Vinyl siding calculator
Vinyl siding by the square, with house wrap, starter, J-channel, corners and trim, from the wall area, the openings and the corners.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Wall area 2,000 sq ft, Around the bottom 160 ft, Windows and doors 16 each, Outside corners 4 each, Inside corners 2 each, Wall height 18 ft, Take off the old siding: No.
Siding and wrap
- Vinyl siding 22 squares Squares of wall 20 squares: 20 squares; plus 10% waste: 22.
- House wrap, 9 x 150 ft roll 2 roll Wall area 2,000 sq ft at 1350 a roll: 1.48 roll; plus 10% waste: 1.63; rounded up to whole roll: 2.
- House wrap tape, 165 ft 2 roll Wall area 2,000 sq ft, one per 1000: 2 roll.
- Siding nails, 1-1/2 in, 5 lb 2 box Wall area 2,000 sq ft, one per 1000: 2 box.
Trim
- Starter strip, 12 ft 14 each Around the bottom 160 ft at 12 a piece: 13.33 each; plus 5% waste: 14.
- J-channel, 12 ft 6 in 20 each (Windows and doors 16 each × 14) ÷ 12.5: 17.92 each; plus 10% waste: 19.71; rounded up to whole each: 20. About 14 ft around each opening.
- Outside corner post, 10 ft 8 each Outside corners 4 each × ceil(Wall height 18 ft ÷ 10): 8 each.
- Inside corner post, 10 ft 4 each Inside corners 2 each × ceil(Wall height 18 ft ÷ 10): 4 each.
- Utility trim, 12 ft 6 in 6 each (Windows and doors 16 each × 4) ÷ 12.5: 5.12 each; rounded up to whole each: 6.
Labor
- Siding installation 20 squares Squares of wall 20 squares: 20 squares.
Left out: Old siding removal (only when Take off the old siding is Yes).
What it leaves out
- Sheathing repair
- Soffit and fascia
- Window replacement
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for gutters, siding and insulation, and calculators are on every plan.