Got a heads up from a painter today that a job I looked at was getting started.
So I drove by to see what the owner finally went for.
My proposal:
I suggested total removal of old siding and installing a house wrap,then application of primed cedar.
The Project:
This is an appartment complex consisting of 5 buildings,some of the old stuff was actually falling off.
Over half the panels were cupped.
All the nail heads were pulling through the siding and half weren't nailed to the studs.
All the nails were rusted,some to a point of being disintagrated.
Hasn't been painted in 20 years.
No underlayment of any kind.
The winning bidder:
This guy is using a finish nailer to install new claps.
Just seems to be nailing haphazzardly into ply on the top of the claps.
No house wrap is being used as he is only replacing % of the existing siding.
My Queston:
Why would someone who has such a large asset ,spend money to patch and paint something that will only need constant patching and painting to keep it looking good?
So I drove by to see what the owner finally went for.
My proposal:
I suggested total removal of old siding and installing a house wrap,then application of primed cedar.
The Project:
This is an appartment complex consisting of 5 buildings,some of the old stuff was actually falling off.
Over half the panels were cupped.
All the nail heads were pulling through the siding and half weren't nailed to the studs.
All the nails were rusted,some to a point of being disintagrated.
Hasn't been painted in 20 years.
No underlayment of any kind.
The winning bidder:
This guy is using a finish nailer to install new claps.
Just seems to be nailing haphazzardly into ply on the top of the claps.
No house wrap is being used as he is only replacing % of the existing siding.
My Queston:
Why would someone who has such a large asset ,spend money to patch and paint something that will only need constant patching and painting to keep it looking good?
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