The pictures in this post show a 7 year old house where they have paid a
contractor to put caulking on all the siding seams on the house after
they developed
a gap and if you look closely you will see that they are re separating
because the siding is always changing size with the humidity.The
manufacturers have a recommended system that has evolved over the years
to shed the water that gets in between the siding seams to keep the
water from running down behind the siding below the seams, usually using
felt paper which won’t last that long (exposed to the elements) or a
piece of metal which introduces condensation to the back of your siding
panel. The cement board expansion and contraction problems also effect
the areas where the siding butts up to window brick mold or corner trim
pieces because when you apply caulking to a butt joint to seal the gap
to prevent water leakage and air infiltration, having the material
shrink and develop a gap is not part of the workable plan.
Is Cement board siding better than vinyl siding and Steel siding in Omaha’s ever
changing weather conditions?If
you live in Blair or Council Bluffs or Louisville Ne or any of the
towns in the Omaha Ne area, you know the air temperature can fluctuate
from 20 below zero to 103 degrees and if you throw in the wind chill
factor or the sun shining on your house the change in temperature is
even more extreme.
We
can look at the effects these temperature changes have on the different
kinds of siding materials and it will help you see what the better
siding choices are for our climate
Associated Siding & Remodeling has been in Omaha for 40 plus years
and we want to help you find a problem free Siding product that you will
be happy to have for a long time to come. 402-896-8012
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