Timeline for How do you keep vertical siding on a house from leaking?
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| Dec 13, 2015 at 22:53 | vote | accept | cutrightjm | ||
| Nov 30, 2015 at 18:58 | comment | added | isherwood | Since roughly the middle ages battens and/or laps of various configurations have been used. I'm not sure why you'd reinvent that wheel. Siding's job is to deflect most of the water from the building. Vapor barriers are intended mostly as a fallback. Tar paper is generally an obsolete technique, and isn't likely to seal perfectly around all your siding nails. | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 17:51 | comment | added | ssaltman | Definitely use either extra paint or tyvek on top of the sheathing or zip board as the exterior sheathing. Use shiplap siding, clear caulk in the seams, or a large eaves to keep as much water from the side of the house as possible. source: just built a shed with vertical barn board siding, stuck with the large eave as the solution. 1" x 8" x 16' rough ledger boards are $11 at Home Depot. | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 16:32 | answer | added | DA01 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 14:44 | answer | added | Ed Beal | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 7:50 | history | edited | cutrightjm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 30, 2015 at 7:20 | history | asked | cutrightjm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |