I d like to side it in fiber cement siding to match the existing house.
Cement siding over foam insulation.
Minimum nail length must accommodate sheathing and penetrate framing a minimum 1 inches.
Siding over rigid foam.
It adds up to a robust system.
My siding is mostly in good shape.
Almost any type of siding can be installed over the rigid foam cedar or redwood planks exterior plywood sheets cement fiber board or vinyl siding are common options.
I have a 1996 double wide mobile home that needs new siding and windows.
Well call me half hazard.
The foam on the outside keeps the wood frame.
Applying hardie siding directly through c i.
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.
According to my calculations if i want to use rigid foam insulation on the outside of the 2 6 walls with r 21 fiberglass in the wall cavities i need at least r 11 25 in order to avoid condensation on the inside face of the sheathing.
In a typical situation.
Lp siding with fern strips over 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.
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.
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.
And non nailable substrates 1 inches thick and less.
Also are triple pane windows too heavy for a double wide mobile home with 2 6.
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.
Concrete cultured marble glass.
Spray foam really is a magical tool for household insulation.