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I’m shamelessly reposting this here as I got no responses in the “General Discussion” section.
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Right now, I am renting my house while I am out of the country, which means that any renovations I do while renting will be tax-deductible. This is making me lean towards having some of the windows replaced, which it desperately needs. The complication is that my long-term plan involves residing the house with brick on the first floor and claps above. Currently the house is stucco. The question is then, can I replace the windows now and have them work with the reside job in the future, or would all the windows need to be reset? Can anyone offer a procedure to do windows first and siding later? Thanks in advance Roger |
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Really depends on the Stucco job.
My place was built in 1910. the stucco was continually patched then recoated by the original owner for 40 + years with Type M mortar & sand. My window openings are curved entries of stucco to where they reach the window frames on the exterior.
Stucco is pretty individual as to how it is built up and maintained is my point. I had 2nd story windows replaced on my place 18 years ago. The stucco was cutout to the building sheeting with a masonry saw at which point the windows were installed. Then Stucco was repatched in after the exterior window casings were installed.
I'd expect that siding would have some trim piece that would adapt to the change in dimension between the window casing and the surface of the stucco.
What is first and what makes sense? Your call. Stucco is really tough, it is cooler in the summer, and I know what to expect. Installing siding sounds nightmarish. Mine is virtually impenetrable. I've spent many hours drilling holes thru that stuff. It isn't a nail friendly surface. Plus it will filter the nuclear flash better than aluminum siding ;-)
Grant me the wisdom to know what to change... That (siding) isn't one I'd tackle. I don't think the payoff is there. I'd concentrate on a bright paint job to liven up the dull grey of the concrete. Purple & mauve with white trim was our last choice.
You did get a couple of replies including mine. Which did not have to with your question but rather;
"which means that any renovations I do while renting will be tax-deductible"
They would not be tax deductable. They would be capital improvements which add to your cost basis and need to be depreciated. I think that is is over 27.5 years, but I am not sure.