AZEK beadbaord on an exposed sidewall
I have a front porch that has stepped pony walls on each side of the steps. I would like to clad these in a beadboard, like skirting on some houses I see in the area (Seattle, Wa). I can’t seem to find a product that anyone thinks will hold up except possibly AZEK. This installation will be fully exposed to the weather. Is there any thoughts on best practices for installing a v groove material like car siding or beadboard in this situation?
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...skirting on some houses I see in the area (Seattle, Wa).
Are these the type of step walls you're talking about?
I've never seen beadboard installed anywhere on the exterior except for porch and roof soffits. Are you sure you have your terminology correct?
Not trying to nitpick... just trying to help the discussion.
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That's exactly what I'm talking about. Beadboard is so something I've seen seen a couple times. I'm at a loss for making this work well, I've considered every possible siding option and they all come out too fussy in elevation view.
Can you post a picture of the step walls with the beadboard? Like I said, I've never seen it done that way before, and I've actually spent quite a bit of time studying the issue since I've had to build step walls a couple of times.
Here are a few pictures that might help. I think the step walls look best if the caps are located right at a course line. For that reason, a narrow exposure horizontal siding (1/2 x 3, for example) gives you the most flexibility. Shingles (especially the double-coursing shown in pic #4) are a lot harder to work with.
If you can post some pictures or sketches of what you're working with I might be able to help more.
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Great pix - I really like that second one - it calls me and says "home"
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I really like that second one - it calls me and says "home"
It's an awesome house. If I had a spare $1.5 million or so, I'd love to call it "home" myself. ;)
In my neighborhood, there are a dozens of cheap imitations of that old four square design. Unfortunately, I've yet to see a designer really get the proportions correct. And without any of that elegant detailing, the modern copies really fall flat, too.
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Edited 8/21/2007 1:23 pm ET by Ragnar17