Ideal Siding Boston

Ideal Siding Boston, run by project lead Elric, is a Somerville siding, window and gutter contractor with one of the deeper records in the area: 44 Google ratings averaging five stars, an A+ and BBB-accredited profile, and a 4.8 on Angi across 22 ratings. The name that comes up again and again across dozens of reviews spanning 2023 through this year is Elric himself — reviewers consistently credit him with detailed quotes, staying reachable through the job, and checking in as work progressed. Recent reviews describe the same care on both small and large jobs. A June 2026 review called the crew meticulous on the siding and repair of a 100-year-old home, with top-quality materials at a reasonable price. Earlier jobs on record show real range: in 2025 reviews, homeowners described a full Hardie Board re-siding job with new windows and gutters over a garage matched to the rest of the house, a 73-year-old cape stripped down and redone in cedar impressions siding, and a brick home that needed just one shingled corner switched over to vinyl. In a 2023 review, a Cambridge property owner described a full building-envelope renovation that included new fascia boards and crown molding, executed "with precision and care." The record isn't spotless. In an April 2026 Angi review, a Quincy homeowner described a roughly $17,700 siding job that turned uneven and wavy within three months, with visible gaps, inconsistent sealing, and interior-rated screws used outside that had begun to rust — a detailed, substantive complaint worth asking about directly. A separate 2023 review also flagged extra, unplanned costs for rot repair found beneath old siding once the job was underway. A strong option for anything from a small siding repair to a full re-side, especially given how consistently reviewers point to the same responsive owner — just get a clear, itemized scope in writing given the Quincy complaint above.