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Residing house with MDF siding? comcastss news groups 03-23-2007
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Posted by comcastss news groups on March 23, 2007, 2:37 pm


The house has 12" wide boards 16' long. (I think its called MDF? It a
pressed like wood)
Where they meet at the corner they use a metal corner cap.
Is there any reason I cant just use 1" x 4" stock on the corners and just
butt the siding up to it?

I don't have to replace enough of it to make doing the whole house over with
something else worth it.
Some of the siding has swelled where it meets the corners. If I made a jig
and cut the existing siding back 4 " (being careful not to cut through to
the plywood underneath) That would cut out most of the problem areas. Then I
would trim the corners with 1" x 4" trim....


I would only have to do the back corners of the house as the front has real
wood siding and the corners are already done in the fashion I want to do the
back?

TIA


sriv



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Posted by Art on March 23, 2007, 2:42 pm


Sounds like a plan but be sure to seal the edges. Also check the bottom
edges. They ussually go bad too. How old is the siding. There have been
many recalls for defective siding.



> The house has 12" wide boards 16' long. (I think its called MDF? It a
> pressed like wood)
> Where they meet at the corner they use a metal corner cap.
> Is there any reason I cant just use 1" x 4" stock on the corners and just
> butt the siding up to it?
>
> I don't have to replace enough of it to make doing the whole house over
> with
> something else worth it.
> Some of the siding has swelled where it meets the corners. If I made a jig
> and cut the existing siding back 4 " (being careful not to cut through to
> the plywood underneath) That would cut out most of the problem areas. Then
> I
> would trim the corners with 1" x 4" trim....
>
>
> I would only have to do the back corners of the house as the front has
> real
> wood siding and the corners are already done in the fashion I want to do
> the
> back?
>
> TIA
>
>
> sriv
>
>



Posted by comcastss news groups on March 23, 2007, 3:00 pm


Siding must be about 30 years old?
$15 for a 12" x 16' board. I don't know how that compares to other siding
costs?
I wouldn't say its defective?? just a lousy material to use for siding. Once
water gets at it its toast.

What would be the best nail to use?
I've been using a SS nail. Looks like it had been installed with a
galvanized nail? the head on the original nails are much larger that the SS
nailheads But on allot of the original boards you can see the nailheads
under the paint...?


sriv





> Sounds like a plan but be sure to seal the edges. Also check the bottom
> edges. They ussually go bad too. How old is the siding. There have been
> many recalls for defective siding.
>
>
>
> > The house has 12" wide boards 16' long. (I think its called MDF? It a
> > pressed like wood)
> > Where they meet at the corner they use a metal corner cap.
> > Is there any reason I cant just use 1" x 4" stock on the corners and
just
> > butt the siding up to it?
> >
> > I don't have to replace enough of it to make doing the whole house over
> > with
> > something else worth it.
> > Some of the siding has swelled where it meets the corners. If I made a
jig
> > and cut the existing siding back 4 " (being careful not to cut through
to
> > the plywood underneath) That would cut out most of the problem areas.
Then
> > I
> > would trim the corners with 1" x 4" trim....
> >
> >
> > I would only have to do the back corners of the house as the front has
> > real
> > wood siding and the corners are already done in the fashion I want to do
> > the
> > back?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> >
> > sriv
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by Art on March 24, 2007, 11:26 am


The siding has probably reached the near end of its life. You might be able
to extend its life a bit but maybe it is time to replace it.


> Siding must be about 30 years old?
> $15 for a 12" x 16' board. I don't know how that compares to other siding
> costs?
> I wouldn't say its defective?? just a lousy material to use for siding.
> Once
> water gets at it its toast.
>
> What would be the best nail to use?
> I've been using a SS nail. Looks like it had been installed with a
> galvanized nail? the head on the original nails are much larger that the
> SS
> nailheads But on allot of the original boards you can see the nailheads
> under the paint...?
>
>
> sriv
>
>
>
>
>
>> Sounds like a plan but be sure to seal the edges. Also check the bottom
>> edges. They ussually go bad too. How old is the siding. There have
>> been
>> many recalls for defective siding.
>>
>>
>>
>> > The house has 12" wide boards 16' long. (I think its called MDF? It a
>> > pressed like wood)
>> > Where they meet at the corner they use a metal corner cap.
>> > Is there any reason I cant just use 1" x 4" stock on the corners and
> just
>> > butt the siding up to it?
>> >
>> > I don't have to replace enough of it to make doing the whole house over
>> > with
>> > something else worth it.
>> > Some of the siding has swelled where it meets the corners. If I made a
> jig
>> > and cut the existing siding back 4 " (being careful not to cut through
> to
>> > the plywood underneath) That would cut out most of the problem areas.
> Then
>> > I
>> > would trim the corners with 1" x 4" trim....
>> >
>> >
>> > I would only have to do the back corners of the house as the front has
>> > real
>> > wood siding and the corners are already done in the fashion I want to
>> > do
>> > the
>> > back?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> >
>> > sriv
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by Pop` on March 23, 2007, 8:29 pm


comcastss news groups wrote:
> The house has 12" wide boards 16' long. (I think its called MDF? It a
> pressed like wood)
> Where they meet at the corner they use a metal corner cap.
> Is there any reason I cant just use 1" x 4" stock on the corners and
> just butt the siding up to it?
>
> I don't have to replace enough of it to make doing the whole house
> over with something else worth it.
> Some of the siding has swelled where it meets the corners. If I made
> a jig and cut the existing siding back 4 " (being careful not to cut
> through to the plywood underneath) That would cut out most of the
> problem areas. Then I would trim the corners with 1" x 4" trim....
>
>
> I would only have to do the back corners of the house as the front
> has real wood siding and the corners are already done in the fashion
> I want to do the back?
>
> TIA
>
>
> sriv

Not to be a wet blanket, but ... if you have a piece of the siding scrap
around, toss it into a burn barrel; you'll be amazed at the heat it
generates and how evenly it burns.




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