siding on furred wall, foam in the voids?

08-14-2007, 12:27 AM	#1
johnny331 weekend warrior   Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 186	siding on furred wall, foam in the voids? I furred out a 20x10 wall on my house with 1x's. I plan to apply vinyl siding soon but was wondering if I should fill the voids in between the 1x's with some sort of stiff insulation/foam to give the siding a nice backer. The 1x's are 16" o.c.

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08-14-2007, 12:34 AM	#2
warnerww Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Electric City wa Posts: 272	siding on furred wall, foam in the voids? I Would not worry about giving the siding a backing if insulation is not an issue. 16 centers will be fine.

08-14-2007, 01:10 AM	#3
johnny331 weekend warrior   Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 186	siding on furred wall, foam in the voids? well the vinylsiding.org manual says: "when installing furring strips, take appropriate measures to establish a smooth continuous surface" and it also said that you can't just apply it on bare studs... which is sort of like floating it on the furring strips, no?

08-14-2007, 07:19 AM	#4
SecretSquirrel Agent 000     Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 334	siding on furred wall, foam in the voids? Quote: Originally Posted by johnny331 well the vinylsiding.org manual says: "when installing furring strips, take appropriate measures to establish a smooth continuous surface" and it also said that you can't just apply it on bare studs... which is sort of like floating it on the furring strips, no? Well then, put some 3/4" Styrofoam in there and let's get on with it.

08-15-2007, 05:48 PM	#5
johnny331 weekend warrior   Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 186	siding on furred wall, foam in the voids? alright alright, just wanted someone to say NOOOO so i could save on tuff-r. no biggie, gotta do it right.