Siding Trim Installed Wrong

Another easy way to tell if your siding contractor is doing their touch ups properly is to watch them work.

Siding trim installed wrong.

The key to successful vinyl siding installation is in the planning. Andres duany defends the bad boy of exterior claddings and urges the industry to up its game since 2010 i ve lingered around the vinyl siding institute booth during the annual gathering of the congress for the new urbanism cnu a conference of high minded and thought leading architects and planners that has had more impact on us city planning and neighborhood design than all other. The is one of the worst problems with hardy siding and the one that s most preventable. Hardie siding is a fiber cement product that comes with a great warranty but any warranty will be void if the product is improperly installed.

Proper installation is the best way to ensure your vinyl siding looks great and will stay that way for a lifetime. If you see 1 to 2 circular shiny spots your contractor may not have done their touch ups correctly. If the trim is being applied over the hardi panels. In all installations care should be taken to.

The cement board panels are fastened to the battens. The easiest way to tell is to look at your house from multiple angles and in different light conditions. Fiber cement can also be brittle before being nailed to the wall. Paul wilson shows what happened to an arkansas couple who hired a jack of all trades to do the siding and windows on their home.

The wrb is lapped over the head flashing or the flashing is taped. This is not always true either however because it is a common to find trim installed over the siding even when the windows are properly installed i can argue that this is also less than ideal but that is a topic for another post. Trim installed on top of the siding is another clue that the flange might not be there. The rain screen battens are run down to the top of the window flange.

The head flashing is installed in a bed of caulking onto the top of the window frame. Choose a sealant rated as compliant with astm c920 class 25 or higher. Check with an installation specialist in your area for guidance.