Really Cheap and Easy Siding - Fine Homebuilding
网页2003年10月17日 · Use 4×8 sheets of cement board siding. Need 26 sheets at $16/each for a total of $400ish. Then would require paint. I would rather spend less since we’ll be ripping it out. 3. sheets of corrugated metal. Would look sort …
How to Choose the Right Siding for Your House
网页Installation boosts cost. National averages indicate that it costs as much to install a square of fiber cement—$121—as it does to buy it. There are a few reasons for this: Fiber-cement siding is relatively heavy (a 4-ft. by 8-ft. panel weighs 73 lb., compared to about 20 lb. for a 12-ft. piece of 8-1⁄4-in. lap siding).
8 Ways to Make Vinyl Siding Look its Best - Fine Homebuilding
网页2009年9月22日 · 8 TIPS FOR BETTER VINYL SIDING: 1. Use J-channel sparingly. Vinyl panels expand and contract, so they need to be slid into pockets to hide end gaps. Integral window and door trim with built-in J-channel, cellular PVC or rigid foam corner boards with rabeted pockets, and furred out trim eliminate the need for J-channel.
Cost-Effective Passive Houses - Fine Homebuilding
网页Parenthetically, Leonard adds: “In Nova Scotia, we have a $10,000 rebate incentive for energy-efficient homes, so we can build a Passive House for the same cost as a code-built house. Our typical upgrade cost is between 5% and 10% from code.”. Passive Design Solutions has completed over 100 Passive House projects that are Net-Zero Ready ...
No overhang on gable ends - ideas? - Fine Homebuilding
网页alwaysoverbudget | Aug 29, 2007 04:33am | #5. easy way:go in cut the siding back four inches and put 4" pc of miratech for trim and paint it a contrating color. harder: do like another poster mentioned and extend a overhang and box it in. larry. hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Tin can siding - Fine Homebuilding
网页2003年6月24日 · Started to think unconventionaly a couple of months ago. Came up with the idea of saving all the cans from food, cutting out both ends, cutting along the seam, flatten out… and viola’, a shiny shake. Clean and polish, then dip in a good metal sealer. Apply just like regular shingles. Very small lap showing, of course.
A Smarter Way to Flash - Fine Homebuilding
网页Installation Guide. Step flashing comes first. Tucked under the building paper and woven into the roof shingles, step flashing keeps water out of the corner where the roof meets the wall. Secure the top half of the counterflashing to the wall. Keep this “receiver metal” slightly above the top of the step flashing so that the step flashing ...
Upgrading the Basic Trim Package for a Colonial Home
网页The most basic colonial home starts with a trim package in which all of the elements are the same. The skirtboard, corner boards, frieze, and window and door casings all have the same dimensions. With no crowns, cornices, coves, and the like, the whole elevation is flat with no distinguishing character. Even the windows, with no divided lites ...
Designing and Building Dormers - Fine Homebuilding
网页A well-planned construction sequence contains the debris and keeps the rain out of the house. How-To 2. Four Steps to Flash a Dormer. This leak-free approach begins with an impenetrable corner detail. Design 3. Adding a Dormer Opens Up a Cramped Bathroom. A better suite bath is possible thanks to additional headroom.
Using galvanized metal for siding - Fine Homebuilding
网页2009年9月25日 · Using galvanized metal for siding. I am attracted to the idea of using inexpensive corrugated galvanized metal roofing material to side my new house. I think it would go well with the modern architecture and the wooded setting. I am a longtime, faithful reader of Fine Homebuilding but am (forgive me) still confused about the insulation/venting ...