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I just read the article “Working With Fiber-Cement Siding” in this month’s addition (July ’01). I’m getting ready to reside my house and was interested in using this product. The article was great put it didn’t answer some important questions that pertain to my situation. I need to put this over two layers of siding. The second layer is aspestos so it’s staying on. These layers are about 1 3/8″ thick. I can’t put myself to putting Vinyl on my house eventhough all the other houses in the area have it. Being a proud carpenter, I find vinyl siding a disgrace to my profession (sorry if I offended anybody). Also, I think I would like to use fiber-cement shingles but I have no experience in this product. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I need a source for a prefabricated concrete straight stair made of a single 4"x7" rectangular steel stringer with the prefabricated concrete treads welded to the top of the stringer. Does anyone know of a source for this type of stair?
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*Huh!Weld much concrete?Gabe
*Scott strip the old layers off first and do it right, regardless of which siding product you use. The thicker the buildup the weaker the assembly.Gabe
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I just read the article "Working With Fiber-Cement Siding" in this month's addition (July '01). I'm getting ready to reside my house and was interested in using this product. The article was great put it didn't answer some important questions that pertain to my situation. I need to put this over two layers of siding. The second layer is aspestos so it's staying on. These layers are about 1 3/8" thick. I can't put myself to putting Vinyl on my house eventhough all the other houses in the area have it. Being a proud carpenter, I find vinyl siding a disgrace to my profession (sorry if I offended anybody). Also, I think I would like to use fiber-cement shingles but I have no experience in this product. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.