For areas with a large amount of splatter using a putty knife may not be feasible.
How far up should vinyl siding be away from concrete.
It looks like the house had some kind of yellow cement board material installed over wood originally and then vinyl siding was installed over that.
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The vinyl siding as seen from inside the crawl space.
Chip away small chunks of concrete from your siding with a putty knife.
The siding should be 4 8 inches above the surface of the concrete.
The grey color visible in the picture is the back side of the vinyl siding.
Cedar vinyl metal wood artificial man made pressed wood like masonite makes no difference.
According to the rsmeans 2014 residential cost data report the installed cost of vinyl siding is on average 201 per 100 square feet while fiber cement totals 300 for the same area.
Also this is a good time to install a.
Just make sure that the land is sloped away from the house.
The entire rim joist was bug infested and rotted away over the whole length of the patio connection with the house.
This next picture was taken in the crawl space.
I wish i had an easy answer for you because what you are attempting creates a couple of problems.
Concrete slab up over vinyl siding.
For siding that has a porous or faux wood grain spray the affected area liberally with white vinegar to soften the concrete while scrubbing it away with a stiff bristled brush.
The grade should be at least eight inches between the ground and the first siding row no matter what type of exterior siding we are talking about.
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Not sure what types of details to provide here s a pic from last summer where the cement coming up out of the dirt is the foundation and the light grey diagonal boards are the siding.
The gap is where the two meet.
In my opinion some sort of impervious membrane should be installed over the sheathing and behind the flashing both of which should be lapped by the siding and the flashing should have 2 4 inches exposed between the concrete and the siding.
It is unknown what type of water insect access is available occurring under the siding below the surface level of the cement.
It s possible that by excavating all this concrete you have created a low point in this corner which is bad for water runoff.
Also you should direct roof spillage and surface runoff water away from the building in order to avoid insect rot infestation and damage.
There isn t a starter strip installed that i can find anywhere either.
Building siding ground clearance distance specifications codes keep siding at least 6 above fround level and certainly never bury siding at wall bottoms.
