Can anyone tell me how to best install a wood window with an integral brickmould in a wall that doesn’t have siding over its plywood. The wall is just going to be plain t1-11 with applied battens. Would you install the brickmould to the face of the studs or the face of the plywood? It seems like installing the window over the face of plywood would simplify the installation because the vertical plywood cuts wouldn’t have to be cut precisely. The problem with this installation is the plywood at the top which would need to be cut out to install z flashing. I do want to install z flashing right? Sierra Pacific, who makes the window delivers it with a moist stop flashing but I’m having a hard time deciding how to use this in conjunction with the various installation strategies. Any help is appreciated.
-Mike
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Cut back the siding and use z shaped flashing that goes over the brick mold and under the siding.Make sure you paint the cut end of the siding and keep it a quarter inch or so off the horizontal plane of the flashing.
I agree with Mike. Two primer coats on all edges of the siding, or better yet, one good coat of Geocel Watershield, which is paintable.