A wall that is sound apart from a few panels does not need replacing. Repair is its own job: smaller and quicker than re-siding, with one problem that re-siding never has, which is making the new panels look like the old ones.
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Vinyl fades in sunlight. The same color from the same maker will not match a wall that has been up ten years, and the difference shows most on whichever side of the house gets the most sun.
Colors are also discontinued. A profile sold in the 1990s may not be made at all now, and the nearest current color is still a different color.
The usual way around this is to move panels rather than buy them: take sound panels from a wall nobody looks at, a garage gable or the back of the house, use those where the repair will be seen, and put the new panels where a mismatch does not matter. It is worth asking whether a quote does this.
Grand Rapids has old housing. The median home in the city was built in 1953, and 76 percent were built before 1980, on the Census Bureau figures set out on our housing data page.
Homes built before 1978 fall under the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, which requires a certified firm for work that disturbs painted surfaces. The threshold for exterior work is 20 square feet, which a repair can pass once trim and flashing come off. Asking whether the firm is certified is a fair question before work starts.
Where most re-siding budgets start: the lowest price of the common sidings, and washed rather than painted.
Heavier boards from James Hardie and others, painted, and priced above vinyl.
LP SmartSide and similar boards: the look of wood for less than fiber cement.
Describe the house and what you want done, and a licensed siding contractor who works in Grand Rapids will call to set up a visit. Siding is priced from measurements taken on site, so the number comes after that visit.