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Roofing, Siding & Windows Cost in Columbus, OH: what the permits say

How much does a roofing, siding & windows job cost in Columbus, OH? The usual roofing, siding & windows job filed with Columbus, OH is $11,726, from 19,031 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $9,000 and $15,425. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$11,726usual filed value
$9,000–$15,425middle half of firms' usual jobs
19,031priced permits (99% of 19,187)
815firms on file
Sep 2026records through

How much does a roofing, siding & windows job cost in Columbus, OH?

The usual roofing, siding & windows job filed with Columbus, OH is $11,726, from 19,031 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $9,000 and $15,425. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 19,031 priced permits across 803 firms, pooled into one. Half of Columbus, OH roofing, siding & windows permits were filed between $6,700 and $17,600.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$2,6001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$6,7001 in 4 filed below
50th$11,600the middle permit
75th$17,6001 in 4 filed above
90th$27,5001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Franklin County Auditor base total values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $199,800$10,0002661,695
Middle third$199,800–$290,200$10,40026711,609
Upper third$290,300 and up$14,3002675,860

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Rosati Windows1,928666$6,555$3,655–$11,3901.0%
Able Roof1,504625$12,289$9,255–$16,5710.6%
Power Home Remodeling372367$16,413$9,960–$26,05982.4%
Newman Roofing LLC704303$14,300$11,557–$18,18679.0%
Window Nation LLC282262$10,124$5,785–$16,21179.3%
Feazel Roofing LLC837245$15,046$11,800–$20,68382.9%
Apco Industries729234$4,000$2,245–$7,2990.7%
Roof Detective450179$15,880$11,833–$21,23289.1%
Universal Windows Direct247139$9,896$5,899–$14,97359.0%
Muth & Company Roofing Inc319123$13,769$11,000–$18,33993.8%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $12,289; the 600 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $11,514.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $290,300 and up) usually file $14,300, against $10,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 roofing, siding & windows permits is filed under $2,600 and 1 in 10 over $27,500, 11 times as much.
  • 99.2% of the 19,187 permits carry a value; the 156 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 19,031 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Columbus, OH, 1 in 10 roofing, siding & windows filed values sit under $2,600, the middle half between $6,700 and $17,600, and 1 in 10 over $27,500.

  • $35,800Above $27,500: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Columbus, OH.
  • $11,726Right at the usual $11,726: in the middle of the file.
  • $1,800Below $2,600: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule exterior work in Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH files the fewest roofing, siding & windows permits in January (42 against an average month of 100) and the most in April (133). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Columbus, OH →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer). The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Columbus, OH →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a roofing, siding & windows job in Columbus, OH?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Columbus, OH roofing, siding & windows firms usually file between $9,000 and $15,425 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 1.7 times apart and both be normal for Columbus, OH. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for roofing, siding & windows jobs in Columbus, OH?Half of permits were filed between $6,700 and $17,600; 8 in 10 between $2,600 and $27,500. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do siding contractors charge in Columbus, OH?The usual roofing, siding & windows job is filed at $11,726; the middle half of firms usually file between $9,000 and $15,425. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $12,289, about the same as the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $14,300, the lower third $10,000. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Columbus Building & Zoning Services permits on 1-, 2- and 3-family homes (the city's Accela permit layer), read October 2026. How the records work in Columbus, OH →

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