Removing vinyl siding installed over wood siding to restore house to original condition?
Sunday, October 14th, 2007New Homeowner asked:
My wife and I just purchased a 16 year old house late 2006. The previous owner was the only owner and right after he bought the house in 1990 he had vinyl siding installed over the cedar wood siding (with foam insulation in between). My wife and I would like to restore the house back to it’s wood siding configuration, however, we are concerned about the condition of the wood siding. If it was new when the vinyl siding was put on, is it safe to assume it will still be in great condition after we take the vinyl siding off? We live in Western Washington, where there is a lot of moisture, so we are worried that some how, some moisture may have been trapped between the vinyl siding and the wood siding, potentially causng rotting problems. I also heard that because moisture from inside the house travels through the walls to outside, it may get trapped in the original wood siding due to the foam and vinyl siding acting as a barrier for its escape. Anyone have experience with this?
Joyce
My wife and I just purchased a 16 year old house late 2006. The previous owner was the only owner and right after he bought the house in 1990 he had vinyl siding installed over the cedar wood siding (with foam insulation in between). My wife and I would like to restore the house back to it’s wood siding configuration, however, we are concerned about the condition of the wood siding. If it was new when the vinyl siding was put on, is it safe to assume it will still be in great condition after we take the vinyl siding off? We live in Western Washington, where there is a lot of moisture, so we are worried that some how, some moisture may have been trapped between the vinyl siding and the wood siding, potentially causng rotting problems. I also heard that because moisture from inside the house travels through the walls to outside, it may get trapped in the original wood siding due to the foam and vinyl siding acting as a barrier for its escape. Anyone have experience with this?
Joyce
