Cement Siding Over Foam Insulation

Plus rigid foam insulation applied over the outside walls.

Cement siding over foam insulation.

Spray foam really is a magical tool for household insulation. When applying james hardie siding directly over the combined thickness of foam sheathing continuous insulation and other non nailable substrates e g. Concrete cultured marble glass. Well call me half hazard.

Also are triple pane windows too heavy for a double wide mobile home with 2 6. Siding over rigid foam. And non nailable substrates 1 inches thick and less. Of course i did this all knowing my warranty would be void.

In a typical situation. The bid i just got is from a company that wants to put vinyl siding with foam insulation attached to the siding on over the existing siding. The foam on the outside keeps the wood frame. February 13 2013 exteriors insulation air sealing siding i ve become a big fan of utilizing outsulation on all my houses over the last 2 3 years.

Cladding attachment over thick exterior rigid insulation background current building code does provide prescriptive means to attach cladding over exterior insulation table r704 3 note v. I d like to side it in fiber cement siding to match the existing house. It adds up to a robust system. Applying hardie siding directly through c i.

The building codes are all headed the way of requiring exterior rigid foam the 2012 iecc will require 1 2 foam to boost overall efficiency so i m really not too far ahead of my time with. Lp siding with fern strips over insulation. Minimum nail length must accommodate sheathing and penetrate framing a minimum 1 inches. My siding is mostly in good shape.

Last year i installed lp lap smart trim shingles and the 4x8 sheets of lp with batts all over 3 of continous xps foam using fern strips. Current pneumatic nailers have maximum fastener lengths. Almost any type of siding can be installed over the rigid foam cedar or redwood planks exterior plywood sheets cement fiber board or vinyl siding are common options.