Cost to Repair Siding – Estimates and Prices at Fixr

How much does it cost to repair siding?

House siding is necessary to close the exterior surface of the building envelope, and offers an opportunity to choose enhancements in appearance as well as insulating properties. On average, a contractor will charge $40-$50 an hour, which should be added to the price of the materials.

The variations in price aredue to the usage of different materials. For example, vinyl1 siding will be the most affordable (and the easiest for the DIY homeowner to handle), while wood and steel options will be much higher in price and usually require professional assistance. However, each of them presents different types of damage:

Wood often rots around windows and doors where the caulk2 may have failed. Otherwise, it may have peeling or chipping paint. This is the biggest type of siding repair, because often when you have rotting siding, you have dry rot underneath. So just replacing a few planks may not be the answer; in the case of wood, its impossible to tell how bad a repair will be until the planks are removed.

For the purpose of this discussion we will take a general look at the costs and requirements for making siding repairs on buildings with vinyl1, wood, and aluminum siding.

Siding repairs can be done as a DIY by experienced homeowners, but larger repairs are better left to professionals at around $40 to $50 an hour.

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