Questions tagged [siding]
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Unsure of what siding to choose. Looking for advice [closed]
We are making our first big home improvement investment due to significant siding rot and I’m really struggling with which route to go. Information about bids:
Company 1: Alside Ascend siding. Rip and ...
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Should I replace wet wood siding, or can I just paint it?
I had new wood siding installed on the front of my shed about 6 months ago,I haven't painted it or treated it yet. The bare wood has been exposed to the weather this entire time. It's T1-11 siding ...
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Insulation for 1920s New England home with stucco siding
I have an old 1920s home with stucco exterior siding, and I've been having work done to improve insulation. Mostly so far this has involved insulating the attic, which also involved air sealing it.
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Siding Installation - Rain Expected
I am having my entire house re-sided. We are having vinyl clapboard installed over the existing asbestos shingles. Some of the house is completed but an entire side is currently covered in Polar Wrap ...
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How do I apply housewrap to an existing structure when reducing an opening size?
We have a fairly wide (96'' sliding glass door which we would like install a smaller one). This obviously means we need to reduce the rough opening.
The part I can't seem to find information is how ...
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Should I replace this siding? [closed]
I bought this house with a washer/dryer in the basement (on carpet!) and had it moved to the garage. The dryer vent was letting in water, also.
I've put up siding on a new house before, but I wanted ...
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What type of 4" wooden board is selected for siding trim? [closed]
What type of wooden board is to be purchased from Home Depot to replace the board in the photographs? I think it is approximately 4 or 5" wide. I assume that it is or should be pressure treated....
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How can I cover this large square hole from a bad gas stove vent installation? [closed]
I'm removing a gas heating stove that a previous owner did an absolutely expert job installing. Upon removing the exterior vent baffle, I discovered that, instead of cutting a circular vent hole, he ...
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What is the proper way to install and wire this outdoor light?
I have already installed this light, but feel like I am missing something and would like to make this a learning experience for myself and possibly others. This is the light in question:
My first ...
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Will cap staples used to secure house wrap cause hardie plank to bulge?
Contractor told me cap staples I told him to use for house wrap may cause noticeable bulges in the hardie plank. Is this a valid concern? Is there an acceptable height of irregularities like this that ...
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How do I remove this soffit?
I have seen wasps going up into my soffit. I want to take down my soffit, deal with any nests, and replace the soffit. Presumably, I'll add some wire mesh and caulk where necessary to seal any gaps to ...
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How can I refasten loose vinyl trim boards?
The Azek vinyl paneling on my external windows has bowed out (both at the top and the bottom). It was being held by trim nails which were just too short. What's the appropriate fix here? Can I reusing ...
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Do I need to fill this void before flashing over it, and what product should I use?
I'm putting on a new porch for my parents, and I've got a good handle on a build plan, but one aspect I've never really done before is flashing. For the most part it seems straightforward, but there's ...
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Need to replace siding after deck removal, rim joist is exposed
Ripped out a deck to install a patio. The deck was attached directly to the rim joist(idk?) And now it's exposed. Do I need to put anything over it or can I simply install a replacement piece of ...
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How can I prevent J-channel from directing water behind siding?
How do I redirect water to the gutter (as intended) and not behind the siding? Water is currently leaking behind the siding and exiting just below the gutter end cap. Gutter is clear, gutter pitch is ...
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Board and batten siding material
I'm considering board and batten siding. In my area cedar and hardie are the most common, but I don't really want to break the bank on either of those at this time. What other materials can I use for ...
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Siding issue or painting issue?
On the southern exposure side of my home, it appears either the siding is damaged or the paint has dissipated in spots. I’m not sure which. The rest of the home is a shade darker and doesn’t have any ...
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Is this "asbestos siding"?
My insurance sent me a letter today that they are cancelling my home owner's insurance, because I supposedly have "asbestos siding" on my house.
I don't really know what counts as "...
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Help with how to install this siding... "Lite-Shake" brand faux cedar shake
I bought this vinyl faux shake siding at auction. Once I got it I realized it doesn't look like it will work with standard starting strips. The box is dated 2003 and searching the brand only results ...
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Bottom of Siding Directing Water To Corners
During our kitchen renovation, we found some wood rot in our house which affected a portion of the rim joist, subfloor, and 2x4s in this corner shown in the photo. We replaced the wood rot and added a ...
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Mounting an electrical box on wooden siding
I would like to install lights on the outside of my garage, which has wooden siding with wood about 3/4" thick. Getting power to the location is not a problem (the interior is unfinished and ...
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How to secure a window well cover to concrete and siding
I am having trouble figuring out the best way to secure a plastic window well cover to our house, and the cement window well (if needed). My dad will help me if I can instruct him what to do. The one ...
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Mortar washout on brick
Moved into a home and looks as if when the retaining wall was installed they allowed the mortar to washout and stain the bricks. What we are left with is a very ugly street facing wall. Not great for ...
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How can I seal fastener penetrations through fiber cement siding?
First let me start by saying I am in the very early planning phase and I intend to bring in an engineer who can help make sure we are OK based on the forces involved. This is mainly just to get a ...
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Is the J-channel in my siding installed correctly?
I am looking to find out if the trim on my currently-being-re-sided house is being done correctly or if it is as wacky as it looks.
One piece looks like it's installed upside down. Wait, wait, are ...
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Stud under siding at corner of house?
I am trying to install a shade sail and would like to attach one point to the side of my house. If I were to put the attachment point into the vertical siding at the corner of the house, should there ...
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How to begin repairing this wood corner siding?
I noticed my house has a hole in this corner siding where wood meets the brick. Any ideas how to repair it? just some basic guidance
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How does one patch a hole in a smooth stucco exterior?
My house has this nice smooth stucco siding. There is a hole (not pictured) that is no longer needed. It’s about 3/4” diameter. What’s the best way to patch that up?
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New siding done, removed gable vent, but no sheathing?
So I just had nice new James Hardie siding put on. They tore off everything, replaced the insulation from the outside, put on new sheathing, house wrap, and then Hardie board.
Part of the contract was ...
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Why Use Lattice Under Siding
I noticed several homes being constructed in my area lately where they're using a material over the building wrap and underneath the siding that looks like lattice.
Is that a relatively newer ...
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Suggestion to help Waterproof around storm door
My storm door was not being supported very well so I removed it attempting to fix it. I found the top corner trim and siding rotting pretty bad. I am almost done removing all of the soft wood.
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How can I replace a pergola ledger that's right under-roof?
I was thinking about replacing my older deck/pergola. I’m planning to do a similar build of the existing deck and feel somewhat confident with the framing and posts. However, I could use some guidance ...
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Installing stone veneer on the front of a log home
We are planning to install stone veneer panels on the front of our log home. We will be doing a full wall in the front which is under our covered porch. The question we have is how to deal with the ...
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Replace exterior wooden spigot cover on siding
I have a spigot on the side of my house that leaked before I bought the house. I ordered a new "vacuum breaker float" to fix the leak. However the 6"x6" wooden panel on the side of ...
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Why not spray bug repellent (DEET) on siding next to exterior lights?
At night, every bug in America flies up to my exterior lights and dies attached to my siding. There are constantly dead insects around my exterior light fixtures.
Is there any reason not to spray some ...
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Meter Main Wood Shiplap Siding
Aesthetic opinions aside, are there any problems with mounting a meter main box directly to vertical shiplap pine siding? Perhaps with blocking behind the sheathing at attachment points. This is not a ...
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Thicker deck boards meet vinyl siding
I need to replace the deck boards on my 2nd story deck. —The existing deck boards at 7/8 x 4 3/4. I can not purchase this dimension of boards anywhere. The most common deck boards available in my ...
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Rebuilding a badly rotted corner [closed]
I should have suspected something when I noticed softness in the hardwood floor in the back corner, but I wasn't using that area much. Then, when a couple of exterior shingles fell off and I noticed ...
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Will inspectors require a fix for pre-existing grading issues as I replace siding around an old house?
I am re-siding and probably re-sheathing a portion of my house. The house includes a carport framed in and converted to living space where the existing slab is only ~1" above grade. From what I'...
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How do I install Hardie Siding (Fiber Cement Siding) to Cement Backer Board?
I'm building a BBQ Island that will be framed in steel studs with cement backer board. My wife is interested in having me install Hardie Siding (technically Hardie Square Channel Siding) to finish the ...
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How to fix gap between foundation and brick siding
First time homeowner here and trying to find how to seal the gap between foundation and siding wall in a split-level 1950s built home.
I Was originally planning to fill the gap with insulating spray ...
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How to install grab bar in aluminum siding
A grab bar is needed in the exterior wall, which is made of aluminum siding. How?
Ideally the grab bar would go at chest height on the narrow section above the steps (to the left of the garage door)....
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Why did the builders put eletrical trimbox on top of the siding?
This one was on my punch list for closing. The field manager couldn't explain why there was trim box on top of siding. The inspector that I hired told me that this wasn't the standard... Is this the ...
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How to fix water missing gutter? [duplicate]
When it rains, water from the second floor downspout misses the first floor gutter on the right side and comes down the siding (as shown below). You can see the evidence (vegetation) growing to the ...
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What is a good way to seal LP Smartsheet siding?
So rather a self-explanatory issue.
The building walls are at a height that isn’t conducive to use a full sheet of 4x8 LP smart sheet (series 38) so I have to cut it down, but the offcuts are a good ...
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How to fix woodpecker damage on wood siding?
A woodpecker has been busy while we were overseas, and has created the damage you can see
Assuming I figure out why he has been doing this (I believe is nesting reasons), my question is how can I fix ...
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Spacing tool for joints - anyone know what the tool seen here is called?
Does anyone know what this tool seen at 4:48 is called? I tried searching for various names of what I thought it might be called but can't find anything. Or a similar tool would be fine - basically ...
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How to flash a window that's nailed directly to framing due to using a combined sheathing/siding product?
Reading online, it seems like typical instructions for flashing a window assume there is sheathing covered by WRB, so the idea is to ensure that if water does get past the siding, it will be able to ...
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Would a siding contractor be likely to pull this sort of fast one? [closed]
Some contractors are quoting me one amount at a certain number of squares.
Others are quoting almost double, at almost double the amount of squares.
I'm wondering if I'm being paranoid when I fear ...
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Window installation - if using a combined sheathing / siding product (LP SmartSide), should window fins be outside or inside of it?
The window instructions say to put the fins on the outside of the sheathing, but if a combined sheathing/siding product is being used (LP SmartSide 38 - model 27874), should the fins go on the outside ...
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