How to Hire a Siding Contractor

Series Summary

Home improvement projects are something that most home owners will, at some point, need to tackle. Sometimes the cost of hiring a professional is just not feasible. Fortunately there are many home repairs that can be done with commonly owned tools. Installing siding is probably a job left to a professional but installing smaller items like toilet paper tissue holders is cheap, easy and not time consuming. In this free video series on home improvement, let an HVAC-certified technician explain the joys of home improvement. He explains the process of trying to hire the best siding contractor. It's easier than it sounds! He also discusses how to install a toilet paper tissue holder. Install it brand new or with the existing holes already drilled.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm James with JNC Home Repair. Today I'm going to show you how to hire a siding contractor. First thing to consider when you're hiring a siding contractor is, I would ask around, maybe some friends or family maybe who've had some work done here recently, and maybe they can give you a good referral of somebody that has actually come out and done some work for them. That'll be the best way to find a good siding contractor. You're looking in the yellow pages, you're looking on-line for somebody, it's hit or miss, you may get somebody good, you may get somebody bad, you don't know. So it's always good to have a referral, and even if you do find somebody that you don't know, I would definitely ask for references, and maybe pictures of their work. Another thing to consider, if you're going to have some new siding installed, and you need a contractor out there, are they going to be able to caulk and paint it as well. Coming out and having the siding installed is one thing, but it's going to have to be caulked and painted if you want it to last. Because the first time it rains, or any kind of moisture gets in there, all it's going to do is just do more damage. So, you may want to keep in mind is, hiring somebody that can actually do the siding, the painting, and the caulking, all in one shot, and that way you can just deal with one person, you don't have to deal with a couple of different contractors, and four or five different people coming out giving you estimates and all that, you can, you know, kind of like one stop shopping, get somebody out there that's just going to do it all, and they'll usually do it at a cheaper price."