jar546
CBO
Once again, yeah, this is routine around here which is why I am so "loved":
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Why I carry a zip tool for siding
- Thread starter jar546
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tbz
SAWHORSE
Jeff,
Just wondering, what do you do for wood or cement board siding?
Vinyl is an easy check and if you find it correct an easy fix, but do remove the wood?
Tom
Just wondering, what do you do for wood or cement board siding?
Vinyl is an easy check and if you find it correct an easy fix, but do remove the wood?
Tom
jar546
CBO
We check what we can. Most of the time we see it before the siding is finished but not always.
High Desert
REGISTERED
Jar, maybe they'll do it right next time. :banghd
jar546
CBO
Problem is that he thought he was doing it rightHigh Desert said:
Architect1281
REGISTERED
Looks like that new special super impervious Air resistant OSB to me
steveray
SAWHORSE
Just had two exactly like this....one of them was a contractor that does a ton of work for the local housing authority!!!!
What do you mean vinyl isn't waterproof?
What do you mean vinyl isn't waterproof?
Architect1281
REGISTERED
Mule ony if its RHINO shield ?
texas transplant
Silver Member
Mule,
Do they require a certain color?
Do they require a certain color?
You're kidding is right, Mule.. wow..
What I would like to see is a return to board siding rather than structural "panels"... you can't get them close enough to prevent air passage... you can't PREVENT air passage anyway, so engineer a good system to allow the wall to breathe.
Can't tell you how many times I've seen wood walls deteriorate BECAUSE of our new code provisions. Water is going to get into the walls.. let it get out.
My old house in Michigan had NO insulation.. our fuel bills were not bad.. and when we did open the walls, all the studs looked like they were new out of the lumber yard. The walls dried out in the normal course of... well.. existing.. healthy home.. hope we didn't make things worse by insulating those walls.
What I would like to see is a return to board siding rather than structural "panels"... you can't get them close enough to prevent air passage... you can't PREVENT air passage anyway, so engineer a good system to allow the wall to breathe.
Can't tell you how many times I've seen wood walls deteriorate BECAUSE of our new code provisions. Water is going to get into the walls.. let it get out.
My old house in Michigan had NO insulation.. our fuel bills were not bad.. and when we did open the walls, all the studs looked like they were new out of the lumber yard. The walls dried out in the normal course of... well.. existing.. healthy home.. hope we didn't make things worse by insulating those walls.