Siding quoting software for squares, trim and tear off
Turn wall squares, material, trim and stories into a quote the homeowner can read and sign, priced from your own numbers.
Siding quotes have a lot of moving parts: squares, trim, corners, tear off and height. ZoloBid lets you build your own pricing once and reuse it on every house.
How siding contractors price a job
Siding is priced by the square, the same 100 square feet roofers use, but measured on the walls. You take wall area and decide how to treat windows and doors. Many contractors do not subtract small openings, because the cuts around them eat the material and the time that the opening saved.
Material sets the range. Vinyl, fiber cement, engineered wood and metal each have their own cost and their own labor. Fiber cement is heavier and slower. Then trim: corners, J channel, window and door wraps, soffit and fascia. Trim is where siding jobs go over, because it is measured in feet, not squares, and it is easy to guess low.
Height and what is under the old siding finish the price. Second and third story walls need staging. Tear off adds labor and dump fees. House wrap and any rotten sheathing found underneath should be named on the quote before the job starts.
What belongs on a siding quote
A quote the customer can read line by line gets signed faster and argued about less.
- Wall squares and the siding material
- Tear off and disposal of old siding
- House wrap or insulation board
- Corners, J channel and starter
- Window and door trim wraps
- Soffit and fascia footage
- Story or staging charges
- A price for sheathing repair if rot is found
Priced the way you already think
Answer a few questions on site and your own pricing rules turn them into lines:
- Wall squares
- Material
- Trim and corners
- Tear off
- Stories
Build the questions and rules for your own way of pricing. Nothing quotes until you confirm each rule.
ZoloBid never sets your prices. The rates, minimums and markups are yours.
A sample siding quote
18 squares of vinyl siding with tear off on a two story home. Example numbers only. Your prices are your own.
| Tear off and disposal 18 squares | $1,620 |
| Vinyl siding installed 18 squares, two story rate | $9,900 |
| Trim, corners and J channel Flat for this home | $1,450 |
| House wrap 18 squares | $720 |
| Total | $13,690 |
What slows a siding quote down
Every estimator prices differently
Without set rules, trim and corner charges change from one quote to the next.
Material choices stall the sale
Customers want to compare vinyl and fiber cement side by side, not wait for a second quote.
Long jobs, messy billing
Deposits, progress payments and extras get lost across texts and paper.
From first call to paid
How a siding job moves through ZoloBid, start to finish.
- 1
Measure the walls
Enter squares by wall or as a total, plus trim footage.
- 2
Choose the material
Each material has its own price per square in your rules.
- 3
Add trim and tear off
Feet of trim, soffit and fascia become their own lines.
- 4
Show options
Offer a better material or insulated board as a choice on the quote.
- 5
Sign and deposit
The homeowner signs on their phone and pays the deposit.
- 6
Change orders for rot
Hidden damage is priced and signed before work continues.
Siding pricing mistakes that cost money
Guessing trim
Measure corners and openings in feet. Trim is small per foot and large per house.
Same labor for every material
Fiber cement does not go up like vinyl. Give each material its own labor rate.
No line for what is behind the wall
Put sheathing repair on the quote with a unit price so it is agreed before tear off.
Everything after the price
- Send a quote the customer signs from their phone
- Take a deposit when they sign
- Follow ups and payment reminders that stop on their own
- Customers, projects, jobs, crew and time in one place
- Works in the field, even with no signal
- Your brand on every quote, ZoloBid stays small in the footer
Siding quoting terms in plain words
- Square
- 100 square feet of wall area.
- J channel
- Trim that receives the cut edge of siding around openings.
- Soffit
- The underside of the roof overhang.
- House wrap
- A weather barrier under the siding.
- Sheathing
- The wood panels the siding fastens to.
Questions siding owners ask
Is there a ready made siding setup?
Not yet. You build siding pricing from your own numbers in the pricing rules screen, and nothing quotes until you confirm each rule.
Can I show two materials on one quote?
Yes. Add the second material as an option so the customer can choose and see the total change.
Can I take a deposit when they sign?
Yes. Set a percent or a fixed deposit and the customer can pay it right after signing.
Is there a ready made siding setup?
Not yet. Siding is built from your own questions and rules, which takes a short setup. We can also set it up for you.
Can I price trim by the foot and siding by the square on one quote?
Yes. Each line can use its own unit.
Can the customer compare vinyl and fiber cement?
Yes. Offer them as options and the total changes as the customer chooses.
Can I add soffit and fascia?
Yes. They are lines like any other, priced by the foot.
When can I start using ZoloBid?
ZoloBid is not open to new companies yet. Join the launch list and we will email you the day it opens.