siding update
June 17th, 2009 Posted in construction, siding
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Just a quick update on the project. the siding is coming along nicely. Hank is doing a fantastic job piecing the barn boards in place…it’s sort of an art. The texture of the wood next to the steel is hard to capture correctly in a photograph, but it’s really turning out well. The interior of the house is really shaping up as well. In the interior, 99% of the painting has been completed. Tile install started today. We started to install some light fixtures, but the two linear pendants that hang over the kitchen islands are the wrong fixtures. Our lighting supplier worked hard today to come up with a suitable solution so we’ll get the fixtures replaced very soon. In the next couple weeks, we have flooring, cabinets and electrical and plumbing trim out. Exterior patio, entry porch and landscaping will also be taking place. We’re working on scheduling an open house…when I have the exact dates, I’ll post them in here.
14 Responses to “siding update”
By Josh on Jun 21, 2009
Are you treating the end grain of the barn board? If not, what is the life expectancy of the siding (and what type of wood is it?). I’m enjoying watching the progress of the house- giving me inspiration for my own someday!
By darin on Jun 21, 2009
Yes -it’s a marine grade boat builder product, but I don’t remember the name off hand. Also, all the ends of pieces at the top of the wall will be capped in metal flashing. The life expectancy is unknown. The barn wood has all been on the barns for 80+ years. The barns are typically removed because the structure under the siding fails, or there is no need for them or they just no longer function as the use they were built for. I would estimate the wood is good for another 20-30 years. With the rain screen, the boards are able to dry completely after wet weather, which helps them last longer. Given the type of wood we have locally, I’d say the wood is Doug Fir or Cedar or a combination of both. Some of the boards we’re using are a true 3″ thick and in great shape. Another advantage, if pieces need to be replaced in the future, there is no shortage of barn wood in our area and because there’s no paint, it’s just a mater of taking a piece off and replacing it with a different one – no further steps required.
By Ben H-D on Jun 29, 2009
It’s been a while since I thought to check up on this. This looks fantastic. home-run with the barn lumber.
By brankulo on Aug 21, 2009
how does your waterproofing detail look where your roof meets side wall of your tallest house part? is your roof membrane tucked under vaproshield and flashed? we have simmilar situation on our house and i am not sure how to detail it.
thanks
By darin on Aug 24, 2009
When water proofing, never tuck your rain coat into your underwear – it’s that simple.
By brankulo on Aug 24, 2009
so you mean you wrapped that pony wall in roofing membrane? it looks black on the image above, so i thought it is waproshield.
By darin on Aug 24, 2009
the parapet (approximately 12″ tall) is wrapped up and over with the roof membrane (white), which runs 6″ down the outside of the house over the Vaproshield – there is a metal flashing cap that is applied once the siding is installed that covers the entire parapet assembly.
By brankulo on Aug 24, 2009
sorry for so many questions, i am talking about pony wall on the higher portion of your house, not parapets. you have roofs at 3 different elevations. i was wandering about detail at your middle roof and the wall of your highest volume.
By darin on Aug 24, 2009
No problem. The detail is exactly the same at all three roofs. Each roof has a 12″ tall parapet. If you’re referring to where the roof runs into a wall, the roof membrane is brought up the wall 18″ and fastened to OSB. Vaproshield is then brought down over the roofing membrane. In the photo, we have two full layers of Vaproshiled.
By brankulo on Aug 24, 2009
thanks, thats what i was wandering about.
By Ana on Dec 8, 2009
Hello,
I was wondering about how you’re keeping water out from between the boards of siding. Did you place a second piece of wood over each space (between the boards) or are you relying on something under the wood?
I’m asking because I have two layers of siding on my house, cedar shake over the original 1940’s horizontally placed wood siding. I don’t like the shake so I’ve been thinking about taking it off and exposing the original siding, but since the pieces of wood don’t lap over each other I’m not sure how well it will keep the water out. Seems like this is a similar situation.
By darin on Dec 9, 2009
The siding technique for both the metal panel and the barn wood is a rain screen system. Check out our previous post on waterproofing and rains screen here
By Ana on Dec 24, 2009
That is really amazing, I’ve never heard of rain screens. Thanks for the great information! I’ll have to think about it for my house.