Covering your home in siding from 84 lumber means covering your home in the highest quality of materials.
Gap in siding.
Trim boards that sit on top the siding.
Drive a nail through the right side of the flange hole at the end of the left hand piece.
Do not caulk between siding and any built in receiving channels located at or around windows.
By obtaining some additional siding and carefully preparing it small pieces can simply be snapped into place covering the wide gap your home builder is forced to leave for expansion.
You will find that filling in the gaps does not require a lot of work.
Most guys here when putting on fc use joint covers which does help in seeing the gaps.
The presence of a housewrap on modern buildings or felt on older buildings combined with proper flashing at windows doors and other openings are relied upon to keep water from entering the structure itself.
This is messier than acrylic latex but effective.
Leave a 1 8 gap between the siding and the trim or other materials to allow for structural movement.
Seal small cracks and gaps in your siding under 1 4 inch wide using an acrylic latex caulk.
By having the small additional overlapped piece of siding you are still allowing for expansion but you are effectively covering all the gaps in the siding.
Step 7 seal larger gaps up to 1 2 inch wide with polyurethane caulk.
If your siding is now completely covering your home it s time to secure it in place.
Vertical trim gap caulking.
We carry a full line of panels and boards along.
Simply apply this inexpensive filler into the cracks to seal.
Climb the ladder and inspect the caulking between the trim and the siding looking for.
Always caulk between the siding and the trim.
Before you celebrate closing this gap make sure you didn t pull the siding too far and open another hole on the opposite end.
On most new homes the trim goes up after the siding is installed which creates a large gap that should not be caulked.
Position a stepladder if needed beneath the window door or other area with gaps in the exterior trim.
No matter the environment 84 lumber s house siding is ready to take on the elements.
Vinyl siding repair is often something that can be done quite easily.
We carry the best brands in the business including james hardie georgia pacific and lp smart siding.
Paint works well over it.
While gaps and openings permit leaks behind the siding some siding openings are normal such as aluminum or vinyl siding bottom edge vents.