ALL Window & Siding Estimates for Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Below is a complete list of all siding estimates including: vinyl siding, fiber cement siding, cedar siding and other house siding types PLUS all window estimates. We are providing this list to: a) illustrate transparency with useful industry information and b) to give homeowners a view of what types of siding estimates are most common.

CWIN(tm) Window & Siding Estimate Request REPORT:

Timeframe: from:(Tue, July 5th 2011 3:28am) to:(Tue, July 5th 2011 9:54pm)
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FORMAT:
City State Zip – Date & Time
Estimates Requested
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Yonkers NY 10710 – Tue, Jul 5 ’11 21:54
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
Project Details: “”
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Perryville KY 40468 – Tue, Jul 5 ’11 21:29
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Redlands CA 92373 – Tue, Jul 5 ’11 21:28
Fiber Cement Vertical Siding – Full Install
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Dunkirk NY 14048 – Tue, Jul 5 ’11 21:10
Vinyl Lap Siding – Materials Only, Vinyl Shake Siding – Materials Only, Vinyl Vertical Siding – Materials Only, Fiber Cement Lap Siding – Materials Only, Fiber Cement Shake Siding – Materials Only, Siding (General) – Materials Only, Soffits (General) – Materials Only
Project Details: “I own multiple investment houses that all need to be sided– I own a construction company and intend to do m own work. If I can get a good price I can deliver a lot of business in the future. (I am out of the country— my phone will go to voicemail)”
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Havertown PA 19083 – Tue, Jul 5 ’11 20:50
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Worcester Massachusetts Area Siding & Windows Estimates Report

Below is the Siding and Window Estimate report requested by contractor in Worcester MA for their area. The report shows homeowners that requested Worcester MA (area) Siding Estimates and Worcester MA (area) Window Estimates from the Contractors With Integrity Network™ (Cwin™).

ref.: Contractors With Integrity

CWIN(tm) Estimate Request REPORT:
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FORMAT:
City State Zip – Date & Time
Estimates Requested
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Marlborough MA 01752 – Mon, May 16 ’11 13:50
Vinyl Lap Siding – Materials Only, Vinyl Shake Siding – Materials Only, Fiber Cement Lap Siding – Materials Only, Wood Shake Siding – Materials Only
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Franklin MA 02038 – Mon, May 16 ’11 12:46
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Agawam MA 01001 – Sun, May 15 ’11 05:44
Vinyl Shake Siding – Full Install
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Worcester MA 01606 – Sat, May 14 ’11 05:40
Vinyl Shake Siding – Full Install, Fiber Cement Shake Siding – Full Install, Wood Shake Siding – Full Install
Project Details: “the house is a small two story colonial without garage.”
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Southborough MA 01772 – Thu, May 12 ’11 09:27
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Who's the RIGHT Siding Contractor for you?

Picking a siding contractor can be a daunting task but if you follow some basic guidelines you dramatically increase your odds of picking the right one – the first time.

So what do we know?

We know everybody is different (thankfully) and every home has it’s own unique needs and every siding company / siding contractor is at least slightly different.

We know there are good contractors, not so good contractors and down right (being nice here) mis-guided contractors… all waiting to “help you.”

… and thankfully …

We know there IS the RIGHT SIDING CONTRACTOR out there waiting for you with the right products at the right price… just for you.  And we’re going to help you find him or her!

Selecting a Siding Contractor Check List:
click each for a detailed description

1. Are they legal to do work on your home?
2. Get references and CHECK THEM.
3. Get at least 3 to 4 WRITTEN estimates.
4. Compare estimates and consider compare apples to apples.
5. Follow your GUT!

To see this checklist explained in detail see our: Selecting a Quality Siding and Window Company page.

Typically the Contractors With Integrity Network (Cwin for short)  approves around 11% of the contractors who submit a join request to the program.  This is significantly less than the industry norm and leaves 89% of the contractors out in the cold.

Well over the past 6 months, Cwin reports that it only approved 9.4% of their contractor join requests.  That’s almost a 15% decrease in Cwin’s approval rate.

“… we haven’t changed the way we approve contractors in any way.  We still have the same high standards as before.  These fluctuations aren’t unheard of, however 9.4% is definitely the lowest I’ve ever seen it and absolutely the lowest I’ve heard of within the industry.  A low contractor approval rate is, however, a good thing for homeowners if high standards are the reason for the low approval percentage.  Cwin strives to only allow contractor membership by the contractors who actually demonstrate the highest levels of integrity available.” said, Roger T. – Cwin representative.

In many markets a 15% downturn would be disaster for some businesses but in this case it might actually be a good thing, as far as homeowners are concerned.  We’ll continue to keep you posted if anything changes…

Vinyl Siding #1 in New Jersey Again for March 2011

The March 2011 Siding and Windows Estimate Report was released to us today and once again Vinyl Siding topped the list for New Jersey. This report shows homeowners that requested estimates like: Point Pleasant, New Jersey Siding Estimates and Point Pleasant, New Jersey Window Estimates via OUR National Siding & Window Estimate Requests Center – The Contractors With Integrity Network.

REPORT: Estimate Requests for New Jersey (March 2011):

Timeframe: from:(Tue, March 1st 2011 12:08am) to:(Thu, March 31st 2011 4:53pm)
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FORMAT:
City State Zip – Date & Time
Estimates Requested
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[X] = Completely Submitted Lead – these are typically available to Contractors With Integrity Contractors
[ ] = “Potential Lead” – a lead that may show up later
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[ ] Basking Ridge NJ 07920 – Thu, Mar 31 ’11 16:53
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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[ ] Roselle Park NJ 07204 – Thu, Mar 31 ’11 12:20
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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[ ] Roselle Park NJ 07204 – Thu, Mar 31 ’11 12:20
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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[ ] Trenton NJ 08610 – Thu, Mar 31 ’11 08:01
Wood Window – Single Window Install
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[ ] Sicklerville NJ 08081 – Thu, Mar 31 ’11 06:27
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Your Opinions Help Us Improve!

Here are ALL of the opinions we received from the visitors of our Siding Cost Calculator page, in the last 6 months.

Reference Pages:
Our Siding Cost Calculator page
Our “Your Opinion Matters” page
NOTE: nothing has been omitted; only names and emails have been remove (IF they were submitted).

Actual Word-For-Word Opinions:

“Great site. If every important web site had such a personal,informative and friendly set up like “SIDING 4U” life would be so much better. thanks, ray”
~ Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 8:30 am

“very good gives lots of info”
~ Sunday, March 6th 2011, 1:26 pm

“super!”
~ Sunday, February 27th 2011, 6:54 am

“I think its great since I knew nothing of pricing when it cam to siding. Thank you”
~ Friday, February 25th 2011, 2:58 pm

“very helpful info.
what about the vinyl siding that looks like shingles?”
~ Thursday, January 20th 2011, 7:21 am

OUR ANSWER: Vinyl Shake (or Shingle) Siding varies greatly in material and labor costs.  However to give you a ballpark idea – take the vinyl siding costs calculated and add $2.10 to the psf installed costs.  Example: with a vinyl siding installed ballpark estimate at $5.50 psf, add $2.10 would now be $7.60 psf installed.    NOTE: Most vinyl shake siding is used as an accent in gables or in select areas to keep costs down.

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Vinyl is Victorious

The Debate is Over!
Vinyl Siding is 3.5 times more requested than Fiber Cement Siding (HardiePlank®, WeatherBoards™, etc.)

So What’s the Big Deal?

For many years there was speculation that Fiber Cement Siding would overcome Vinyl Siding in popularity and gross sales. Most of this debate was fueled by none other than James Hardie Building Products, Inc. the makers of HardiePlank® Siding due to their negative ad campaign against vinyl siding in general.  Well the millions of dollars they spent attempting to discredit vinyl siding in general obviously didn’t launch them or fiber cement to the #1 spot but they are a distant 2nd and that’s definitely saying something.

The Proof:

2010 Siding & Window Estimate Requests by Specific Type

The numbers below were provided courtesy of The Contractors With Integrity Network™ a Siding Web™ website (our parent website). (continue reading…)

House Siding

As many House Siding consumers have discovered you can pay a lot of siding BUT you really don’t have to if you know what to do. If I told you that some homeowners have easily paid double what they could have for siding on their home, would you believe me? And what if those people got sub-standard installations with lower quality products to boot … would you think I was exaggerating? Well the unfortunate answer is – it’s all true. But it doesn’t have to be for you and I’m going to give you the inside information you need to get deal when you are ready to put siding on your home.

Q): So How Much is House Siding Supposed to Cost?
A): much much less than you might expect.

10 Steps to Getting the Best House Siding Deal

note: the best deal isn’t always the lowest siding cost
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Yup!  VinylSidingPrices.com & HardiplankSiding.com went up for sale.  A BIG opportunity for all you Siding Pro’s out there.

VinylSidingPrices.com got almost 30k visitors last year and the average vinyl siding job costs 11k. If only 5% of the visitors bought vinyl siding that would be over $16 million in sales per year. Hows that for industry influence and exposure. See VinylSidingPrices.com up for sale.

Google lists over 240,000 yearly Hardiplank Siding searches of which this domain is the #1 best domain for capturing those search results. The average hardiplank siding job costs $12,000.00 so you can easily see how valuable this domain is.  See HardiplankSiding.com up for sale.

NewJerseyVinylSiding.com For Sale for $50k

On GoDaddy’s popular Auctions webpage it was discovered on February 1st 2011 that an undisclosed 3rd party had listed NewJerseyVinylSiding.com and New-Jersey-Vinyl-Siding.com for $50,000 each without ownership of the domains or consent from any registered owners.  When GoDaddy was contacted they seemed very shocked that someone was able to list a domain for sale that they did not own AND that they were listed for $50,000 and not further scrutinized.  GoDaddy reported that they had banned the offending user and removed all of their GoDaddy Auctions listings.  We felt it was note worthy to report this to the siding professionals out there due to this person targeting “New Jersey vinyl siding”.