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For siding contractors

Every wall, every elevation, one job.

Wall area, openings and trim on the takeoff, lines from your catalog on the estimate, and a change order ready for what the old siding was hiding.

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In Optracs

The same job, in Optracs.

The office sends the estimate; the crew opens the job on site. Recreated from Optracs with sample data.

Sample workspace

Sample workspace. An estimate for siding, north and east walls built from catalog line items: Fiber cement lap siding, 18 sq, $11,520; House wrap, 20 sq, $1,400; Trim boards, 180 lf, $1,620; J-channel, 220 lf, $440; Install labor, 60 hr, $5,400, and 3 more lines, for a total of $21,900. Its timeline shows it sent and viewed, and not yet accepted. On a phone, the same job shows its address, 3 tasks with 2 ticked off, and 2 files.

  • An estimate in minutes

    Standard line items from your catalog, quantities from the takeoff, and a profit slider that reprices the estimate to your margin.

  • A takeoff for siding

    On the Crew plan, typed in or imported from a supported report or a CSV.

    Wall area Siding squares Openings deducted Soffit Fascia J-channel

  • The crew's day, on the job

    Tasks with a person and a due date. Photos, notes and files go onto the job as the work happens.

    Photograph every elevation Check sheathing on the north wall Photograph the finished walls

Documents

The paperwork, on the job.

Written from your own templates, signed by the customer from one link, kept with the job.

  • Estimate

    Lines from your catalog, priced to your margin, with a second product as an option when you want one.

  • Takeoff

    On the Crew plan: wall area, siding squares, openings, soffit, fascia and J-channel.

  • Change orders

    For the rot you find, signed before it is billed.

  • Elevation photos

    Before and after, on the job, with the date.

  • Warranty

    A warranty document from your template, kept with the job.

A day in the trade

A job, start to finish.

  1. Monday

    Walk around

    A photo of each elevation, and wall area, openings, soffit and fascia into the takeoff.

  2. Tuesday

    Office

    Siding, trim and wrap come from your catalog with the wall areas from the takeoff. The customer accepts from the link.

  3. Install

    North wall

    Rot behind the old boards. A change order for the sheathing goes out and is signed before it is billed.

  4. Install

    On site

    The crew ticks off each wall and attaches photos as it closes up.

  5. Wrap-up

    Office

    The final invoice, the payment recorded, and the warranty document kept on the job.

The trade, by the numbers.

From the US Census Bureau. More in our research.

9,142

Siding contractors: US establishments with paid employees.Source: Census CBP 2023. Data as of March 2023 (released June 2025).

89.7%

Of those establishments, the share with fewer than 10 employees.Source: Census CBP 2023. Data as of March 2023 (released June 2025).

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