Siding and gutter contractor software, shown on a fictional siding and gutter company

Open the demo and you are inside Eavesmoor Exteriors, a fictional siding and gutter company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for a siding and gutter company, and what is not available yet

The demo's welcome card says the same. The names, people, jobs and prices in this demo are illustrative.

The siding and gutter jobs in the demo

Each with what its estimate covers and how it is billed:

• Pemsel fiber-cement siding and seamless gutters, 18 SQ — Fiber-cement re-side, 18 squares, with 160 ft of seamless gutter (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Measure visit: 18 SQ of wall, 11 openings and 160 LF of gutter run. The homeowners signed off the color and profile at the measure visit: smooth lap, warm gray body, white trim..
• Achebe seamless gutters and guards, 210 LF — Seamless 6-inch gutters with micro-mesh guards, 210 ft (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Seamless gutters, downspouts and guards → Hose test and sign-off.
  Daily log: “Formed 210 ft of 6-inch gutter on site, four downspouts and micro-mesh guards on every run. Hose-tested each run; the homeowner signed off.”
• Pryor wind-damage siding repair — Wind-damage repair, west gable (Time & Materials)
  Schedule: Wind-damage siding repair.
  Daily log: “Replaced three squares of wind-torn vinyl on the west gable and two corner posts. Color matched from the leftover cartons the homeowner kept from the original install.”
• Castile soffit and fascia wrap — Vented soffit and fascia wrap, 140 ft (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Pre-1978 home (built 1958): the lead-safe set-up and cleaning record and the signed pamphlet acknowledgement are kept with this job..
  Schedule: Lead-safe set-up → Soffit and fascia wrap.
  Daily log: “House built in 1958: the homeowner signed the pamphlet acknowledgement first, then lead-safe set-up under the eaves before the old fascia paint was disturbed. Work area cleaned and wiped at the end of the day.”
• Haddad full vinyl re-side, 24 SQ — Insulated vinyl re-side, 24 squares (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Sold in the home: the siding order waits until the customer's cancellation window ends and the HOA approves the color..
  Schedule: HOA color approval → Permit pulled → Siding and trim delivered → Tear-off and house wrap → Insulated vinyl siding, trim and wraps.
• Elkmere Commons HOA gutter cleaning, 12 buildings — Fall gutter cleaning and downspout flush, 12 buildings (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Cleaning, buildings 1 to 6 → Cleaning, buildings 7 to 12 and report.
  Daily log: “Cleaned and flushed buildings 1 to 4, before and after photos for each. Building 3 has a crushed downspout at the back corner; noted for an add-on quote.”

Walk through one siding and gutter job: Pemsel fiber-cement siding and seamless gutters, 18 SQ

Its schedule, in order:

1. Permit pulled
2. Siding and trim delivered
3. Tear-off, sheathing check and house wrap
4. Fiber-cement siding, trim and window wraps
5. Seamless gutters and downspouts
6. Final walk and magnet sweep

Change orders on this job: “Add micro-mesh guards to the new gutters”; “Replace rotted sheathing, north wall”.

Purchase orders on this job: “Fiber-cement siding, Pemsel”; “Gutter coil, Pemsel”.

To-dos on this job: “Order color-matched trim coil”; “Register the siding warranty with the manufacturer after the final walk”.

From its daily log:

• Tarped the flower beds and moved the line-set cover. Tore off the old hardboard lap on the front and east walls; wrap and window flashing photographed before any siding went on. Weather: Clear, light wind.
• North wall tear-off: soft sheathing under both windows. Photos sent to the office; CO-2 is waiting on the homeowners. Weather: Sunny, breezy. Delays: The north wall stays wrapped until the homeowners answer CO-2.
• First courses of fiber cement on the front and east walls. Cut with shears and the dust-collecting saw outside, downwind. Clearances checked at the deck and the garage roof. Weather: Partly cloudy.

A siding and gutter proposal in the demo: Siding replacement, 22 squares, insulated vinyl

Eavesmoor Exteriors sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Lead-safe set-up for the painted trim, tear off one layer, replace damaged sheathing as needed, house wrap with taped seams and flashed openings, insulated vinyl lap siding, new corners, J-channel and starter, coil-wrapped windows and doors, vented soffit and fascia wrap, cleanup and magnet sweep.

The notes on that lead:

• Met at the home show; booked a measure visit
• Measured 22 SQ and 14 openings; one layer of old hardboard and painted wood trim
• Sent the proposal: insulated vinyl, with seamless gutters as an option

Other siding and gutter leads in the demo

• Seamless gutters and guards: Gutters overflow at the front door; asked about guards; Measured 150 ft of run and five downspouts; fascia is sound
• Storm damage: Saw our yard sign after the hail; wants an inspection before the adjuster comes
• Gutter cleaning, 8 buildings: The board's manager asked for spring and fall cleaning prices for all eight buildings

What goes on a siding and gutter estimate in the demo

From Eavesmoor Exteriors's price list, without the prices:

• Siding permit
• Tear off one layer of siding
• Dumpster and haul-off, 20 yard
• Replace sheathing, 7/16 OSB sheet
• House wrap and taped seams
• Fiber-cement lap siding, prefinished
• Insulated vinyl siding
• Vinyl siding, standard
• Outside corner post
• J-channel
• Starter strip
• Vented aluminum soffit
• Fascia wrap, aluminum coil
• Window wrap, coil capping
• Siding install labor, per square
• Seamless aluminum gutter, 5-inch K-style
• Seamless aluminum gutter, 6-inch K-style
• Downspout, 3x4
• Inside or outside miter
• Micro-mesh gutter guard
• Gutter install labor, per foot
• Gutter cleaning and downspout flush, per building
• Siding or gutter repair visit
• Caulk and touch-up paint
• Lead-safe set-up and cleaning

Siding and gutter cost codes in the demo

Eavesmoor Exteriors's own cost codes:

• Permits, HOA and fees
• Tear-off and disposal
• Sheathing and rot repair
• House wrap and flashing
• Siding material
• Siding labor
• Trim, corners and accessories
• Window and door wrap
• Soffit and fascia
• Gutter material (coil, hangers, miters)
• Gutter fabrication
• Gutter labor
• Downspouts and drainage
• Gutter guards
• Detach and reset
• Paint, caulk and touch-up
• Equipment rental (lifts, scaffold)
• Delivery and freight
• Site protection and cleanup
• Sales commission
• Financing fees
• Service: cleaning and repairs
• Warranty and callbacks
• Contingency

Questions about SelfConstruct for siding and gutter work

Is there a siding and gutter version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Eavesmoor Exteriors opens with the business type “Siding & gutters”, so its menus are set for that trade. In a customer's company today, the menus are the same whatever the trade.

Can a siding and gutter job be fixed price or time and materials?

Both are in the demo: Eavesmoor Exteriors's “Pemsel fiber-cement siding and seamless gutters, 18 SQ” is a fixed-price job, and “Pryor wind-damage siding repair” is billed time and materials.

Does SelfConstruct have “Measure sheets” for siding and gutter companies yet?

Not yet. It is on the list the demo's welcome card shows under “Not available yet for your trade”.

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Pricing is published on the site: $299/mo per company before sales tax, unlimited users, 50 GB of storage included.

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