Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my

02-16-2013, 06:23 PM	#16
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Looks normal in that picture, go back and look at the first picture of the house you posted, see how that over hang looks like it's at an angle. Most have just been the angle the picture was taken.

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02-16-2013, 06:51 PM	#17
woodworkbykirk journeyman carpenter     Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: nova scotia canada Posts: 2,153	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my simply cutting back the shingles to create an overhang does a sloppy job. its much stronger by resheathing the roof and creating the overhang that way

02-16-2013, 07:10 PM	#18
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my The best way looks like this. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=8

02-16-2013, 07:14 PM	#19
chronojosh Member   Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 75	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Sorry about that bad first picture. Anyway, thamks for the advice, but the link you posted won't work for me. So if I went with no foam insulation, would Gary's idea with the stucco wrap work?

02-16-2013, 07:18 PM	#20
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my I'd just wrap it with Tyvek and side it. But first I would remove the gutters, remove the plywood covering the soffits and use vented vinyl soffit, then wrap the fashias with coil stock. Then there would be no painting and plenty of ventalation. All the rim gets done first before the siding goes up.

02-16-2013, 07:51 PM	#21
chronojosh Member   Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 75	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Just because im new to stuff like this, what do you mean by the rim?

02-16-2013, 08:16 PM	#22
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my One of my fingers fell off so I made a booboo. Should have been trim not rim.

02-16-2013, 08:35 PM	#23
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Ha is that guy making fun of my spelling or is it spam?

02-16-2013, 08:57 PM	#24
chronojosh Member   Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 75	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Ah. No problem. Thanks for the help

02-16-2013, 09:01 PM	#25
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my I hope you do not plan on trying to do any of this work this time of year up there. The siding would shatter like glass when you go to cut it. My son lives up in CT.

02-16-2013, 09:16 PM	#26
chronojosh Member   Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 75	Vinyl Siding Over Wood, Double Vapor Barriers, and Windows..oh my Haha no, not doing this until spring. Do you think the stucco wrap would be better than just tyvek? Also, how would I tie it into the windows to prevent leaks?