How to Install Concrete Siding
Being able to call yourself a homeowner is most certainly something to be very proud of. This pride should show in how your home looks. Concrete is dull, boring and is just too antiseptic. Siding concrete, however, is not a fast job and has several steps that need to be done in order to do it correctly. Vinyl siding is fairly inexpensive, easy to clean, easy to change and looks great. You could just as well use metal siding or wood. We will be using vinyl siding for the purpose of this article which is to show you how to install concrete siding. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Vinyl Siding
- Hammer
- Nails for Vinyl Siding
- Measuring Tape
- Weather Treated Wood Strips about 1 1/2" thick
- Firring Backing
- Insect Wire Mesh Screen
- Nails
- Concrete Screws
- Drill
- Pencil
Instructions
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Installing Concrete Backing
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Using your measuring tape begin to take the measurements of the concrete walls you wish to put siding over. Begin measuring the height of the wall then measure across making a line every sixteen inches.
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Buy your weather treated firring backing in the height that you need and count up the number of lines that you need because that is how many pieces of firring backing that you will need.
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Place the firring backing at the marks you made and secure them in place with the concrete screws beginning by placing one at the top and one at the bottom then adding one for every six inches. Continue installing the firring backing until all the concrete that you want covered with siding has firring backing on it.
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Nail your pieces of weather treated wood onto the firring backing adding nails along the height of the wood as you did with the firring backing.
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Unravel the insect screen and fold the top of the screen over the top of the wood and nail into place. Continue to nail the screen to the weather treated wood until completely covered and the bottom edge of the screen folded under the wood and nailed to secure it.
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Install the siding with the vinyl siding screws directly on top of the wood according to the normal manufacturer's instructions.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to save money you can measure out the insect screen to eighteen inch widths and cut them into strips then nail them between the wood leaving one inch on both sides.
Investing in a level may be a good idea as they can help you make sure you are lining everything up straight.
When working with concrete you may need to drill guide holes into it before affixing anchor screws.
Insulation may seem like a good idea but it is not as the insulation can cause water to get trapped. This trapped water can become a source of bacteria and cause illness.
When using hammers or power tools always use extreme caution.
