Nothing Behind Siding

What should we do to make the home energy efficient.

Nothing behind siding.

Finish one in white clapboard with a cedar shake roof and the other in pink stucco with a clay tile roof and you ve made some major and very different aesthetic statements. Remove the siding and renew. Hammer pry bar screwdriver if anything is held with screws probably nothing is elbow grease and patience. The wood that goes under residential siding exterior sheathing performs several functions.

Remove the bench and wall. I know its a cheap crappy house built in the early 90s but i would have thought there should be at least some thin wood behind the siding and then foam behind it as insulation ok i m guessing. We have removed all of the drywall on the inside so we can see the back of the clapboard. There is nothing behind the clapboard.

Take two identical wood frame houses for example. Nothing but some vertical supports foam and then my vinyl siding. Minimum code is not something to be proud of its the least legal building possible being able to cut the walls open with a steak knife window flanges attached to air oversized a cs to compensate for no air barrier pesticides in the home since there is no physical structure keeping insects out say nothing about mice or raccoons 350 500 a month cooling bills with. Surprises under the siding.

I am hoping you have a solution that doesn t involve taking the clapboard off and having to reinstall it. The tools and materials are straightforward. Nails or screws a new siding panel primer caulk and paint is all that should be needed. It also provides a.

By doing so however you miss out on the opportunity to add add energy savings to the project. If the siding is in good condition why take it off just go over w 3 4 rigid insulation and build out the window and door casings w plywood or pine depending on what you neede to achieve old clapboard can have nothing under it if you opt to remove use plywood instead of osb you re better off going over in that situation and the building will end up much better insulated.