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Posted by DD on January 22, 2006, 11:31 am
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> DD wrote:
> > I can't find any info on this on the web.
> > I will be replacing masonite-like siding on my house with Hardie siding.
The
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> > original sheathing is a thin (1/8") cardboard covered in foil and will
> > replaced. Does anyone have any pro/con information on a 1/2" plywood &
15 lb
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> > felt paper combo vs 1/2" asphalt fiberboard sheathing? I live in Houston
and
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> > like the idea of not having wood for the termites and carpenter ants to
> > munch on so I am leaning toward the asphalt sheathing. It also appears
to me
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> > as a good way to ventilate while keeping the moisture out.
> > Thanks in advance.
> I'm definitely no expert, but I would use the plywood.
> The plywood should provide much greater structural
> rigidity than the fiberboard.
> Bill Gill
That is definitely a consideration here as hurricanes do blow through here
with high winds from time to time.
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> I will be replacing masonite-like siding on my house with Hardie siding. The
> original sheathing is a thin (1/8") cardboard covered in foil and will be
> replaced. Does anyone have any pro/con information on a 1/2" plywood & 15 lb
> felt paper combo vs 1/2" asphalt fiberboard sheathing? I live in Houston and
> like the idea of not having wood for the termites and carpenter ants to
> munch on so I am leaning toward the asphalt sheathing. It also appears to me
> as a good way to ventilate while keeping the moisture out.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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