How we write, source, and correct our guides.
We help homeowners make informed siding decisions. That only works if we tell you where our information comes from — and what we’re not.
Who writes this site
Siding Quotes Near Me is a small independent publisher run by its founder. We are not licensed siding contractors, engineers, or insurance adjusters, and we don’t pretend to be. Our content is produced by a small editorial team — not a single credentialed expert — working from published government data, building codes, and public statute text. When you see “The Siding Quotes Editorial Team” as the author on an article, that is the real attribution: a small team that did the research. We do not invent expert bylines.
Where our facts come from
Every legal claim, statute citation, permit office name, storm event, and cost figure on this site is either:
- Pulled from a named government or regulator source — state statutes, building codes, NWS/NOAA storm records, state insurance departments, city permit portals — with a link to the original source, or
- Labeled as a range that reflects typical quotes in a metro and explicitly marked as “directional” — not a binding quote for your home.
Every state guide and city guide includes a Sources list at the bottom with the URLs we used. If we got something wrong, you can open the original source and check us.
What this site is not
We are not a substitute for a licensed local contractor. We do not inspect siding. We do not write bids. We do not take quote requests or refer homeowners to contractors. Every specific decision about your home — material choice, full tear-off vs. partial repair, insurance-claim strategy, contract terms — requires a qualified local professional who has actually looked at your walls. Our guides explain the framework a homeowner should understand; your contractor explains what’s on your house.
We also don’t:
- Claim expertise we don’t have.
- Publish fake reviews or astroturfed testimonials.
- Buy backlinks or participate in link exchanges.
- Recycle AI output without an editor reviewing it before it goes live.
- Publish city or state pages where only the location name changes — every page is researched against that specific jurisdiction’s statutes, permit office, and storm history.
- Describe any contractor as “the best,” “trusted,” or “pre-screened.” We do not screen contractors, and no page on this site recommends one. What to verify yourself before signing is on Before You Sign.
AI-assisted drafting
We use AI (Claude, made by Anthropic) to draft research-heavy content. A state guide requires reading dozens of statutes, agency pages, and historical storm reports; AI helps us do that research faster than we could alone. Every draft runs through an automated pipeline: a grounding check confirms the required primary sources were actually cited, and a quality gate scores the draft for factual accuracy and completeness. Nothing publishes on its own: a person approves each piece in our admin tools before it goes live. That approval is a check that the piece is on topic, sourced, and consistent with our standards; it is not a line-by-line expert review of every claim. Either way, use the Sources list at the bottom of each page to verify any specific claim yourself, and email corrections@sidingquotesnearme.com if something looks wrong. We disclose AI assistance because readers have a right to know how their information was made.
Updates and freshness
Siding statutes change. Insurance law changes. New storms hit. When a page needs updating — a new statute, a major storm, a new building code — we update the content and move the “last updated” date forward. We do not rotate the same facts in slightly different words on a schedule just to look fresh; that’s cosmetic and doesn’t help anyone.
Corrections
If you find a factual error, email corrections@sidingquotesnearme.com with the page URL and the passage in question. We respond within two business days. If we got it wrong, we correct the page, add a dated note at the top of it, and list what it said before, what it says now, and why in an “Updates and corrections” section at the end. If we think the original is right, we’ll tell you why and show our source. Every correction we have published is listed, with dates, on the corrections log.
Business disclosure
Siding Quotes Near Me is a research site. It currently earns no revenue: no advertising, no paid placements, no partner arrangements, and nothing sold. Homeowners never pay us. We don’t accept payment to include, exclude, or rank specific contractors or product brands, and if we ever add a way to earn revenue, this page will say what it is before it starts.
Until September 2026 the site offered a quote-request form and earned, or planned to earn, revenue by passing those requests to a lead partner. That service has been removed. The few requests submitted before then are kept only as records and are not passed to anyone; see the Privacy Policy.