Surprisingly many vinyl siding manufacturers state that it s perfectly acceptable to install their product over old siding.
Can you put vinyl siding over stone.
Start by hooking the siding on the bottom of the starter strip with the nail holes facing upward.
Compared to other styles of siding stone veneer resides on the high end of the cost spectrum.
If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss.
The main concern to understand is that the hardieplank siding is going to be on the house for.
Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between.
When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding.
There are two options for this.
Polypropylene pvc and vinyl all weigh a fraction of real stone brick rock or wood.
One of the main reasons why you don t want stone veneer siding is the sheer expense.
Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding.
It s all the rage these days.
Remove the siding and install oriented strand board commonly referred to as osb or to use the existing siding that s on the house now as substrate or layer beneath the top surface underneath the hardieplank siding.
Vinyl costs about 3 to 8 per square foot while stone veneer costs upwards of 36 to 42.
This affords a hassle free installation that s well within reach of the abilities of an average homeowner with no need to hire a mason or contractor.
All of these products have another major advantage over the real thing.
With other siding types fiber cement engineered wood etc.
Vinyl and other types of siding attach every 16 inches so you ll need vertical furring strips 16 inches apart.
I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.
Installing siding over a brick.
Homeowners know to choose their big projects wisely.
Use 2 by 4 inch strips made from treated wood because stucco being a masonry product can absorb moisture and transfer it to the furring strips.
I personally stick with the term manufactured stone or just stone veneer for short.
Installing vinyl siding over a brick house.
Fake stone siding manufactured stone veneer stone veneer cultured stone or whatever you choose to call it.
The manufacturers specifically say that to install their product over existing siding is to void the warranty.