushes you to decide now, or asks you to get the permits yourself.

From the Federal Trade Commission’s advice: How to avoid a home improvement scam and the Cooling-Off Rule.

Check what each quote includes

Leave anything unclear as “Ask.” Choose “Extra cost” to add a separately priced item to that quote’s budget. Do not also put it in the general left-out costs below.

Materials

Siding product

Material, maker, line, profile, thickness and color, and the area in squares: measured wall area or ordered area with waste.

Wall wrap and flashing

The weather barrier, flashing tape around windows and doors, and kick-out flashing where a roof meets a wall.

Insulation board

Any foam backer or insulated siding, its thickness, and how it changes the trim around openings.

Labor

Removal and disposal

Is the old siding removed or covered over? Who hauls it, and the price per sheet for rotted sheathing found underneath.

Trim, soffit and fascia

Corner posts, window and door trim, soffit and fascia, and gutters taken down and put back.

Protection, permits and terms

Permits, protection and cleanup

The permit, protection for plants and the house, a magnet sweep for nails and final cleanup.

Warranty

The product warranty and the installer’s workmanship term, both in writing.

Nothing is sent to a contractor. Saving keeps these entries in this browser; downloading makes a text file.

Before asking for a price

Keep the wall area in squares (100 square feet), the number of windows and doors, the number of stories and the siding product with each quote.

Reading the totals

Compare the same product line and the same area in squares. A lower price that covers the old siding or skips the wall wrap is a different job.

The budget adds the quoted price, separately priced extra costs, other costs left out and any tax not already included. Your chosen reserve is added to that subtotal. Treat every “Ask” row as work that is not yet confirmed as included. Get the answer in writing before comparing totals.

Your project

My project

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