When applying james hardie siding directly over the combined thickness of foam sheathing continuous insulation and other non nailable substrates e g.
Cement siding over foam insulation.
Of course i did this all knowing my warranty would be void.
Last year i installed lp lap smart trim shingles and the 4x8 sheets of lp with batts all over 3 of continous xps foam using fern strips.
Minimum nail length must accommodate sheathing and penetrate framing a minimum 1 inches.
Spray foam really is a magical tool for household insulation.
Also are triple pane windows too heavy for a double wide mobile home with 2 6.
The bid i just got is from a company that wants to put vinyl siding with foam insulation attached to the siding on over the existing siding.
Siding over rigid foam.
I have a 1996 double wide mobile home that needs new siding and windows.
Applying hardie siding directly through c i.
Concrete cultured marble glass.
Plus rigid foam insulation applied over the outside walls.
The building codes are all headed the way of requiring exterior rigid foam the 2012 iecc will require 1 2 foam to boost overall efficiency so i m really not too far ahead of my time with.
Lp siding with fern strips over insulation.
In a typical situation.
And non nailable substrates 1 inches thick and less.
February 13 2013 exteriors insulation air sealing siding i ve become a big fan of utilizing outsulation on all my houses over the last 2 3 years.
Well call me half hazard.
Although fiberglass has been commonly use for insulation spray foam can actually outperform it plus with so many ways you can use expanding foam this material certainly is handy now only if it could help us out with all of those concrete problems.
I d like to side it in fiber cement siding to match the existing house.
Cladding attachment over thick exterior rigid insulation background current building code does provide prescriptive means to attach cladding over exterior insulation table r704 3 note v.
It adds up to a robust system.
My siding is mostly in good shape.
Current pneumatic nailers have maximum fastener lengths.