Remove the siding and install oriented strand board commonly referred to as osb or to use the existing siding that s on the house now as substrate or layer beneath the top surface underneath the hardieplank siding.
Can you put vinyl siding over aluminum siding.
All city pro.
I would not put vinyl over the aluminum siding just pull it will not take that much time and you will end up with a much better job.
Roofing and siding.
The main concern to understand is that the hardieplank siding is going to be on the house for.
While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl.
Vinyl also resists the dents and dings that can negatively affect the look of aluminum siding.
Where you nail right to the house as opposed to hanging the siding like you do with vinyl or aluminum.
This type of siding can be placed over some existing siding but most will not be good.
There are two options for this.
Rot and deterioration is something that shows up as you install the siding.
Any imperfections in the wall will almost always show up in the siding.
Just like vinyl siding you ll need to ensure the siding surface is completely flat either by the old siding or by adding slats to the wall.
Installing vinyl siding over wood siding.
And in the 30 plus years installing vinyl i have never had a recall from problems that were missed during the job or were the results of the installation.
Thanks for your interest in the project.
Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.
Many homeowners choose vinyl siding because it is relatively inexpensive easy for a do it yourselfer to install resists insects and rot and never needs.
Find out if it is possible to install cedar siding directly over other siding materials like wood vinyl or brick.
This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding.
No siding manufacturer voids a warranty for installing siding over existing siding.
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