… 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

“Square” Examples in Communication: (continue reading…)

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

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“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.

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”.

The Siding Web™ has been monitoring siding and window estimate request data for many years now and has just reported that the winter slump appears to be on it’s way out.  “Usually November and December are typically slow with recovery initiating around the 2nd week in January.  However we are just now seeing estimate requests beginning to rise, several weeks later than expected.  This could indicate an excessively larger ‘slow season’ or possibly due to the overall economic downturn… you know the one they keep saying we are pulling out of.  We will keep our eyes on it and report any breaking news.  Conversely, even if 2011 shapes up to be a ‘slower than normal’ year, we expect it will only be a slight drop however it could all change and be another banner year. ” ~ SidingWeb Spokesperson.

Take a look for yourself:  below is the raw data for January 2011 Siding and Window Estimate Requests as reported to us by the Contractors With Integrity Network.

CWIN(tm) Estimate Request REPORT:
Timeframe: from:(Sat, January 1st 2011 4:11am) to:(Fri, January 28th 2011 12:47pm)
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FORMAT:
City State Zip – Date & Time
Estimates Requested
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Garland TX 75041 – Fri, Jan 28 ’11 12:47
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Vega TX 79092 – Fri, Jan 28 ’11 12:00
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Magnolia MS 39652 – Fri, Jan 28 ’11 11:33
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
Project Details: “whole house”
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Sausalito CA 94965 – Fri, Jan 28 ’11 10:00
Fiber Cement Lap Siding – Full Install, Fiber Cement Shake Siding – Full Install, Fiber Cement Vertical Siding – Full Install, Cedar Lap Siding – Full Install, Cedar Shake Siding – Full Install, Cedar Vertical Siding – Full Install, Wood Lap Siding – Full Install, Wood Shake Siding – Full Install, Stucco Siding – Full Install
Project Details: “Full house remodel plus new addition.

1,500 square foot cottage. new windows to have wood trim. Balance of house siding in discussion. Stucco is base price. cementitious prefered but owner can not find a integrated color they want. Cedar considered for painting desired color.”
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Lake Hamilton FL 33851 – Fri, Jan 28 ’11 09:39
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Vinyl Siding depicted as dysfunctional again, this time on ABC News

VIDEO: Vinyl Siding Melted

In the 9/30/2010 Good Morning America story about the damage caused by some energy efficient windows, vinyl siding is again showcased in a very poor light.  Albeit this is a very serious issue which we at Siding4u.com have been monitoring for quite some time, it IS however a reasonably rare occurrence.  It still should not be occurring.  HOWEVER… our concern is that media coverage of this phenomenon could deter homeowners from vinyl siding due to some freak occurrences like these.
In the video it does mention “… the extraordinary reflective heat can damage all sorts of surfaces, not just siding …” but the images of melted vinyl siding is what we believe will stick with the prospective siding consumers ~ not words. (continue reading…)

BREAKING NEWS! Are Siding Do-It-Yourself-ers Growing in Popularity over the king Vinyl Siding Installed professionally estimate requests?

You be the Judge…
In a report just released one can clearly see a solid number of “Materials Only” estimate requests where their once should have been “Vinyl Siding – Full Install” estimate requests.  This could be an emerging trend or a mere blip on the radar.  Rest assured we will keep our eyes on it and let you know if we see a solid “siding trend shift.”

CWIN(tm) Estimate Request REPORT:
Timeframe: from:(Sun, November 28th 2010 4:22am) to:(Thu, December 2nd 2010 5:47am)
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FORMAT:
City State Zip – Date & Time
Estimates Requested
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Kansas City KS 66106 – Thu, Dec 2 ’10 05:47
Vinyl Lap Siding – Materials Only, Vinyl Windows – Materials Only
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Reading PA 19606 – Thu, Dec 2 ’10 05:40
Vinyl Lap Siding – Materials Only
Project Details: “Replacement of old Siding. House is 12 squares.”
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Staten Island NY 10314 – Thu, Dec 2 ’10 05:17
Windows (General) – Multiple Windows Install
Project Details: “IT IS 2 SLIDING DOORS AND, 1 BASAMENT WINDOW AND 3 80″ X 48″ APROXIMILY”
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Freehold NJ 07728 – Wed, Dec 1 ’10 17:19
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install
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Saint Clair Shores MI 48080 – Wed, Dec 1 ’10 16:57
Vinyl Lap Siding – Full Install, Soffits (General) – Full Install
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