Siding, Windows & Exterior costs

Siding, window replacement, gutters and everything else on the outside of the house.

• Siding replacement cost by state$500 to $1,000per squareVinyl siding costs $625 a square in Arkansas and $875 in Illinois. On a 2,000 square foot house that is $12,500 against $17,500 for identical work.
• Wood siding cost$700 to $2,500per squareWood siding costs $700 to $2,500 a square installed. It is the most beautiful cladding and the most demanding: everything about the price follows from needing refinishing every five to ten years, forever.
• Stucco cost$8 to $20per sq ftStucco costs $8 to $20 a square foot installed. It is excellent in a dry climate and unforgiving in a wet one, and where it fails it fails behind the surface.
• Brick veneer cost$12 to $30per sq ftBrick veneer costs $12 to $30 a square foot installed. Among the most expensive claddings to install and the cheapest to own, because it needs essentially nothing for a century.
• Metal siding cost$900 to $2,800per squareMetal siding costs $900 to $2,800 a square installed. It does not burn, it does not rot, and a good coating carries a forty-year warranty. The finish matters more to the price than the metal.
• Siding repair cost$300 to $2,500per projectRepairing siding costs $300 to $2,500, typically $800. Replacing a few vinyl panels is a two-hour job. Opening a wall because the panels were hiding rot is a different project.
• Garage door replacement cost$800 to $4,500per eachReplacing a garage door costs $800 to $4,500 installed, typically $1,800 for a double. It is consistently near the top of every return-on-investment survey, which is unusual for something this cheap.
• Window repair cost$150 to $700per eachRepairing a window costs $150 to $700 against $450 to $2,500 to replace. The most common reason people replace windows is a foggy pane, and that is usually repairable for a quarter of the price.
• Storm door installation cost$250 to $900per eachA storm door costs $250 to $900 installed. One of the cheapest exterior improvements there is, and one of the few where the wrong choice actively damages what it is protecting.
• Bay window installation cost$2,000 to $8,000per eachA bay window costs $2,000 to $8,000 installed, typically $4,000. Most of the difference from a flat window is structure rather than glass: a header above, support below, and a small roof over it.