What New Siding Costs in Madison

What Moves the Price

Siding permits run from a single wall to a whole house, so the range is wide: the middle half is $6,650 to $23,000. Few permits give the area, so this page can't adjust for size. When roof and siding are done together on one permit (1,822 permits), the median is $26,500 and the middle half $19,000–$37,500.

• In a pre-1978 home, a contractor disturbing more than 20 sq ft of exterior paint must be a certified lead-safe renovator working for a certified lead company (Wisconsin DHS).(Wisconsin DHS)
• You can't waive the lead rule for a contractor, even with no children in the house.(Wisconsin DHS)
• EPA lists roofing and siding shingles among materials in homes that may contain asbestos.(EPA)
• DHS has a separate 'exterior asbestos company' certification for outdoor non-friable work such as most roofing and siding removal.(Wisconsin DHS)
• State code: walls need a permanent weather-resistant finish, and corrosion-resistant flashing must keep water out of the wall cavity (SPS 321.24).(SPS 321)

Prices Over Three Years

Medians for each 12-month period on the same kind of permit. The median didn't rise from the first year to the last.

When Madison Does This Work

In the two years before the April 2026 hail storm, Madison issued the most siding replacement permits in April, August and September. Outside winter, March and November were the quietest. Permits measure how busy contractors are, not what they charge.

The Permit and What a Quote Should Include

• Madison requires a building permit to replace roofing, siding or windows.(City of Madison)
• Like-for-like jobs (siding, roofing, gutters, windows or doors in the same opening, deck boards and railings) can be applied for online as a repair/replace permit with no plan review.(City of Madison)
• Small repairs under $500 in estimated value don't need a Madison permit.(City of Madison)
• Madison's building permit fee for alterations and repairs is $11 per $1,000 of value, $25 minimum.(City of Madison) On these permits the city charged a median of $165 (middle half $77–$253).(City of Madison)
• Under state law, only a holder of the state Dwelling Contractor credential (a certificate of financial responsibility) can obtain a building permit.(Wis. Stat. 101.654)
• The exception: an owner who lives (or will live) in the home can pull the permit.(Wis. Stat. 101.654)
• Madison suggests a contract that requires the contractor to get and pay for permits.(City of Madison)
• Madison historic districts: you need a Certificate of Approval before you apply for the building permit for covered exterior work.(City of Madison)
• Madison historic districts: replacement siding must match the original exposure within one inch, and extra layers come off first.(City of Madison)

A written quote you can compare names the work, the materials and the price. Under Wisconsin's home improvement rule:

• Under ATCP 110 a written contract is required whenever you pay anything before the work is done.(ATCP 110)
• It must describe the work and the main products: name, make, size, capacity, model and model year, and type, grade and quantity of materials.(ATCP 110)
• It must give the total price (including finance charges), and for time-and-materials jobs the hourly labor rate.(ATCP 110)
• It must give start and completion dates or time frames.(ATCP 110)
• Before you sign, the contractor must tell you every permit the job needs, and can't start until they're issued.(ATCP 110)
• Before you sign, you must get a separate 'Notice of Consumer's Right to Receive Lien Waivers', and if you ask, lien waivers at each payment (ATCP 110.025).(ATCP 110)
• For roof and exterior work tied to an insurance claim, you can cancel until the end of the 3rd business day after your insurer denies the claim in whole or in part (Wis. Stat. 100.65).(Wis. Stat. 100.65)

The full list is on home improvement contracts in Wisconsin. After a storm, read the rules for storm-damage contractors first.

Who Pulled These Permits

90 businesses pulled Madison siding replacement permits on houses in the last 12 months; 21% of the permits went to businesses with an address outside Wisconsin. These pulled the most. A count shows volume, not quality or price, and nobody pays to be listed. Pick a name to see its permit record.

1. RIDGE TOP EXTERIORS INC63 permits
2. THE EXTERIORS COMPANY35 permits
3. BE HEINS CONTRACTING LLC21 permits
4. APPLE ROOFING19 permits
5. GENESIS EXTERIOR CORPORATION16 permits
6. MARTIN EXTERIORS INC15 permits
7. PANTHER EXTERIORS AND CONTRACTING12 permits
8. TOTAL EXTERIORS LLC12 permits
9. INFINITY EXTERIORS10 permits
10. NICK'S ROOFING & SIDING LLC10 permits

How We Got These Numbers

• Madison's permit reports list an "Est Cost" for each building permit: what the applicant wrote on the application.(City of Madison) It isn't an audited price or the final bill. Some contractors write the contract price, some round, and the city doesn't check it.
• Only permits for one- and two-family houses whose description names this one job, with a business named as contractor and a cost of at least $500. Owner-pulled permits are left out, because a do-it-yourself figure is often materials only.
• Ranges use the last 12 months on record (Oct 2025–Sep 2026). Sizes, roof types and the three-year trend use every month since Oct 2023.
• All 11,482 costed house permits and the method are on the Madison project costs page, with a CSV.

Questions

How Much Does New Siding Cost in Madison?

On City of Madison permits for houses from Oct 2025–Sep 2026, the median was $14,500 and the middle half ran $6,650 to $23,000, across 390 permits. Those are the costs applicants wrote on their permits, not audited prices.

How Much Is the Madison Permit for This Job?

The median fee the city charged on these permits was $165; the middle half paid $77 to $253. The contractor usually pulls the permit and includes the fee in the price.

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