Vinyl siding cost in Terre Haute, IN

What nearby projects cost in Terre Haute

Because every project leans on different trades, Terre Haute's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, attic insulation runs −1% and roof replacement −8%.

Terre Haute against nearby metros and the rest of Indiana

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 2,100 sq ft of wall range from $16,400 to $17,900 across Terre Haute and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Terre Haute comes in at #133 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $22,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $13,500 (midpoints, 2,100 sq ft of wall). Statewide, Terre Haute is 2% below the Indiana figure.

Other Indiana metros

Cities with a workforce like Terre Haute's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Terre Haute against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Pick a size, pick a tier: vinyl siding pricing in Terre Haute

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Terre Haute wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.

Vinyl siding: what moves the price in Terre Haute

• Wall area is not floor area

  A 2,000 sq ft house usually has more wall area than floor area once you count gables and two stories. Measure the wall, not the floor.

• Style

  Clapboard vinyl siding runs $4-$7 per sq ft installed; board-and-batten is $5-$9 (HomeGuide).

• Old siding removal

  Taking the old siding off costs $0.70-$2.00 per sq ft. Check that disposal is included.

Climate in Terre Haute: timing your vinyl siding job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Terre Haute Hulman Rgnl Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

March through November is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Terre Haute (9 of 12 months). January, February and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February and December the average high stays below 45°F. Sealants, adhesives and some materials, such as vinyl, are harder to install well in the cold, and short daylight cuts the working day.

Terre Haute gets about 41 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are April, May and June (4.7 inches in April). Inside the workable window, March and September are the driest, at 2.9 and 2.9 inches. The station averages about 24 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Terre Haute labor market for vinyl siding

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Terre Haute is 1.01 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $29.12 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.77 and $35.55 an hour. BLS counts 280 of them working in the area, 43.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $21.85 an hour, 4% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.50 and $27.31 an hour. About 500 work in the metro. That is 76.8 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For sheet metal workers (47-2211, weighted 10%) the local median is $36.44 an hour, which is 23% above the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $22.71 and $42.77 an hour. BLS counts 80 of them working in the area, 12.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 7.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($35.55 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $1,100. At the 25th percentile ($23.77) it shrinks by about $930. The total moves by 6.8% or 5.6%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 65,120 jobs in the Terre Haute area. That makes it the 277th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.04% of US employment.