05-20-2020, 07:11 PM
Wild turkey posted a question last week inquiring about vinyl siding. I need to reside my house and I'm going to use Harvey industries Premium non-insulated Vinyl but I need to make some choices about trimming out the window and doors.
First let me tell you about my wall assembly. From the inside out there is 7/8" drywall (it may be some type of cement board and plaster), 2x4 wall with fiberglass insulation, 3/4" plank sheathing covered in tar paper, masonite pressboard clapboards covered in Aluminum siding.
My intention is to remove the Aluminum, Masonite and tar paper but from there I'm not sure the best way to proceed. I'd like to add 2" of foam board insulation and that adds a lot of things to be concerned about. I need to add the correct house wrap, apply the 2" foam board and trim out the windows to accommodate the added thickness created by the insulation. i found this video which is great but I don't like the choice of window trim material https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOU83YWJ4Jg
Is it possible to trim the windows using PVC boards? I think I read somewhere that the PVC trim makes a lot of noise because of expansion and contraction. Does anyone know if this is accurate? Any recommendations for an alternative material?
First let me tell you about my wall assembly. From the inside out there is 7/8" drywall (it may be some type of cement board and plaster), 2x4 wall with fiberglass insulation, 3/4" plank sheathing covered in tar paper, masonite pressboard clapboards covered in Aluminum siding.
My intention is to remove the Aluminum, Masonite and tar paper but from there I'm not sure the best way to proceed. I'd like to add 2" of foam board insulation and that adds a lot of things to be concerned about. I need to add the correct house wrap, apply the 2" foam board and trim out the windows to accommodate the added thickness created by the insulation. i found this video which is great but I don't like the choice of window trim material https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOU83YWJ4Jg
Is it possible to trim the windows using PVC boards? I think I read somewhere that the PVC trim makes a lot of noise because of expansion and contraction. Does anyone know if this is accurate? Any recommendations for an alternative material?