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Vinyl siding costs about $12,200 on average, ranging from $6,400 to $18,300. The low end of the overall price range is about $1,500 and increases to $30,000 or more on the high end. You can expect project costs to vary based on home size, local labor rates, and type of vinyl siding. Types of vinyl siding include:

• Clapboard: $2–$7 per square foot

• Dutch lap: $2–$7 per square foot

• Shake: $6.50 per square foot

• Insulated vinyl: $8 per square foot

• Vertical: $5.50 per square foot

• Vinyl log: $4 per square foot

• Scallop: $5–$10 per square foot

If you’re trying to cover up damaged vinyl siding with some other material, properly repairing the damage is likely just as easy. Avoid covering up damaged siding under most circumstances. Water and mold can easily get trapped behind it and cause more harm than the damage already there. 

If you need a fast, temporary repair until you have time to fix the damage properly, use a generous amount of caulk or spray foam insulation to fill the gap, knowing that you’ll need to remove the material later. 

Hail as small as 3/4 inch (about the size of a penny) can cause damage to your siding. When hail reaches 1 inch in size, you can expect to see more cracks, chips, and holes, and hail that’s 1 and 1/4 to 1 and 1/2 inches around will cause significant damage. If you see hail that’s 1 and 1/2 inches to 2 inches or more in size, the damage is likely to be extensive and possibly even dangerous.

The most durable solution is to use siding fasteners to fix loose siding. However, an inexpensive and popular method is to use caulk by adding it every 6 or 8 inches along the affected siding. It's best not to use too much caulk, though, so it doesn't ooze out from behind your siding. Another solution to fix loose siding is to insert screws through drain holes.