What photos does a homeowner need from you before they call the insurance company?
Get the photo shot list, siding-specific shots, timing, and records to hand a homeowner before they file. Learn where your contractor role stops.
Siding repair articles
Practical, lived-in guides for the one-man siding repair business.
Which jobs should you turn down because the caulk will not cure?
Which caulk jobs to turn down or reschedule: cold weather, wet surfaces, and gaps too wide or moving too much, with limits from product data sheets.
The ITEL "Closest Match" Isn't at Any Supplier. Here's What to Send the Adjuster
ITEL's closest match is a database result, not stock at your supplier. Send a supplier letter, a spec comparison, and a request for the carrier's rule.
One Supplier Letter Won't Settle a Discontinued Siding Claim. Here's What Will
A single supplier letter is easy for an adjuster to dismiss. Here's the proof file that makes a discontinued siding claim hard to ignore.
One discontinued-siding letter can turn a one-wall hail claim into a whole house
Learn how a discontinued-siding letter and Ohio's matching rule can extend a hail claim past one wall, and what the letter must include.
Why a 2-foot Hardie repair is a $650 job
A 2-foot fiber cement repair takes more than a board. See what the drive, setup, cutting, paint and dust rules add up to, and how to price it.
Nights Near 40°F: Which Siding Repairs Still Go, and What Changes on the Wall
Learn which siding repairs you can still run when nights drop near 40°F, and how to adjust gaps, cuts, and fasteners for the cold.
Fastening Vinyl in the Cold: Why a Tight Nail Turns Into a Wave Later
Why tight nails in cold weather cause vinyl waves later, and how to fasten it correctly so panels can move freely.
Simple Bookkeeping for a One-Man Siding Repair Business
Bookkeeping for a one-man siding repair business: a separate account, a mileage log, receipts, quarterly IRS payments and $0–$20/mo tools.
Do You Need a License for Siding Repair? (By State)
Which states license or register siding repair contractors, the dollar limits that trigger it, what it costs, and how to check your own state fast.
The Siding Repair Tool List: The 85% Kit
The short list of hand tools that handles most vinyl siding repair calls, what each costs as of October 2026, and when a full brake earns its spot.
Woodpecker Holes in Siding: The Fall Repair Calls and How to Price Them
Fall woodpecker holes: which holes you'll see, why they show up now, how to fix the wood behind them, and how to price the job and the netting add-on.