… you’ve asked and we’ve answered.

Short Answer: 100 Square Feet.

1 Square = 100 Sq.Ft.

Long Answer,  from our Square of Siding definition page:

Square: (house siding)

Abbreviation: SQ

A Square is a term that is used by Siding Contractors, Installers, Suppliers and Manufacturers that is short for 100 square feet of siding.

Not sure what a “Square Foot” is?
See our: definition of Square Feet.

“Square” Bullet Points:

• The terms “Square” and “Squares” are very common with Vinyl Siding professionals.
• Vinyl Siding is typically sold in 2 Square (SQ) boxes.
  • 2 SQ = 2 Square = 200 square feet.
• Vinyl Shake Siding is often sold in 1/3 Square or 1/2 Square boxes.
  • 1/3 SQ = 1/3 Square = 33.3 Square Feet
  • 1/2 SQ = 1/2 Square = 50.0 Square Feet

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Siding Squares Calculator (screen shot)

We’ve created another useful siding calculator.  This one is for figuring out your Siding Squares.  See our Siding Squares Calculator at SquareFootage.org.
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Top Vinyl Siding Cities

Some of The Top Cities for Vinyl Siding may surprise you.

We ran the numbers, and plotted a map to show the cities with the highest number of vinyl siding estimate requests.  Of course ALL areas across the USA have requests for vinyl siding but if we plotted all of them on a map… you’d just have one big solid red map.  So to illustrate the most popular areas we applied a quantity & time frame threshold prior to plotting the map.

Here’s a short list of the Top 10 Cities for Vinyl Siding that  “frankly” surprised us (with links to the pages that generated them):

• Rockville Maryland
  • population: 61,209
  • Rockville, MD 20850
• Dayton Ohio
  • population: 166,179
  • Dayton, OH 45419
• Falls Church Virginia
  • population: 11,169
  • Falls Church, VA 22042
• Richmond Kentucky
  • population: 27,152
  • Richmond, KY 40475
• Mason Ohio
  • population: 22,019
  • Mason, OH 45040
• East Longmeadow Massachusetts
  • population: 15,720
  • East Longmeadow, MA 01028
• Cincinnati Ohio
  • population: 331,285
  • Cincinnati, OH 45255
• Sterling Virginia
  • population: 169,599
  • Sterling, VA 20164
• Westerly Rhode Island
  • population: 22,787
  • Westerly, RI 02891
• Stow Massachusetts
  • population: 7,083
  • Stow, MA 01775

It just goes to show, unless you crunch the numbers, you really just never know.  Vinyl Siding has been the #1 most requested and searched for siding for many years now and as you can see it’s #1 all across the US.

the Save On Siding™ system

Helping homeowners save on Vinyl Siding has always been one of our primary purposes for being online. NOW we have honed all of our knowledge, tools & inside information into an easy to follow system of 7 specific steps.

“If YOU were an ex-siding contractor, these are the exact steps you would take to save the most on siding… plus we give you additional inside information to ensure your success… I wanted to design a step by step procedure that anyone to could follow but was advanced enough to ensure that each potential siding consumer could shop like a pro and get the best deal possible for exactly what they want.”
~ Siding4u.com Founder, Robert Bury

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Top 10 States for Siding

by Estimates Requested for August 2011

1. Virginia
2. Massachusetts
3. Connecticut
4. Ohio
5. Texas
6. New York
7. Florida
8. Pennsylvania
9. Washington
10. Michigan

Two things stand out when looking at this list of States:

• Where’s New Jersey?
  • In the past New Jersey has been a front runner for siding and it didn’t even make the Top 10 for August 2011.  That’s pretty shocking.
• WOW… Florida made the Top 10?
  • Florida has consistently been a pretty sparse state for siding for several years now.  HOWEVER Hurricane Irene and the previous storms have changed all that… for the time being anyhow.

The Siding Top 10

by Estimates Requested for August 2011

1. Vinyl Siding – Materials Only
2. Vinyl Siding – Full Install
3. Fiber Cement Siding – Full Install
4. Vinyl Shake Siding – Materials Only
5. Fiber Cement Siding – Materials Only
6. Vinyl Shake Siding – Full Install
7. Soffits
8. Vinyl Siding – Small Job
9. Soffits – Materials Only
10. Cedar Siding – Materials Only

Why is this Top 10 list important?

If you are a Homeowner
… this Top 10 illustrates what is “most popular” and while WE are not typically an advocate of “going with the crowd” it illustrates an important point – if you had a staff of 46,000 people and they were all given the task of researching the Best Siding available today… what would stand out head and shoulders above the rest?
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The answer will be unique to each individual, home and situation… BUT there are some common elements that will be found with ALL Top Notch Vinyl Siding Installs…

Unique Vinyl Siding Before and After

First of all, what is a Top Notch Vinyl Siding Installation?

• The vinyl siding LOOKS like wood.
  • That’s the whole point of vinyl siding… to look like wood BUT not require the constant upkeep that wood siding requires.
• The LINES are straight and clean looking.
  • Installing vinyl siding is like exterior finish carpentry.  It’s the installers job to make the home’s exterior look good and that includes making up for “rougher areas” in the home’s exterior.
• The installation lasts for at least the length of the product warranty and/or the installation’s warranty (which ever is longer).
  • Yes this is a bit of a no-brainer but it stands to mention that if an installation looks spectacular at first then after a few years it falls apart… well that definitely is not a “top notch” installation.
• The installation process was a painless and quick procedure.
  • A vinyl siding installation is a major renovation and as “major renovations” go – it can be a stressful event.  A “top notch” vinyl siding installation team will work hand-in-hand with the homeowners to: reduce any potentially stressful situations, keep the homeowners informed about the progress of the installation and make the siding install as quick of a process as possible while maintaining a superior degree of craftsmanship and professionalism.

To get a top rate vinyl siding installation it takes at least these three elements:

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.

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

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