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New Guy
Trade: Painting
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Three Oaks, MI
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Need Advice For Siding
I need to re-side my house this year, and need some help making important decisions regarding doing it properly. I plan on selling the house, and want to save some money on the job, but make it look appealing to a buyer as well.
I've always been firmly against vinyl siding. I think it looks cheap, and the seams drive me crazy. I've seen some nice vinyl, but hear it's about as expensive as a better material for the good stuff. I simply can't afford cedar. So, i've targeted using a fiber-cement, or fiber-particle board siding. Are there some good products that are decent materials, yet at a good cost? I have about 2200-2500 sq.ft. to side and about $7000K to spend for material. Labor is covered, and does not need to be factored into this. But the materials must cover all siding, tyvek, fasteners, soffit-fascia, gutters, insulation, and trim boards. Also, the existing siding is a very dated particle board that has been referred to as a rascist comment that I will refuse to use here. It's a poor particle wood board that has been taking in water and falling apart. It's about 10-12 inch lap boards with a dated aluminum soffit-fascia. I've been told to fur it out, and go over it since I'm selling the house. But wouldn't I be locking in this old damp, nasty siding to create moisture inside the walls? I thought I should remove it, hang foam insulation, and tyvek. But this may leave me without a nailing surface. If you guys have any suggestions on materials to use, and what to do with old siding, let me know. thanks. |
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I like Green things
Trade: Custom Carpentry Services
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: In a van, down by the river. Auburn, IN
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Re: Need Advice For Siding
Oh yeah *^$$#% brick.
Take it off. |
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drive55cat
Trade: carpenter
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Lebanon, Pa USA
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Re: Need Advice For Siding
Take the decomposing material off, use tyvek if you are sure you will get a good job, if not just use insulation, tyvek is expensive and should be run right and tight. You can buy longer siding nails. d55
Last edited by drive55cat; 06-03-2009 at 04:51 PM. Reason: more info |
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Member
Trade: windows-siding
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 89
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Re: Need Advice For Siding
7k at 20 sq will get you some good quality insulated siding and everything that has to go with it. Crane or Alside.
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New Guy
Trade: Painting
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Three Oaks, MI
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solar guy
Trade: solar contracting
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Annapolis Md
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