I have a three bedroom entirely brick home, single story on pier and beam foundation that I inherited from my parents. The original home was built in 1954. The remodeling that included the application of the brick exterior was done in 1972. The brick is cracking and falling away from the house because of the Texas weather and the foundation (which I had leveled). I want to remove the entire brick façade and replace it with alluminum siding. The contractor will haul off the bricks and use them himself, but he wants to know what I will pay him to remove the bricks. I want to pay a fair price. Can you give me an idea of what I should pay?

I'd offer him a dollar and ask what value he was thinking. You shouldn't have to play "Guess the cost!" with a coy contractor.

Can't you just have the brick re-installed? Vinyl siding will make the house look like a trailer and make it much more fire-prone. I don't know if you can even get aluminum anymore; if you can, it won't be cheap.

Does not sound like a licensed contractor to me. Are they insured, do they have business license.

If he wants them, having him take them off for free is not out off reason.