Vinyl Siding Cost Calculator

Wall area comes first

If you do not have the wall area yet, the siding calculator builds it from the perimeter, wall height, gables and openings. Enter the net area here, then let the waste field cover cuts.

Waste is applied before pricing. In the worked example, 1,500 sq ft plus 10% becomes 1,650 sq ft, and at $3.00 per sq ft that is $4,950 in panels.

Trim and accessories are a separate line

Vinyl siding needs a lot of small parts: starter strip, inside and outside corners, J-channel, window and door trim, and finish trim at the top of walls. Soffit and fascia are often priced in the same order. Add up your list and enter the total, because these parts are priced by the piece and do not track wall area closely.

Labor at your state's wage

We set hours from the wall area and multiply by the median carpenter wage in your state, from the BLS May 2025 survey. Texas carpenters earn a median of $23.51 an hour, so 75 hours comes to $1,763, with a range from the 25th to the 75th percentile wage.

The labor line uses the wage paid to workers, not the rate a company bills. A company adds overhead, insurance, equipment and profit on top, so expect a contractor's price to sit well above the labor figure here. Our method page explains how the hours are set.

Costs not in the total

Re-siding a house often turns up work that cannot be priced from wall area alone. Plan for these on your own:

• Removing and hauling away the old siding.
• House wrap, flashing tape and any new sheathing.
• Repairing rot found once the old siding is off.
• Permits where your town requires them.
• Scaffolding or lifts for tall walls.
• Gutters taken down and put back.

What households reported

For a wider view of exterior project spending, the renovation cost calculator shows what U.S. households reported paying professionals in the Census American Housing Survey.