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   BobKovacs | Jul 25, 2005 11:22pm | #1

   You're going to get a multitude of responses, so I guess I'll be the first to say that there's far too little info to give an answer that'll mean anything.

   1.  Where is the project located?  There's a big difference in the cost to do that in Mobile, Alabama vs doing it in San Francisco, California.

   2.  Is the dryvit coming off just for appearance issues, or is there any water damage to be repaired?  Or, if it is for appearance, it the potential damage underneath unknown?

   3.  Are the windows and doors able to accept clapboard siding, or do they have jambs configured for the foam dryvit substrate?

   4.  What's the substrate?  Is there plywood there?

   I could go on and on, but that's a start.

   Bob

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   pm | Jul 25, 2005 11:34pm | #2

   That actually helps a lot. The background for the question is that a friend wants to buy a house, and some of the houses he's seen have dryvit on it. He would want to replace the dryvit with siding, but doesn't know how big a deal that could be.

   Are there any other questions he needs to have answers to before he can get some kind of meaningful idea of the size and cost of a job like this.

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   BobKovacs | Jul 25, 2005 11:38pm | #3

   First off, rather than base a decision on what you find here, let him find a reputable contractor in the area, and pay the guy a few bucks to evaluate the situation.  Any numbers here (even with more information) are pretty meaningless, unless someone responding happens to work in the neighborhood your friend is considering. 

   I'd hate to think that anyone is making a go/no-go decision on whether to purchase a house based on info gleaned from Breaktime (we're good, but not that good....lol).

   Bob

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   pm | Jul 25, 2005 11:48pm | #4

   I agree that it wouldn't be a good idea to base a decision on anything I got here. On the other hand, it's good to have information that will help my friend evaluate what he hears and to make sure that the right questions are answered before he makes a decision.

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   EricPaulson | Jul 26, 2005 12:11am | #5

   20-30k and you probably have close to 25-30 square ft of siding if the house is 3000sqft and 2 stories.

    

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   Edited 7/25/2005 5:13 pm ET by Eric Paulson

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   edwardh1 | Jul 26, 2005 12:32am | #6

   why not put on Hardie plank?
   the cedar is also trouble and is expensive to buy and repeatedly paint compared to Hardie