Siding
What siding costs
in the Lehigh Valley.
And when it's worth doing. Roofing and siding are both bread and butter here, and doing them together usually beats doing them a year apart.
Siding
And when it's worth doing. Roofing and siding are both bread and butter here, and doing them together usually beats doing them a year apart.
The short version. Most siding jobs in the Lehigh Valley run $9,000 to $25,000 depending on the size of the house, which works out around $7 to $10 per square foot installed. Siding fails from the bottom up and the north side first, so if you're seeing warping or soft spots low down, that's where to look.
Cost
Same logic as a roof. It's priced by surface area, so a number that covers a small ranch and a big colonial tells you nothing.
| House | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ranch or Cape | $9,000 to $15,000 | Single story, simple walls, minimal cutting around openings |
| Two-story Colonial | $15,000 to $25,000 | The common one here. More surface, more staging |
| Large or Complex | $25,000 to $40,000 | Dormers, gables, multiple materials, heavy trim work |
| Partial or one elevation | $3,000 to $8,000 | One wall, usually storm damage or rot repair |
All include tear-off, house wrap, CertainTeed siding, trim, and disposal. Rotten sheathing is priced separately once the old siding is off, at a rate agreed before the job starts.
Siding options and material
Siding is mostly about the parts nobody photographs. What is behind it and how it terminates decides whether it lasts.
Worth knowing
If both are near the end of their life, doing them in one go usually costs less than two separate jobs. One mobilization and one disruption instead of two.
It also means the colors get chosen against each other rather than one being matched to something you picked four years ago.
If only one of them is failing, we'll say so. There's no version of this where you get talked into siding you don't need because someone is already on site.
What fails first
Recent siding work
Listed by town rather than street address, because these are people's homes.
Straight answers
Three to five days for most homes.
Bigger or more complex houses run a week or more. Weather moves it, same as roofing, and it's better to move a start date than to install wet.
Sometimes, and it gets harder the older the siding is.
Colors are discontinued and existing siding fades. On one elevation it usually works. Patching a single panel in the middle of a wall rarely looks right.
Often, yes. Hail and wind damage siding as well as roofs.
It's commonly missed on a claim because the adjuster is focused on the roof. If we're up there for storm damage anyway, the siding gets looked at too.
It's an option, and it's worth pricing.
Insulated siding or a foam underlayment adds real R-value on an older house, and it's far cheaper to do while the walls are open than as its own project later.
Free inspection, measured properly, with an honest answer on whether it needs doing now or can wait a couple of years.