The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Siding Contractor

If you’re starting to think about new siding or siding replacement, you might also be weighing the pros and cons of doing the job yourself (or perhaps with your best Harry Homeowner friend) versus hiring a professional siding contractor. True, siding installation … like most other homeowner projects … has gained a reputation for being a do-it-yourself possibility in recent years. However, before you don your hard hat and carpenter’s apron let us weigh in on the benefits of hiring a professional siding company for the job.

1. Recommendations Based on Experience & Expertise

Do you deal with siding installation day in and day out?  Do you know what to avoid … or where you can afford to ‘cut corners’ and where you can’t? Do you even know what all your siding replacement options are? or What works best for your style home in your real estate market?  …  Probably not.  But I know someone who does.  

Seriously, a professional siding contractor deals with these issues everyday … often several times a day.  He (or she) will be able to make recommendations you probably have not considered. She (or he) will possess the knowledge to guide you down the most direct path to staying within your budget without compromising the most important aspects of your new siding project.

2. Analysis + Planning = Siding Success!

One of the most common mistakes we see do-it-yourselfers make is the failure to analyze and plan their siding projects adequately ahead of time. No wonder they are so often disappointed with the end result (that’s when we get a phone call).  Many times, a little critical thinking upfront could have saved them a lot of time, effort, and money. So … why is this the case? …Why don’t they analyze and plan more upfront?  –  Easy. Lack of experience and expertise.  They simply don’t know ahead of time what they have not experienced in the past.  — That’s where an experienced professional makes ALL the difference.

A professional siding installer knows how to guide clients through the thought process to make sure the siding replacement meets the goals and objectives of the homeowner.  If together you & your siding contractor can plan to meet or exceed expectations, then together you can achieve a successful end result. An experienced and service-oriented siding contractor will help you clarify your thinking as to exactly what you hope to get out of replacing your siding in terms of specific goals and objectives. They can put their years of experience to work to recommend options and alternatives that will transform a mediocre job into a great project.

3. Finding a Great Siding Contractor

A side benefit of going through the process of finding the ‘right’ siding installer is that you will become more educated about your project. You should contact several siding companies to get a wide range of opinions and recommendations, as well as to get several cost estimates. Most importantly, check testimonials and referrals for your potential companies to make sure they have a long list of satisfied customers. Sites like YELP and Angie’s List can provide ready access to customer reviews of local contractors.

4. Lasting Customer Satisfaction

Perhaps most important of all is the fact that a reputable siding contractor will back his services and products with a satisfaction guarantee and product warranty. This means that if trouble should occur, you’ve got professional assistance to get it fixed expediently without you being on the hook to fix what you probably didn’t really know how to do in the first place. Hiring a carefully-selected professional ensures you will experience long-term quality, performance, and satisfaction from your new siding.

Here at American Windows & Siding of VA, Inc., we enjoy helping people.  If you have any questions about siding contractors, siding replacement companies, siding installers, siding installation, or new siding questions of any kind, … feel free to contact us anytime and we’ll do our best to answer all your questions!