Siding project

[nytrapper23]

Not really my homestead but one of our rentals, just been pecking alone with the siding for a couple yrs. here's some pics of this summers progress so far.


This is the upper apartment .

Frontside.


This is under the 2nd story where I worked today .


Same spot.

[crossroads]

Looks good! What material are you using? In the Pacific Northwest there's a big push for hardy plank.

[nytrapper23]

This is vinyls siding , double 4" Dutchlap is what it's called. I'm taking off all the old wood siding , then there is a plank type wood under that , then 30# felt paper and 1/2" poly shied board insulation then the siding.

[hogkiller]

Looks like hard work bud but worth it in the long run i'd say. You gonna finish those window's or is that treated wood??

[nytrapper23]

Yes John they are trimmed with white trim cool now.

[crossroads]

About 20 years ago I had a slick talikin salesman names Sid Lipton come to my house and talk me into buying that stuff. Let's just say, I hope you have better luck with it than I did.

[nytrapper23]

This is what I have been doing the last two days on this same rental property , 3 layers . I got it all tore off and about 2/3 rds of it sheeted and ice and water shield and felt papered on mon. Sheeted and ice and watered shield and felt papered the rest yesterday , just picked up some of the mess today . Now that it's waterproof I can peck away at the shingles . And now that I can barely move I have to go to work!

[Jack of all Trapping]

Looking good buddy!! How many rentals do you have?

[nytrapper23]

3 rentals , one is a full house one has two units one has three units. This is the one with three units.

[nytrapper23]

Got my roofing project done today came out pretty good . Now I'm moving back to some siding.

[nytrapper23]

Well I was going to go back to the siding on this rental , but got a call from a tenent that the ceiling in their den looked like it was leaking , was hoping to patch to get thru the winter but not with this one so one more roofing job started


This is what the first layer was , never seen this before . They are 10" wide and 16" long with a male and female slot on each side that slide together. Pretty neat.

[bk]

That doesn't look like any fun, nytrapper23. On the plus side, it sure looks like you got your moneys worth out of that roof. Roofing isn't my favorite job, but it always feels good when a person is done. Good luck.

[nytrapper23]

Here is the roofing project I have been working on , hope to finish it up this week so I can get in the tree stand.

[nytrapper23]

Got this side all done , now just have a little more to go on the front . This will take a little more time . There is a dormer there and it needs to be step flashed all the way up.

[bk]

Project is coming along.  looks like you are doing fine, nytrapper23.  Good luck as the project continues.  Stay safe.

From experience, the best part of roofing and siding is the final cleanup. It always looks great in the rear view mirror and you enjoy that sense of accomplishment.

[nytrapper23]

Thanks bk, it's a lot of work and I do most of it myself , just had my son in law help me with the tear off . Takes me a little longer but I hate paying someone when I can do it.

[bk]

Oct 25, 2015 12:03:24 GMT -5 nytrapper23 said:

Thanks bk, it's a lot of work and I do most of it myself , just had my son in law help me with the tear off . Takes me a little longer but I hate paying someone when I can do it.

It is a lot of work, but there is a good feeling in knowing you did it and did it to your standards.  Glad to see someone else who isn't afraid to lay a shingle or put up some siding.  Good work, nytrapper23.

What I really dislike, in addition to hating paying someone to do what I could have done, is needing fix what they did in a sub-standard manner.  So then I sure didn't save any time, or money.  But I did get the frustration.  

[nytrapper23]

Same here bk , I knew if I waited it would get me about January when the ice starts to build up . Much easier to do now.

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I hate roofing, have done a few houses, and the cottage, it sucks. But there's no better sound than the rain when your snug as bug and dry....