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Vinyl Siding Material Calculator

Our vinyl siding material calculator can help you find the pricing on your siding project. Please note: our vinyl siding material calculator does not include vinyl siding installation cost. We have left this off specifically so that we can better drill down on the panoply of potential vinyl siding materials and provide

To really dial in an accurate price, it is instructive to read about each of our calculator questions below and how we calculate the. For instance, the amount of trim, fascia, soffits, etc. can add (or reduce the cost considerably).

Bill - Site Editor - Page Updated in 2025

Vinyl Siding Material Calculator Basics

Normally we offer a number of material choices, but since this is a Vinyl Siding Material Calculator, we have already entered this for you. Next select whether you intend to replace existing cladding, need cladding for a new home, need cladding for an addition to your home or are looking to repair sections of your current cladding. Next select the square footage of the project - you don't have to be exact here and please feel free to play around with the different square feet to see how it will affect the overall cost.

Vinyl Siding Material Calculator Questions

1. First up, do you need to remove the existing siding on your home prior to replacing? This is called a tear out and is often, but not always, required. This process can add anywhere from $.50 per square foot to $1.50 psf, depending on the company you use and whether you live in a high cost or relatively low cost part of the country. For our purposes, our calculator assumes that a siding tear out adds $1 per square foot to the process. Technically, this is not part of the material cost, but it is ancillary as the installers are removing material to ready the house.

2. Second up, do you need to add oriented strand boards or OSB, the house? OSB is more or less cheap plywood boards. Installers place OSBs on the exterior walls in order to provide a consistent and rigid underlayment for the vinyl siding. This may not be required and, in fact, many less-than-stellar vinyl siding companies will skip this step to keep their price quotes low. However, OSB insures siding longevity (especially in areas prone to severe storms) and is a good step to go with in many, if not most, cases. Adding OSB adds $1 per square foot to the material cost of a project.

3. Third up, what kind of siding material are you going to go with? Certainly, this is the biggest factor in terms of how our vinyl siding material calculator works. So, this is a two part process. First, we ask for the type of vinyl siding, which can include lap boards, insulated boards, shingles, shakes, board and batten, etc.

4. Fourth, we ask the follow up question (question number 4) entitled Grade Of Siding. Here, you can select Entry Level, Mid Rage, or Premium. Our calculator takes the base price of the type of siding (question 3) and multiplies it to the grade of siding (question 4). The net result is the main material cost for the main vinyl siding material used on your project.

5. The fifth, and final, question refers to the amount of trim, fascia, and soffits required on your project. This might seem like a difficult question to answer at first. However, it essentially asks how many corners, chimneys, etc. do you have compared with a standard home.

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