Frame Vs Siding

Wood siding requires regular maintenance to protect your investment.

Frame vs siding.

One rough rule of thumb. What maintenance is required. Horizontal siding may be beveled in shingle form or tongue and groove. A linear foot ranges from 700 to 1600 depending on glazing and frame.

The primary difference between a coil framing nailer and a siding nailer is nail size. Wood siding needs to be painted every 5 10 years possibly longer with good paint. Vinyl siding is nearly always less expensive than fiber cement siding. It may need to be power washed every few years to keep it looking good.

If the sheathing is solid plywood or osb you may be able to attach siding to it. The county website lists frame siding i m looking this up but cannot find exactly what this kind of siding is. In most cases however nails should be driven into the studs. It may be made of wood fiber cement or pressed wood.

I think it just means the house is a frame house not brick and is covered with siding. It is normally the lowest cost to construct. It can be damaged by wind or hail. Cladding an icf block home with either wood or vinyl siding or using some type of foam insulation beneath the siding can have a significant reduction in sound for your home but putting either siding over a wood frame will not.

The other options are types of siding. The description is not specific enough to indicate what. It allows light into the home creating a beautiful effect. Vinyl siding does not need to be painted.

By exposing the original opening full frame replacement allows for inspection and repair of areas. The maximum you can expect to pay for vinyl siding is the minimum you can expect to pay for hardieplank and other fiber cement siding products. No siding will make a significant change in the amount of sound that you hear. Drop siding similar to clapboards the top of each horizontally placed board is fitted into a groove in the lower edge of the board on top of it.

Vinyl siding is far cheaper than the fiber cement siding both in terms of the product and labor costs.