[Greenbuilding] rainscreen, siding, and yellowjackets

[John Messerschmidt]

Climate is upstate NY, next to a river, with lots of trees and rain.

Siding is 8" beveled cedar, prestained at the factory.

The eaves are about 18" (estimate).  Rain doesn't usually hit the siding
except sometimes at the bottom.

Since it was built in '64, there has been a composite, particle board type
of siding that has held up fairly well except the bottom 1 to 2 feet.
Carpenter ants love it there.

Thank you



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From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org]On Behalf Of susannah
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 7:51 PM
To: GREENBUILDING at listserv.repp.org
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] rainscreen, siding, and yellowjackets


Answers to your questions will depend on the following:

What is your climate like?  (Where are you?)
Is your siding 4x8 panels, or boards?
Is your house designed to prevent rain hitting the siding?  E.g., do
you have eaves?  How deep?



At 01:17 PM 7/7/2006, John Messerschmidt wrote:

>We are about to install pre-stained cedar siding.  The plan so far is to
>install 1" rigid insulation over the sheathing, then a vapor retarder like
>Tyvek, then the siding.  I'm starting to think about the Benjamin Obdyke
>"Rain Slicker" product, but am afraid that it may be too expensive and
>unnecessary.  Thanks to this email, I'm just realizing we would probably
>need some kind of insect barrier.  I would be most grateful if
someone could
>answer these questions:
>
>Is it necessary to have the extra drainage provided by the Rain Slicker or
>similar product?
>
>Will the stained cedar breathe on it's own?
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>
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