Replacing Wood Siding With Vinyl

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Replacing wood siding with vinyl.

Vinyl siding is not maintenance free. In this video i am using lp smartside lap siding to side my house. The house we are the process of purchasing currently has wood siding with no plywood underneath. Vinyl is not much better.

We were told the house is 10 sq ft. The steps involve cutting away the rotten siding clearing out the old nails cutting the new siding to the appropriate length and fastening the siding as well as caulking it to make the siding watertight. Consider replacing rotted areas with fiber cement siding. Good quality wood siding can cost 250 more than vinyl siding of similar quality.

The process of replacing rotten wood siding isn t difficult. To prevent the relatively thin panels from buckling observe these fitting and nailing rules. Best way to cut vinyl siding and installation. If the wood siding is beveled or lapped you will need vertical furring strips 16 inches apart covered with rigid foam board to provide a.

Maintenance of wood siding vs vinyl siding. Where siding meets a roof it will rot if the siding touches the shingles. The house is a one story three sided duplex and half of the front is brick. The houses on the inside is 1020 sq ft if that helps.

We want to replace the siding with vinyl or something cheaper if thats possible. For cheaper siding materials such as vinyl and engineered wood siding you can expect to pay 6 000 to 13 000 for installation on an average sized home. Gap between siding and shingles. Aluminum siding dents scratches and tears.

If you know someone who has had siding for several years they may confirm that this substitute siding is not what the advertisers claim. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo. For more expensive materials such as wood fiber cement and stucco you should expect to pay 12 000 to 23 000 for installation on an average sized home. Subscribe to this old house.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva helps a homeowner repair sections of his vinyl siding that have holes. Vinyl siding installation is designed to hang loosely on the sheathing so that it can expand and contract with temperature changes. When you replace these boards make sure you have good flashing along the joint. Vinyl siding must be installed against a flat surface.

To estimate siding replacement costs.