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Fiber cement siding installation cost

2020 Calculator to estimate the cost to replace fiber cement 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
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Materials cost8
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Total fiber cement siding replacement cost9
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Cost to replace siding per square10
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Project duration
Average time to complete fiber cement siding replacement11

By default, fiber cement siding installation cost calculator estimates cost of labor, materials expenses and average completion time to tear off old siding and install 25 squares of new fiber cement lap panels 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 fiber cement siding on higher houses with 3+ stories could be priced at higher rates.

3Labor fees will be significantly lower to install fiber cement 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 number of man-hours increase.

4Cost of labor to replace fiber cement 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.

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

7Cost of labor is an average charge by contractor to complete fiber cement 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 fiber cement siding estimated based on average price of 5/16 in. thick x 5-1/4 in. wide x 12 ft. long wood grain texture fiber cemet siding panels.

9Total cost to replace fiber cement 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.

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

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

Fiber cement 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 fiber cement siding replacement project could be issued only after defining which product has to be installed and what additional supplies have to be purchased.