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Posted by J.A. Michel on April 12, 2007, 9:25 pm
> Hello,
>
> I recently had a 26' x 26' standalone garage built, and am concerned
> by how the siding was hung.
>
> There are about 70-80 nails throughout the garage, poking through the
> walls about 1 inch. The nails are sometimes directly between the
> studs. There are instances of these nails from about 1 foot above the
> floor all the way up to the ceiling joists.
>
> Is this a common practice? I'm concerned about someone injuring
> themselves, and I haven't seen this in any other garage I've been in.
>
> Is there a building code that I can reference? If this is a common/
> o.k. thing to do, what's the best way to cover these nails? I'm not
> too eager to put drywall up, however.
>
> Thanks,
> --Nate
>
Nails through the sheathing 1" would indicate they used vinyl siding,
correct? This is OK if they used vinyl, but not OK if they used Hardie
Plank, or cement siding. Otherwise, consider covering the walls on the
inside. I recently built a 26x30 garage. I insulated and then covered the
walls with 1/4" OSB. The OSB will take the abuse and looks pretty good.
Best of all, no mudding, taping, priming or painting!
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