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People just bought the house and want it resided. It is currently sided with what I think is masonite, about 10″ lap. On the south west corner, just under the windows, there are about 15 one inch plugs, about six inches apart. This is the only place on the house these plugs appear.
A second question is: under what circumstances do you remove the old siding before installing new siding?
Rich Beckman
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Rich,
Termites or some other pest were probobaly perfumed in the area. Because of this, I would definetly remove the siding with an exploratory charge to see what I was really getting into. I'll bet Blue's truck you find framing damage.
*Rich, I agree with Rob, and another possibility is that insulation was inserted into the walls in that area. Are there water pipes in that section of the walls for a kitchen sink or bathroom?For a quality job, remove the old siding for the entire job. You'll have a much nicer look where the siding meets the existion window, door and corner trim.Let us know what you find.Steve T.
*Thanks, this pretty much confirms suspicions. I don't know if there is plumbing in the wall or not. No one was there when I looked it over. I didn't think it was from insulation since the holes were so close together. How many openings into one stud bay do you need? I assume one.I already told the customer that the old siding should come off. But how come I never see that being done?I will let you know what happens.Rich Beckman
*Rich, make sure that "masonite" is just that, and not asbestos shingles. If it is, you have to follow haz-mat guidelines, and the costs go wild. Take off one shingle and have it looked at.
*There were a couple of spots where the siding has deteriorated a bit. I am unable to describe it exactly, kind of like crumbling particleboard without the crumbs, if that makes any sense. It certainly isn't shingles, the boards are very long.Rich Beckman
*How thick are they?Dan
*Dan,Sorry for the slow response. The boards are 5/8" thick at the bottom edge. I took a wad of crumbled material to the lumberyard and I was assured that it is not asbestos.But thanks to George for bringing it up, since I had not considered it. Although it didn't look like it was asbestos, my experience is certainly limited enough that I shouldn't have assumed.Thanks.Rich BeckmanP.S. Now to see if I get the job!
*Well, I have to guess that I didn't get the job. So I will never learn what's behind that siding. Thanks for the help.Rich Beckman
*Nuts!Thanks for the feedback, and sorry you didn't get the job.Steve