FAQ

As the application process only takes 8-25 minutes, you will know whether or not you get approved almost instantaneously, unless there are any gaps in your credit, like bankruptcies or gaps in recent purchases, that must be reviewed.

The minimum amount you can finance for 0% rates is $1,000. For other low-interest rates, $3,000 is the minimum. The maximum amount you can finance is $100,000 with any rate.

You will need your first and last name, full address, phone number, email address, date of birth, valid driver’s license, and valid and current income information for all applicants. If you have your driver’s license at your consultation, your design consultant can scan it to simplify the process.

The loan approval time frame varies from vendor to vendor. Some are valid for 90 days, and others are valid for 4-6 months to a year.

A Penntek concrete coating will cost about $2,000 for a single-bay garage, or about $8-12 per square foot. The total cost of your project depends on square footage, condition of your concrete, and customizations.

We offer Penntek Industrial Coatings made with a polyurea base coat and polyaspartic topcoat. A blend of colored vinyl chips are layered between the base and topcoat.

Penntek offers a 15-year product warranty against chipping, peeling, separating, or delaminating. Southwest Exteriors offers a lifetime warranty on your coating for as long as you live in your home.

We install Penntek coatings in just one day for most single and double-bay garages. You can walk on the coating six hours after installation and park your car on it 24 hours later.

Small cracks, chips, or pitting in your concrete surface can be repaired and coated over on the date of your project. Any large cracks or damage in the concrete may have to be repaired by a professional concrete repair specialist before a coating can be applied.

It can cost anywhere between $3,000-6,000 to paint 1,200 square ft. of your home’s exterior. This cost depends on the square footage of your project, difficulty of the area, condition of your siding, the paint color, and the quality of the contractor and installation.

It takes about 5 days to fully complete an exterior paint project for an average, single-story home. However, no project is the same. The time it takes to complete your project all depends on the size of the project and difficulty of the areas to be painted. For example, a two-story home with lots of corners, gables, and rakes will take longer to paint than a single-story home with a simple, square layout.

With Southwest Exteriors, you can schedule a free, 90-minute color consultation with a color specialist to help you choose the right color pallet for your home.

We can paint almost all types of siding, like vinyl, brick, or cement. Wood can typically be painted as long as it is not severely deteriorated or rotted. Aluminum siding can be painted, but the lifetime of the warranty will be shorter than other sidings.

We use Sherwin-Williams Duration Loxon primer and topcoat. 

A James Hardie fiber cement siding replacement can cost around $44,000-54,000. The cost of your siding replacement depends on the size of the project, material of siding, condition of your current wall/siding, and customizations.

If there is any deterioration, rotting, or swelling in the siding, it must be removed to place the new siding. If your existing siding is in good condition with no damage, it can be used as the substrate, or underneath, the top siding in place of the oriented strand board which is what Southwest Exteriors uses as substrate.

With Southwest Exteriors, we only do full-scale siding replacements and do not patch up small areas of damaged siding.

At Southwest Exteriors, we only offer James Hardie products because they are the highest quality siding products on the market.

When installed properly and under Hardie’s best practices, Hardie siding can last 30-50 years on your home. However, if it is not installed properly, the siding can fail in as little as a month.

We use Credit Human, Service Finance Company, EnerBank, GreenSky, and CreditNovo. With each company, it will be a hard pull on your credit.

The cost to replace one 3 ft. x 5 ft. window can range anywhere from $300-3,000 depending on the window and installation type. If you are looking to replace your window yourself, you can find replacement windows at a local hardware store for less than $300. However, a professional window replacement will range more in the thousands to replace one standard s ft. x 5 ft. window. The cost of your window replacement project will depend on the window type, size, quality of the window, quality of the installation, and warranty.

The range of cost for replacement windows all comes down to quality. A low-quality window is going to be low-cost just as a high-quality window is going to be a higher cost. 

Less expensive windows typically also have a lower lifespan. When you pay for a higher quality window, you’re paying for it to last.

Generally, one installation crew can install 10-15 windows in one day. However, this depends on the size of the windows and the degree of difficulty of the window. For example, a window on a second or third story of a home will take longer to replace than a window on a first floor.

When shopping for replacement windows, you must consider your budget, goals, wants, and needs for your project. Asking yourself the right questions, like how energy efficient you want your windows to be, how long you want them to last, and how durable you want them to be, is crucial to finding the right window for you. Our expert design consultants can help guide you to the right window type and style.

If you are having troubles with a window that we previously installed, we will service that window to repair or replace it if need be. However, Southwest Exteriors does not perform general window repairs, including glass repairs.

Replacing your door can cost anywhere from $500 to $5,000 depending on the quality of the door and installation. This cost is for a single panel, standard size door 80 in. in height and 36 in. in width.

Replacing your door consists of more than just removing the slab from the hinges. The entire door system will be replaced, including the jambs, slab, hinges, and all hardware.

We can install your new San Antonio door in just one day depending on the size of the door.

Replacing your door can either be a necessity or a want. If you’re experiencing issues with your door, you should replace it if you can’t open or close it properly, there is rotting (commonly around the bottom jamb), or there is physical damage.

With Southwest Exteriors, we can install an entry door as wide as 42 in. and as tall as 10 ft.  For sliding doors, we can install a door from 5 ft. to 20 ft. long and up to 10 ft. tall.