Questions tagged [vinyl-siding]
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How do I manage to surface-mount an electrical box on vinyl siding?
I am looking to install an outdoor receptacle on vinyl siding. My house has a basement and the vinyl siding on the outside covers the rim joist that is on top of the basement foundation wall. I figure ...
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Insulating slab and vinyl siding
I have a really cold corner of my house in a duplex. Here are some shots from an infrared camera. I hope we can get this fixed without tearing down the siding or ripping out freshly installed kitchen ...
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How do I mount a junction box behind a vinyl mounting block?
What type of box do I use to get the junction box flush with the mounting block?
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Is it ok for the gap between the siding and the ground to be wood?
We bought our house with vinyl siding in Minnesota. The gap between siding and ground is generally at least 6 inches although in the back where it goes downhill it's much more. I don't see the ...
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Why won't my first course of siding stay in the vinyl starter strip?
We need help. This is Day 5 of trying to re-side our home. We have our starter strip (vinyl) in place and it's level. However, we can't get the first course of siding to stop popping off. It was ...
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Was my gutter installed improperly?
I got into a project this weekend that involved removing the siding and getting into my wall from the exterior to fix a plumbing leak. Upon doing so, I noticed much of the framing wood above the ...
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Drying/draining Capability of Insulated Vinyl Siding
I'm interested in using insulated vinyl siding on a remodel project, more for the rigidity then the thermal value which is negligible. One of the major benefits of standard vinyl siding is the "built ...
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Dripping from Soffit Close to the Wall
When raining, water drips from center of the red circle. My guess is that water gets behind the siding somewhere above and flows to the red circle area behind the siding and soffit. Is the conjecture ...
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Vinyl Siding Holes
What would the reason be for holes or snips in multiple places on vinyl siding but all in the same relative location just at different parts of the roof, with all at the ends of a bottom panel of ...
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Repairing section of black fiber board
I had to remove some siding and black board to make some electrical repairs. What is the proper way to close it up? Can I just screw in a section of OSB between the two studs and put siding up? The ...
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Should furring strips be installed before putting vinyl siding over old cedar shake siding?
I'm thinking about putting vinyl siding over the cedar shake siding. There seems to be very little info for going about this. An old video is the best I could find:
I would rather not have to repaint ...
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How do I secure the top of my vinyl siding?
The top panel of my vinyl sliding keeps popping off every few months. I can pop it back in, but it inevitably falls out again.
What is the right way to secure it?
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Vinyl siding on concrete walls
I have to install vinyl siding on an exterior wall built from concrete blocks.
Anyone have any tips on correctly weatherproofing and insulating? I was thinking to lay 3/4 EPS rigid insulation then 1/4 ...
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Cleaning vinyl siding that is hard to reach and has cobwebs
My siding is in a corner and high and hard to reach. It also ha cobwebs that do not clean wih a power washer. How do I clean this?
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How important is the "wet edge" when painting vinyl siding?
I am going to paint my vinyl siding (to change the color). Apparently I'm supposed to go all the way across row by row, or a couple rows at a time. But what if I get interrupted? Is it okay to ...
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How to install step flashing on vertical side wall such that roof can be replaced later?
I have a vertical wall along the edge of a roof. The intersection is like the side wall of a dormer. Having both a new roof and vinyl siding installed.
My perception is that the Tyvek wrap would ...
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