{
  "publication": "Siding Contractor Benchmark",
  "edition": "Kansas City / 2026",
  "note": "Measures derived from Google ratings are published on /stats/ only.",
  "measures": [
    {
      "id": "coverage",
      "title": "Contractors researched and ranked",
      "n": 33,
      "nLabel": "researched companies",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "33 Kansas City siding companies were researched; 31 met the eligibility rules and 29 hold a general rank.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Companies researched",
          "value": "33"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Eligible contractor records",
          "value": "31"
        },
        {
          "measure": "General comparison, ranked",
          "value": "29"
        },
        {
          "measure": "James Hardie comparison, ranked",
          "value": "10"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": null,
      "source": "Siding Contractor Benchmark research file",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/methodology/",
      "url": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/stats/#coverage"
    },
    {
      "id": "warranty-disclosure",
      "title": "Published installation details",
      "n": 31,
      "nLabel": "eligible contractors",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "6 of 31 Kansas City siding contractors (19.4%) publish a specific workmanship-warranty duration in the sources we reviewed.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Specific workmanship-warranty duration",
          "value": "6 (19.4%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Concrete installation step described",
          "value": "13 (41.9%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Named, located local siding project",
          "value": "5 (16.1%)"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Siding materials named",
          "value": "31 (100%)"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "“Not located” is a research limit for the sources reviewed, not a finding that a contractor offers no warranty.",
      "source": "Company websites reviewed for each contractor",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/methodology/",
      "url": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/stats/#warranty-disclosure"
    },
    {
      "id": "hardie-status",
      "title": "James Hardie directory status",
      "n": 31,
      "nLabel": "eligible contractors",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "19 of 31 contractors are associated with James Hardie on their own pages or in the directory; 10 hold a verified directory listing.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Verified directory listing",
          "value": "10"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Elite tier",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Preferred tier",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Select tier",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Advertises Hardie; listing not verified",
          "value": "8"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Listing recheck pending",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "measure": "No Hardie listing verified",
          "value": "12"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Directory status is a dated manufacturer listing, not an endorsement or a guarantee of an installation.",
      "source": "James Hardie contractor directory and company websites",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/kansas-city/james-hardie-contractors-warranties/",
      "url": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/stats/#hardie-status"
    },
    {
      "id": "materials",
      "title": "Siding materials offered",
      "n": 31,
      "nLabel": "eligible contractors",
      "measured": "2026-10-04",
      "headline": "23 of 31 contractors name vinyl and 24 name fiber cement; 12 name engineered wood.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Vinyl (any)",
          "value": "23"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Fiber cement (any, incl. Hardie)",
          "value": "24"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Engineered wood",
          "value": "12"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Wood or cedar",
          "value": "8"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Stone veneer",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Median materials named per contractor",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": null,
      "source": "Company websites",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/kansas-city/siding-materials/",
      "url": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/stats/#materials"
    },
    {
      "id": "johnson-county-records",
      "title": "Johnson County contractor records",
      "n": 31,
      "nLabel": "eligible contractors",
      "measured": "2026-10-11",
      "headline": "14 of 31 contractors matched a Johnson County contractor record by name and address; 13 of those are Active.",
      "rows": [
        {
          "measure": "Matched a county record",
          "value": "14"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Status Active",
          "value": "13"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Status other than Active",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "measure": "General Contractor (Class A)",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Building Contractor (Class B)",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Residential Contractor (Class C)",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "measure": "Roofing Contractor (DR)",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ],
      "caveat": "Johnson County licenses contractors for participating cities in the county. Missouri-side contractors may never need a county license, so a missing match is not a negative finding.",
      "source": "Johnson County contractor licensing download",
      "sourceUrl": "https://cls.jocogov.org/contractorlicensingdownload.txt",
      "url": "https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/stats/#johnson-county-records"
    }
  ]
}