Cedar shingles siding replacement cost calculator

2020 Calculator to estimate the cost to replace cedar shingles siding

Input parameters
Project details
Project size (squares)¹
Number of floors²
House type³
Installation complexity⁴
Old siding removal⁵
Additional house details⁶
# of windows
# of doors
# of vents
# of PVC pipes

Computed parameters
Estimated expenses	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Labor cost⁷	$	$	$
Materials cost⁸	$	$	$
Total cedar shingles siding replacement cost⁹	$	$	$
Cost to replace siding per square¹⁰	$	$	$
Project duration
Average time to complete cedar shingles siding replacement¹¹

By default, cedar shingles siding replacement cost calculator estimates cost of labor, materials expenses and average completion time to tear off old wood siding and install 21 squares of new cedar siding on a simple one story ranch-style house. Homeowners can easily adjust input parameters and calculate total expenses bases on project size and work complexity.

¹Project size is an actual house exterior walls area in squares. One square = 100 square feet.

²Majority of residential houses built as one, two or three story homes. Depending on exterior walls accessibility, installation of cedar shingles siding on higher houses with 3+ stories could be priced at higher rates.

³Labor fees will be significantly lower to install cedar siding on a simple house with no dormers or custom elements on exterior walls. Multiple obstacles on the house will slow down installation process and lead to labor cost increase.

⁴Cost of labor to replace cedar shingles siding greatly depends on work complexity.

⁵Old siding removal doesn’t include plywood, damaged wood, or insulation replacement. All extra work will be priced separately.

⁶Cedar shingles around doors, windows, vents and pipes has to be properly installed. Adequate siding installation around obstacles is not the same as installing wood siding on a flat rectangular wall.

⁷Cost of labor is an average charge by contractor to complete cedar shingles siding replacement accounting project size, height of a house and overall difficulty of work.

⁸Cost of materials includes purchasing price of a new synthetic house wrap, hot dipped galvanized nails, internal and external corners. Cost of siding estimated based on average price of 18" x 4" western cedar siding shingles.

⁹Total cost to replace siding is an actual amount homeowners should expect to pay in case contractor will purchase and supply all necessary materials for completing siding repair project.

¹⁰Cedar siding replacement cost per square is an average expense to replace every 100 Sq. Ft. of exterior house walls area.

¹¹Estimated time to replace cedar shingles siding is an average number of days necessary for an experienced siding crew to complete siding replacement and clean the job site.

Cedar shingles siding cost calculator is for a general purpose only. Every home improvement project is unique, and labor charges and fees might vary depending on work complexity. Only local contractor is able to price the work after analyzing its difficulty. In addition, materials prices greatly vary, and accurate quote for the wood siding replacement project could be issued only after defining which product has to be installed and what additional supplies have to be purchased.