Need advice for Siding - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Jerdog44 · 06-03-2009, 02:50 PM

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.

WarnerConstInc. · 06-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Oh yeah *^$$#% brick.

Take it off.

drive55cat · 06-03-2009, 03:49 PM

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

advanced_energy · 06-03-2009, 11:31 PM

7k at 20 sq will get you some good quality insulated siding and everything that has to go with it. Crane or Alside.

Jerdog44 · 06-04-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by WarnerConstInc.

Oh yeah *^$$#% brick.

Take it off.

thanks for the cordial, helpful advice...........

naptown CR · 06-04-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerdog44

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.
If you guys have any suggestions on materials to use, and what to do with old siding, let me know. thanks.

These are the same thing. Go with a cement fiber and paint it or buy it prefinished. You should be within your material budget with a lap siding or a panel siding. Unfortunately to get the board and batten you will be hating life buying a LOT of azek