Comments on: Vinyl siding over wood siding vapor barrier fiber board insulation?

By: vincent s

vincent s — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:16:57 +0000

fan fold insulation under vinal siding its 1/4″ thick of foam you can tape the joints also vapor barrier and a little insulation value makes a flat surface. sheets of 1/2″ would be better but not the foil faced that will reflect the heat back into the siding and warp it.

blow in insulation before you side

By: Turnhog

Turnhog — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:47:16 +0000

You’re asking for educated opinions and I’ll give you that. It may not, however, be the answer you want to hear but it’s an answer that provides avlue for your home’s resale and your monthly utility bills. First, fiberboard is not a very effective insulator and vinyl siding is not a permanent solution either. If you’re set on vinyl siding, then apply 1/2 foam board and wrap with a vapor barrier but applying the vinyl siding. If you’re serious about investing in your home, then I would suggest this course of action: 1) inject your exterior walls with foam (loose fiberglass would be my 2nd choice and cellulose absolutely last as it is nothing more than treated paper that absorbs moisture and promotes mold and mildew), 2) wrap your house with a vapor barrier (Tyvek is a brand), 3) apply HardiPlank concrete siding, and 4) paint. The HardiPlank siding gives homes in Texas the same insurance fire rating as brick veneer.

By: george e

george e — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:27:32 +0000

I don’t like vinyl siding it makes the house look like a trailer or Mobil home just paint the wood that would look much better then vinyl

By: biloguide

biloguide — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:03:53 +0000

I would use level wall

By: sic-n-tired

sic-n-tired — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:57:26 +0000

all three are options, however putting a layer of something to make the wall flat, will make siding installation much easier. if you’re planning to insulate, anyway, why not rent the machine and blow cellulose into the walls from the outside before you put siding up. it’s cheap and easy and the holes can be covered when you side the house, you’ll get more bang for your buck by insulating the wall cavity. cellulose is far less expensive than the board type insulation, and with board, you can only build up an inch or so, under the siding.