Pricing Storm and Wind-Damage Siding Repairs
How to price storm and wind-damage siding repairs: cash vs. insurance jobs, line items adjusters read, emergency visits, and the state laws to respect.
Siding repair articles
Practical, lived-in guides for the one-man siding repair business.
Loose Panels and Ice: What Can Wait Until Spring, and What Can't
Cold weather changes the siding repair calendar. Which repairs you can safely put off until spring, which ones get worse over winter, and how to handle vinyl in the cold.
Like Kind and Quality, Line of Sight, Matching: Siding Insurance Terms in Plain English
When a storm-damaged siding job goes through insurance, you'll hear these terms. What they mean in plain English, so you can talk to the homeowner and the adjuster. Not legal or insurance…
Aluminum Siding Is Harder to Match Than Vinyl. Here's Why
Most aluminum siding hasn't been made in decades, it fades and chalks, and dents don't pop out. Your options when a customer with aluminum siding needs a repair.
Supplier Said Three Weeks. How to Write That Into the Quote
Special-order colors and trim can take weeks. How to set customer expectations on timing in writing, so a supplier delay doesn't turn into an angry phone call.
The Sample Board You Should Keep in the Truck
A board of short siding samples saves trips to the supplier and helps customers see colors and profiles. What to put on it and how to build one cheap.
Window and Door Trim Leaks: It's Usually the Cut, Not the Panel
When water shows up under a window, homeowners blame the siding. Most of the time it's the trim, the flashing or the cut. Where to look before you replace anything.
Caulk Is Not a Repair. What to Do When the Customer Asks for It Anyway
Homeowners want the cheap fix: 'just caulk it.' When caulk is fine, when it hides a bigger problem, and how to say no without sounding like you're upselling.
The Quote That Includes Rot, and the Quote That Doesn't
Rot behind siding is the surprise that turns a good job into an argument. How to write a siding repair quote so the customer knows what happens if you find it.
Wavy Vinyl Siding: Heat, Nailing, or the Wall Behind It
Wavy, buckled vinyl usually has one of three causes. How to tell which one you're looking at before you quote the fix.
Matching a Faded Panel So the Repair Doesn't Look Like a New Tooth
A brand-new panel in the right color still sticks out next to 15 years of sun. The swap trick repair guys use, where to steal a weathered piece, and what to tell…
How to Say No to a Job Under Your Minimum Without Losing the Next One
Turning down a tiny siding repair doesn't have to burn the bridge. What to say, what to offer instead, and how to keep the customer calling you when the big job comes.