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Michigan
Siding Contractor Software in Michigan
Siding jobs don't fit neatly in generic contractor software. You've got full wraps, partial replacements, color matching trim, and HOAs that take three weeks to approve a sample. ExteriorPro lets you bid by square footage, track what material's going on what elevation, keep the approval paperwork attached to the project, and hand the crew a clean scope on install day. No more rebuilding the estimate from memory because the customer changed the J-channel color.
Whether it's a full wrap in Michigan suburbs or a partial replacement after hail, ExteriorPro keeps the scope, the material by elevation, and the install week on one screen.
From $199/month per location. No credit card required to start.
What Siding Crews Use This For
Leads that don't go cold
Log a call the moment it comes in and see what needs a callback today.
Measurements to estimate
Enter measurements once; packages turn them into priced line items.
Proposals customers sign
Send a branded proposal and collect a signature on the spot.
Crews and scheduling
Assign crews, see the week, and hand out a clean work order.
Photos on the job
Site and progress photos attached to the job, not lost in a phone gallery.
Invoicing and payments
Invoice when the crew comes off the job and track what's still owed.
A lot of Michigan houses still wear the aluminum siding that went up in the 1960s and 1970s. It was the upgrade of its day, and now it is dented, chalky, and faded, and it is the reason a big share of siding jobs in the state are full replacements rather than repairs. When you pull aluminum off a 1965 ranch in Warren or Wyoming, you find out what the sheathing looks like, and that is usually where the change orders start.
Vinyl is the volume product here because it handles the freeze and thaw without cracking and the price works for the neighborhoods where most of the work is. Fiber cement and engineered wood sell in the higher-end subdivisions and on the lake. Whichever product it is, the state licensing rule is the same as for any residential trade. Work worth $600 or more needs a Residential Builder or a Maintenance and Alteration Contractor license from LARA, and homeowners can verify it online.
Michigan's weather does two things to siding. The freeze and thaw cycle finds every place water can get behind a panel, so house wrap and the flashing at the windows get looked at closely. And the wind coming off the Great Lakes pulls loose panels off in the winter, which is where a lot of the spring repair calls come from.
The install season runs from April into November for most crews. Some keep going in cold weather with vinyl, but the panels get brittle and the cuts get worse, so a lot of companies stack their bids in the spring and try to keep the crews moving until Thanksgiving. Keeping the scope, the color choices, and the elevation drawings attached to the job is what stops a crew from showing up with the wrong trim color in October.
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