The Ranking
Our top 6 siding contractors in New York
New York City has frame houses that need siding in every borough except Manhattan, mostly in Staten Island, Queens, the east Bronx and southern Brooklyn, where detached and attached two-family homes with vinyl, aluminum, wood or stucco exteriors are common. Many of these houses are decades old, and the original siding often hides sheathing that has taken in water. A good siding crew should check what is under the old panels before the new ones go on.\n\nThe weather does most of the damage. Humid summers, freeze and thaw cycles in winter and nor'easter winds put constant stress on seams, trim and corners. The materials you will hear quoted most often are vinyl, composite, fiber cement such as James Hardie, aluminum and cedar. Each has different upkeep, so ask every company to name the product line, thickness and trim on the written quote rather than a general price per square.\n\nIf your house was built before 1978, the paint on old wood siding and trim may contain lead. Federal EPA rules require contractors who disturb lead paint in older homes to be certified under the Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, so ask for the certification and how dust is contained. Permits depend on the scope of work and the building, and homes in a historic district need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for exterior changes, so ask who handles that paperwork.\n\nHome improvement contractors working on one to four family homes in New York City need a licence from the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. New York State has no separate statewide siding licence. Check the licence number on the city's lookup before you sign and ask for a certificate of insurance. Several companies on this list do not print a licence number on their websites, and the profiles say so plainly.\n\nWe searched for siding companies across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. Companies were kept when they offer residential siding on their own website, have a staffed street address inside the five boroughs, and show a working website and a real logo. The list follows Google's order from our searches, and each profile ends with what to ask before booking.
