Novelty Siding Over Sheathing

The vsi installation manual notes when the fastener must penetrate through a non nailable material such as foam sheathing the thickness of that material.

Novelty siding over sheathing.

A term that is also applied to all patterns of drop siding milled siding that lies flat on the wall surface novelty is frequently associated with the ubiquitous cove pattern also called german siding in some areas. Another drop siding subset is double ogee where a single siding board is milled to mimic the shadow lines of two boards. Julie the installation instructions of the vinyl siding institute and most if not all vinyl siding manufacturers allow vinyl siding to be installed over rigid foam sheathing. T1 11 siding is usually the structural sheathing not merely siding.

Hardie panels are not structural you can t just replace one with the other. The old siding is old and pithy. Novelty siding that uses a bevel angled instead of a cove rounded is sometimes called channel rustic siding. Thank you for your time.

The illustration below comes from the vinyl siding institute. Our house has no sheathing just ceder lapsiding nailed across the old 2x4 s. My idea is to do one side at a time removing old siding wrapping with that good fabric type wrap and installing tounge and groove carsiding. The siding is going over sheathing with tyvek and 1 2 inch cellutex.

T1 11 was a bad idea in damp climates for a number of reasons.