About Siding

yellow_hardhat_monster asked:


I need to stain my house. It has cedar sidiing stained with a semi-transparent stain. There are some boards that are split horizontally. Should I replace them so water does not get through? How can I help ensure a uniform look with the stain, across the old and new boards?

Tommy

stupidillusions asked:


i have a porch on the gable end of my home, need to replace the siding above the roof.

Nellie

t3rex3 asked:


where can you find replacment Cedar Shake Siding in minnesota? live in Brooklyn Park, have gone to Lowes Hope Depot, they do not have it. any thoughts? I am replacing the Windows in my house and will need new pieces around the Windows. And Ideas would be great!

Thanks in advance

Gloria

mercedesgal63 asked:


cedar siding. But when getting an estimate aren’t they supposed to ask? or check it? The guy who gave me the estimate told me that you can put siding on top of the cedar siding which i think might be rotten underneath. is this one way for them to just do that job and get their money and let the whole thing rot and fall off?

Juanita

leahstaricha asked:


cannot show that the ‘a’ is lower than log_ and x 2 is to the 2nd power y is to the third power how do I xpress
is it ? I think the variable on the right side of the log cannot have exponents am I rite

William

Q&A asked:


Confused here. I live in northwestern PA, about 10 miles from Lake Erie. I have wood siding on an old house that has the paint badly peeling off. I’m going to put vinyl siding over this old wood siding. I’ve had different answers from different people about insulation and vapor barriers. The walls are not insulated. So I have old peeling paint on wood siding over uninsulated walls.

At some point I plan on insulating those walls. So a contractor I used for my roof suggested using celotex fiber board over the wood siding prior to putting on the vinyl. This would also help make the wall flat for putting on the vinyl as well as insulate the house. However, it’s not waterproof is that going to cause a vapor situation which gets absorbed into the fiber board?

A neighbor also has vinyl over his old wood siding, however he just has a foam vapor barrier.

Yet another has said I don’t need anything and that the wood siding is already insulat, just put up the siding.

Correct answer?

Bruce

Mushie asked:


Does anyone have a home “concoction” for cleaning Vinyl siding on my house. A new home was built on the North side and now I have a Green tint powder like stuff on the siding which needs more than just a water wash.

Joan

yellow_hardhat_monster asked:


I need to stain my siding. Prior to staining I need to caulk the vertical seams. What is the best product to use?

David

cc asked:


If your house is 50 years old. Some of Its cedar shakes are dirty and have holes (becayse of the birds)Would you like to reprint it or put a new vinyl instead ? The quality of the material is the main concern.

Georgia

hotdogseeksbun asked:


Hi all have a question for you. My home exterior is about 1600sqft.1 1/2 story home. About how much will good vinyl siding cost with insulation under it? Also window capping fascia and soffit. P.S. 27 windows to be capped.
Thanks for your input.

Don